Hi all,
One of my close friends is the head Ortho Service case manager at WRAMC, and I asked her to check in on Ramsey. She got to him and his wife this morning pre-op and had the opportunity to chat with him some. Max said it was okay to post some more info, so here's the meat:
Hit on 1 Mar, got to WRAMC on 6 Mar. Riding in the turret of a victor of some variety. Might’ve been an IED, Kay wasn’t certain.
Net result, left side AK (above the knee), broken right ankle. The AK hasn’t approximated yet and still has a wound vac in it. Today’s surgery was to do some revision. He’s still a little shell shocked, but Kay says he’s doing good. He’s getting into the bewildering stage of ‘2 wks ago I was in one piece in Iraq… now what am I going to do’. That'll last for a while yet.
Kay’ll check back in on him in a day or so. He’s in the best hands I can imagine, but it won't be quick.
It might be a few days yet til he gets near or a computer (or one gets to him. Kay's checking on laptops on the ward.), so there's going to be some lag time before you're likely to get responses to emails or see a post.
Some of the other Pieces of Eight guys (Al K, Jay H, Mike B) and I have already sent him our all too heartfelt best, an open invite to any help he might need, and invited him to our next get together in Perris in September.
Be safe, everybody.
Keith R.
Po8 #19
