A Gift of Thanks – 3 Years (and 43 Surgeries) Later

Three years ago, Grant Harrison was in a horrific motorcycle crash.  It was a bright sunny day on the Eastern Shore when a large deer struck the motorcycle Grant was riding.  He was airlifted to UMMC’s R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with multiple life threating injuries. The fact that he is alive today is nothing short of astonishing. Grant had a fractured skull, severe traumatic brain injury, bleeding of the brain and severe injuries to his limbs. Grant spent 58 days on the Neurotrauma Critical Care Unit, and has had 43 surgeries on his road to recovery. Grant is a now a walking, talking (and hilarious) miracle. Exactly three years after the accident, June 6, 2017, Grant, along with his mother and father, wanted to give thanks to the nurses and doctors at Shock Trauma who showed them extraordinary compassion and care throughout this life-altering experience. They brought the Shock Trauma team a framed thank you letter, along with photos documenting Grant’s journey to recovery.  The gift is now hung along the walls of the Neurotrauma Critical Care Unit, right outside the Patient Family Waiting Area. The Harrison Family hopes that families pacing those halls (like they did many times 3 years ago), will read the testimony and find hope and encouragement. Read a portion of the family’s letter below: “The doctors and nurses here not only care for the patient, but for you, the family as well. They will always hold a special place in our hearts for their kindness and...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Nurses Orthopaedics trauma shock trauma Traumatic Brain Injury Source Type: blogs