Update on Duaine and Connie

This is just a quick posting to let everyone know how Papa (Duaine) and Gran (Connie) are doing.As many of you have heard, they were in a serious accident yesterday (Sunday, Feb. 4) morning around 10:30. They were riding the Harley to meet friends for a Lunch Ride. Around I-30 and 820, a mini-van came from the far right lane heading toward them in the far left lane. Duaine had to lay the bike down in order to avoid being hit. They were both wearing their full-face helmets.The short version is this: Connie suffered 3 broken ribs, a bruised lung and a possible fractured left hand. She was moved to a room and is under observation. Duaine took the brundt of the force and underwent surgery to remove his spleen and to repair the sack around his liver. He was bleeding, and received 30 units of blood. By late evening, he was clotting on his own, had regained a normal body temperature, a more normal blood pressure and better coloring in his face. His full-body x-rays showed no broken bones and he had a clear CT scan. While all of this is good news, he is still in critical condition.This morning, he underwent another surgical procedure to clean the internal area and look for other possible damage. He will most likely have other procedures throughout the next several days. For now, and the near future, he will be under a medically induced coma to keep him still and give his body a chance to help itself.We GREATLY and SINCERELY appreciate all of the love, concern, and heart-given prayers that have been uttered in behalf of our family. Thank you all! Our faith is strengthened as we see His hand working in so many ways...both big and small. From the kind woman who stopped in the middle of the highway to retrieve mom's purse, to the medical teams, to friends and family who rushed to our sides.We will update this blog as we get news. Please understand that we are trying to network our information through phone calls, this blog, etc....and we don't mean to leave anyone out.Most sincerely,Erica, Kelly and Taryn