Vicky Has Passed 29 Dec 16 -- WAYNE ORWIG & VICKY DOWN! Pix Added 6 Dec 16

[Wayne Orwig]

I thought I saw Wayne posting on the thread. 

Yes I did post a bit a while back. I haven't posted more, as I have been busy with therapy, and visiting the ICU at every chance. Plus my mind is simply elsewhere.
The biggest concern is Vicky in the ICU. Vicky is in a coma and is stable, and that is about all they are saying. With this type on injury, it is a wait and see thing. So we wait. Vicky and I have been together for 43 years, so waiting is a hard thing to do.
I have a plate on my left wrist, a plate on the front of my pelvis, and a bolt in the back of the pelvis. I will likely be released very soon, so the insurance company doesn't need to pay hospital rates for me. But with only one working leg and one arm, it will be a problem getting around for the next month.

[Tom]

Best wishes and Aloha from Hawaii.

[zedXmick]

Thoughts and prayers heading toward Vicky and Wayne.

[Tom H]

Don't know how to type what I want to say. So..

I hope you have some close family and friends to help you through this and your recovery.

Best wishes and quick recovery to Vicky!!!!! And those friends that helped you will help her too!!

Tom

[John A]

http://www.russbrown.com/

I've used these lawyers two times after getting hit and have been pleased. Thoughts and prayers are with you.

[johnr]

So Wayne, once you are released are there people that can stay with you and help you with the everyday things?

[Chuck in Indiana]

When I read about the perpetrator of all this misery my first thoughts are not fit to publish here or anywhere, but what good will it do Wayne and Vicky?

My thoughts, too, Muley. Hopefully, someone will be able to help Wayne through this until he gets the use of an arm and leg back. Vicky? All he and we can do is hope.

[guzzisteve]

Well, by now Wayne is out. Was waiting for his equipment to show up then home, maybe. He couldn't be by Vick's side while being checked out and had to be in his room. Amy has it all covered for he weekend. But he can't drive yet, I offered my service, forgot to tell him about the wheelchair bath & shower we had put in here for our old age.
He only has one thing on his mind, Vicky.

[johnr]

He only has one thing on his mind, Vicky.

Understandable of course, but meanwhile someone has to look after and worry about him. Looks like you are stepping up for a fair bit of that guzzisteve, and that's great.

[guzzisteve]

I think Wayne has a plan, I'm just in case all else fails. Plenty here are helping out.

[Vagrant]

he is home as of late last night. the garage is re-arranged and the EV is in the back on a charger. Amy is home for the weekend to assist and as always Wayne will be resourceful.  that being said, dropping off some home made food would be a great idea. a call first would be advised because any time he can get a ride to the hospital to visit Vicky he will go. (Hint)
if you have a mower with leaf mulcher blades and feel ambitious his yard needs to be done. I haven't owned one of those miserable things for years or I would do it.

[Bill Hagan]

he is home as of late last night. the garage is re-arranged and the EV is in the back on a charger. Amy is home for the weekend to assist and as always Wayne will be resourceful.  that being said, dropping off some home made food would be a great idea. a call first would be advised because any time he can get a ride to the hospital to visit Vicky he will go. (Hint)
if you have a mower with leaf mulcher blades and feel ambitious his yard needs to be done. I haven't owned one of those miserable things for years or I would do it.

I have sent your name to the Holy See to begin the beatification process.  May take awhile, but you are a shoe-in to become St. Vagrant!

I am only partially teasing, Steve.

Readers here are aware of only the tip of the iceberg of what you and dillw have done.  And, guzzisteve, guzziknight, pike, and others there have cheered Wayne and family by visiting and doing other tasks. 

We return to Virginia tomorrow, but will see about stopping by Hog Mountain (or hospital, as appropriate) to say good-bye and deliver something per your guidance.

Bill & Kathi

[Wayne Orwig]

St. Vagrant help rearrange the garage so I can now get in and out of the house. The insurance company did their best to make the hospital eviction a nightmare.
My brain is still trying to catch up with everything. It hs been two weeks now, but my mind feels like only 2 days.

Now to work on good plans to get back to the ICU to visit Vicky as often as I can. Nobody has a clue what the future will be, so we all just keep hoping for the best.

[Dean Rose]

Wayne,

Anything I say will be inadequate because waiting is a dilemma none of us tolerates very well.  So my advice is to keep your faith and lean on your family and friends as much as possible. If there’s anything I can do you just have to ask.


Dean

[azguzzirep]

Wayne, here's wishing you and Vicky a very special Christmas miracle.

Praying for you both.

Tom

[JJ]

Wayne -

Prayers / Best Wishes / Get-Well-Soon.....and for speedy and full recovery for Vicky..... sent from northern AZ....

JJ Cerilli

[Bill Hagan]

bump..

Thanks for the reminder.

Kathi and I stopped by Wayne's home yesterday morning on the way back home to Virginia.

We worried we'd wake up him or daughter Amy, but they were getting ready to return to hospital to visit Vicky.

We did a quick grocery run for them before showing up, and Kathi did the only work -- I talk lots, but shy away from sweat of any kind  -- by sweeping leaves off their front porch and steps.

BTW, a local friend has a landscaping business and will do the yard work Vagrant/Steve mentioned in an earlier post in this thread.

Wayne looked fine and is considering a temp move into a friend's home in Buford area, i.e., much closer to the hospital.

George/dillw and his much better half Kim have been with the Orwigs all day today and may have a more substantive update when they return home to S.C.

Bill

[Chuck in Indiana]

Thanks for the update, Bill..

[Rough Edge racing]

 Thanks for the latest   

[Ambogal]

Just want to say thank you to everyone who is keeping the rest of us updated on Wayne and Vicki.   I have been following fairly closely and I do post updates on my facebook page for those that aren't on the discussion board.   Even some of my friends who don't even know Wayne and Vicki  are sending prayers for strength, love and support to our 2 dear friends.  Also, someone has posted the donation link on facebook.

Someone please keep us informed.  I think it's too much to expect Wayne to take time to do this.  He has way too many other matters to deal with.�

[Wayne Orwig]

Now that I have been evicted from the hospital, I have less free time than I did before.
Traveling to and from the ICU to visit Vicky is a problem and consumes much of my day. And they want to have people randomly pop in at the house for therapy, which is aggravating.
I am getting a lot of offers to help from everywhere, thanks to you all for that. I'm having trouble getting my head wrapped around scheduling everything that I need done, and at the same time getting to the ICU. For years I have had my wife to help me remember my personal appointments, and now I need to start relying more heavily on the electronics boxes that I carry around for that.

Again, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts and prayers. Keep the good thoughts heading towards Vicky for us.
 

[Chuck in Indiana]

You can't imagine how badly we feel for you, Wayne. Wishing you the best.

[John A]

You can't imagine how badly we feel for you, Wayne. Wishing you the best.

well said Chuck. I check for updates several times a day, I imagine most of us do, hoping for good news.

[screamday]

Hang in there Wayne.......everybo dy here, and many other places, are pulling for you and Vicky to beat this.

[danomar]

Ouf! I finally get back into the club and read this!   

My sympathies extend to you both, Wayne and Vicky.

[luthier]

You are in my thoughts Wayne and Vicki.
Hoping for some good news soon.

[Vagrant]

I just posted an update to the pinned link.

[wirespokes]

 What, and were, is the pinned link? Hopefully it's not facebook!

[Aaron D.]

Top of the page here.

[wirespokes]

What post is the link in? I've searched this whole page and didn't find it.

When referencing a certain post, it seems like a good idea to include the post number. :-)