Hello everyone. I received some sad news last night. My daughter Ambria's boyfriend Brandon was in a terrible car accident. It seems he and his little sister and a friend went to Six Flags to celebrate his sister's birthday. We were hit by some severe thunderstorms and torrential rain yesterday. The kids waited out the worst of it, or so they thought. It seems shortly after leaving the park, a second wave of torrential rain hit, and Brandon lost control of the car in hit a tree. His sister was unhurt, his friend suffered only a minor cut. But Brandon, in an effort to protect his friend in the passenger seat, broke both bones in his left arm and his left leg. He was in critical condition when we got the call. They did immediate surgery on him around midnight last night. Two rods in his arm, and two in his leg. My daughter stayed at the hospital with him and his family all night last night and a good part of the day today. Late this afternoon his condition was downgraded to stable and he was moved to a private room. He cannot sit up without help, and he will have to relearn how to walk once the surgery heals up a little. Apparently, he was pinned in the car for several hours while emergency crews cut him out. They had to cut off the roof of the car and the door to free him. At some point, he told his friend if he did not survive, to make sure Ambria knew he loved her.

This has been a very rough night and day for us, my daughter especially. So if you could send kind thoughts his way, it is really appreciated.

Gale