The accident Katy was in caused one adrenal gland to crush, a split liver and spleen, broken scapular bone, pelvic bone and two vertebrae, none of which required surgery. The worst part though, is she has suffered a Diffuse Axonal Injury to her brain, including her brain stem, which can be very devastating. Instead of trying to explain DAI, here is a link that has a lot of information about it:
Traumatic Brain Injury A to Z
After seeing the MRI results, there was a lot of head shaking by physicians. It was a very frightening first few days in the ICU.
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