Please let Traci know that Tim & Devin Kelley and the entire Alter Ego Team will keep her and her family in our prayers.

Tell Traci me and my race team love her alot and was just floored when we heard the news on Sunday morning. I just had walked both of Traci's parents through my new trailer and visited with them both for an hour. I'm just sick...I will call traci when the time is right but i would be on the first flight out if she needed me there. Tell her that.

Shawn Reed
Top secret #716

Shawn

She knows you would do anything for her. She should be up to talking to people soon. I would just let her try and get through Thanksgiving first before you call. I know she would want to hear from you. I was with her yesterday and she is doing well. Her mom is making a fantastic recovery. If everything goes well with this final surgery they will move her out of ICU by the end of the day. We did have to tell her that Jim was dead but she told us she already knew that and that God was in charge now.

I will try and keep you up to date on whats going on.

Connie<!-- Edit -->

Post Edited (Connie) : 11/20/2007 2:15:39 PM GMT

Connie thank you for being there with Traci and keeping us updated. Laurie and I had hoped to get to see her again yesterday before we left to drive home. I know she knows but reinsure her that we are here and will do anything for her, she has our love and prayers.

I'm very sorry to hear that and our thoughts and prayers go out to Traci and her family. She's a great person and I'm glad that your their for her!!!!!!

Vince & Renee

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Duane

I told her if she had just come in with regular clothes on and not trying to hide she probably would have not been noticed as much!

I just got off the phone with her and she wanted everyone to know that her mom came through her final surgery really well. They are going to keep her in ICU for another day or so just to watch her but that she should be in a regular room(hopefully) by the end of the week.

Connie, tell Trace Nic and I are thinkin bout her and her family. We love her lots so if there's anything we can do let us know.

Jerry and Nic

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Jerry B.

I just got off the phone the Traci and the hospital is saying she might even be home by Sunday. Her mom is an amazingly strong woman - I can see where Traci gets it.

Connie,

Hi Everyone-

First of all I just want to THANK YOU all of you for the love and support I have received over the last 72 hours. It has been amazing in a very tragic time in my life. 

My mom is doing extremely well and at times I think she is doing better than me. We hope to at least have her out of the ICU by Thursday afternoon.  Please keep all of us in your thoughts and prayers.

Some of you have been asking where to send any donations, we have set up a memorial fund in my father's name.  You can go to any Wells Fargo and make a contribution into the "Jim Henderson Memorial Fund"   the account number is 9473604321.

As soon as I know when a memorial service will be held I will let you all know but we are going to wait until my mom is realeased.  Again words can't even express how thankful I am to have my racing family by side during this difficult time. It means more to me than you will ever know. I will check this site from time to time or you can get ahold of me at trac32@hotmail.com.

 

Traci Henderson

Traci,

Good to hear from you and of your mom's progress. We will see you soon and as you know... just let us know Ok!

You are in our constant thoughts and prayers,

Duane

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Traci,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. So glad to hear that your mother is doing better.

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One of the difficult things about this sport is that we do indeed become like an extended family. It's like a double edged sword. Consequently, when tragedy strikes, we all feel the pain and the emotional attachment. The upside is that we also offer our love and support in the event that something like this happens.

Traci, give your mom a hug from us, and tell her that you have many friends that care about you and your family.

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I have gotten to see first hand how great this extended family can be and I can tell you I wouldn't have made it without you all. Thank you!

Connie

Traci,

Sorry to hear of your loss.

Great news that your mom is on the road to recovery.

Sincerely, Dale Ish and family

I have just gotten off the phone with Traci and unfortunately Pam has taken a turn for worse. She has developed pneumonia in her right lung and has been having irregular heartbeats. The hospital has decided to keep her heavily sedated. We had hoped to have her out of ICU by tomorrow but now it looks like it could be another 7 days or so. Right now all we can do is pray that the pneumonia stay out of the other lung and she make the recovery we all know she is capable of.

As Traci lets me know what is going on I will keep you all up to date.

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Post Edited (Connie) : 11/22/2007 5:05:57 AM GMT

This morning things are looking better for Traci's mom. We are on the way to the hospital so I will let you all know whats going on in a couple of hours. Thank you for your continued prayers and we hope you all have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving.

Traci has asked me to post the following email so that you all will know what the current status of things are.....

I wanted to let you know the detail of my mom’s progress up to this morning. Since the accident occurred she has had two surgeries on her abdomen to treat and monitor internal bleeding in which she did have her spleen removed. She does have some facial fractures that will not require plastic surgery but will just take time to heal. The doctors were first concerned with her right eye that it maybe damaged but they have completely cleared her for that. She has two fractures in her back that will not require any surgery or future problems (as it heals it will be painful for her to move). The last surgery did go well and there was no infection, internal bleeding and all of her organs appear in good condition. Yesterday was a tough day for our family as we were hoping to hear the continued great news about her healing after her second surgery. But, yesterday her conditioned deteriorated from past days. Over the past couple days she has been retaining water and her entire body is swollen due to her kidneys have not been processing the fluids as quickly as they should. They have her on medication to assist her body with the fluid but it is not working as quickly as what they would like, they will continue to monitor this and can increase the strength of the medication. Also her abdomen pressure is staying stable which is good, not increasing but over the next 24 hours or so if it does not start to decrease they will have to go back in for surgery. They are keeping her sedated so she does not move around or take the chance of damaging her incision (also they do not want her to tighten her abdomen). The main thing that occurred yesterday, that we were all hoping to avoid, is she has contracted pneumonia. They extracted a lot of fluid out of her lungs and they started her on antibiotics, she will have to stay on the ventilator until she is healed from the pneumonia. In talking with the Director of Trauma yesterday he mentioned that it could take up to a week for her to make a fuller recovery from these items in order to be released from the ICU. Although every person is different, and it maybe quicker, due to her age and the overall trauma she has been through he anticipates my mom will be in the ICU for at least a week.



