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Has there been any news of the physical conditions of the Franklins?

blueldr wrote:Has there been any news of the physical conditions of the Franklins?

This from another forum - update was from last Wed.

Amanda's out of surgery and everything went perfect!!! They were able to remove the majority of her burned tissue and have even started grafting procedures. This surgery was performed several days earlier than normal due to Amanda's youth and excellent physical health. She is a real fighter and is progressing ahead of schedule. We were told that this was likely the most risky and most extensive surgery she will experience so from an operating side, it is all down hill from here! Her next surgery is scheduled for late next week at this point. Kyle is recovering well and is scheduled for skin grafting surgery on Friday. As I stated before, please consider no news good news so we will likely not post again unless something changes for the next several days. Thank you all again for the support and prayers.

Matt posting for Kyle

Sounds like they are doing well under the circumstances, but still a long road ahead.

Update on Amanda from Kyle:


Up to this point most people did not know the extent of Amanda’s injuries, that was because we were still finding them out ourselves.

As of today Amanda is in “stabilized” condition but please keep in mind that “stabilized” does not necessarily mean “stable”, she remains in the Brooks Army Burn Intensive Care Unit in San Antonio.

She sustained a significant inhalation injury from inhaling smoke and fire, because of this, she has a breathing tube and a machine helping her breathe.

She is burned on almost 70% of her body. 64% of which are “Full Thickness” or “3rd Degree” burns. This includes her face.

She sustained numerous fractures to her face and orbital bones around her eyes. As far as they can tell she can still see fine.

She also sustained fractures to her neck and back. In other words she has a broken neck and back but at this time she does not appear to be paralyzed.

That is the bulk of her major injuries and there are many more that I will not list. But the good news is she’s young, healthy, athletic, in great shape and she’s a fighter. The doctors keep bragging on how strong she is and how well she did in her 1st surgery. Amanda goes back in for her 2nd surgery tomorrow morning around 7am. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. I will let you know how things go tomorrow.
Kyle


If you would like to help Amanda please donate at ether of the fallowing two fund sites http://www.moonlightfund.org “Franklin Fund” (tax deductible) or http://www.icasfoundation.org “The Kyle and Amanda Fund” (non tax deductible)
Thank you for all your support, prayers and God bless you all.

Reports from other websites are that Amanda Franklin has passed away. Sad news.