I know many of you are also wondering about when we will have the service for my dad as you want to attend. At this time we do not know because right now we are all just focused on getting my mom better and healed so we can get her home. Also we have not been able to even talk to my mom to understand what her wishes are for the service. As important as it is to have all of our family and friends at the service we will at least give a weeks notice so everybody is able to attend.



We appreciate all of the prayers and please continue to pray, we need them.

please feel free to contact me (connie) if you all want any further information. You can reach me by email at conniemarron@cox.net<!-- Edit -->

Post Edited (Connie) : 11/22/2007 5:31:14 PM GMT

 Traci

Traci,
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

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TopWop/Bruce Pedretti
Chowchilla Chicken Chokers

Memory lane is only a 1/4 mile long

Traci, just know that the Hartline family is praying for you and your family.  We know that with god's love and kindness you will find peace.  Your boat racing family is here for you.  The Hartline Family.

Hope everyone had a safe holiday and got to be with the ones you love. Traci's mom is improving a little more each day. Today is a good day. She is aware of where she is and what is going on. We just need to get her pneumonia under control. Keep her and Traci in your prayers. Many have been asking for an address to send cards to. Traci has asked that you send them to her parents address, which is...

Traci Henderson
1626 E Driftwood
Tempe AZ 85283

Thank you for all your love and support.
Connie

Traci, My heart goes out to you. I am so very sorry to hear about your dad. I understand what you are going thru. Please know I have your mom in my prayers and is on our prayer chain at church. Tho I don't know your moms name. God will know who we are praying for.  Keep the faith as I know your mom will pull thru.

Thinking and praying for you

Marlane

Rat Attack 007

Traci
I am so sorry for your loss. I will keep praying for you all.
Always know your boat racing family will be here for you.
If there is anything I can do Please give me a call.
Love you Girl
Theresa Ward

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DEAR TRACI,

AS I WAS PUT IN THE WATER FOR THE FINAL I TOLD JIM JAC THIS IS FOR YOU AND YOUR PARENTS. HAVING A DAUGHTER AS COOL AS YOU I KNOW YOUR PARENTS ARE WINNERS. WE WILL KEEP YOUR MOM IN OUR PRAYERS AND HOPE FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY. MIKE SCHILLER

 

The latest update I have on Traci's mom is that they have finally taken her off the ventilator. Which is good news! This means we are starting to get a handle on the pneumonia and we can hopefully get her out of ICU soon.

Thank you for the continued prayers
Connie

Traci,

I/we are so sorry to hear about the unfortunate accident on Saturday night that took the life of your Dad. Words cannot express the heartfelt sorrow you must be experiencing at this time. I/we are glad to hear that your mom has made it this far and are praying for her continued progress towards a full and complete recovery. Please know that you (and her) are in our thoughts.

Sincerely,

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Mike Barnes

Hey traci, im still here for ya. Hope your doing better.

Lots of Love

Shawn

New update from Traci....

I just wanted give everyone another update on our mom's progressive. Yesterday they took her of the ventilator and she is now just on oxygen. This is a huge step in her being able to get out of ICU. Her oxygen levels are still higher then the doctors would like them to be so they will need to come down quite a bit before they move her to a room. Also her heart rate is still in the low 100's and need to be between 80 and 90's. Her swelling is getting much better and Traci says you can even see her bones again, which is good for my mom. They also took off the leg compressions as she is moving her legs more. Another cat scan on her eye was done on Friday because she was seeing double, but the cat scan showed no problems. They are keeping a close watch on her eye but believe she is straining to see and that is causing the double vision. Today they are going to put a small chest tube between her lungs and chest wall to help drain the fluid. They believe this will really help her breathing. She has also begun having bowel movements which means her organs are beginning to function. She is on pretty high doses of pain medication which is making her a little loopy but is extremely alert and it is nice to hear her voice again. We are hopeful that she will be out of ICU by the end of the week. Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts.


Love,
Traci, Trish, and Travis

Traci,

Thanks for the update on your mom. Sounds like she has a long road of recovery ahead of her. I wish her all the best for a speedy and full recovery. She is very fortunate to have her children with her for their love and support. This will go a very long way helping her recover her strengh and heal. Rememer to take care of yourselfs too.

Stay strong-
Laurie

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Traci,

Hope everything went well with the procedure yesterday. Just want you to know you can call me anytime day or night if you need to talk or vent. Think about you every day.

Susie

I spoke with Traci last night and her mom is doing great. They finally moved her out of ICU last night and in to a regular room. The procedure to drain the fluid from her chest worked wonders. They removed over a liter of fluid from her chest. Pam is breathing easier and has been able to lower her oxygen demand. They have removed all the feeding tubes and she is eating regular food. She is able to sit up right now and the next step will be moving her from the bed to a chair. Traci told me that they physical therapist was going to come by today to discuss getting her up and walking. Pam informed all of us that she was done with the hospital and wanted to go home by Sunday. We would like to have her home by early next week so keep your fingers crossed. I will let you all know more as soon as I hear from Traci today.

Thxs
Connie

Traci You and your family are in our prayers. Deanna/John Haas

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Thats great news Connie, please reinsure Traci, Trish, Travis and Pam we are all here for them and have them all in our prayers and thoughts.

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This is the "official" up date on Traci's mom......

Here is another update on my mom's status. On Wednesday afternoon they moved her into a "step-down" room (less than ICU but more care than just a regular room). Since being out of the ICU she has been able to sleep a lot better at night, since there is so much less noise. They have had her sitting up in a chair frequently over the last several days. Today they took her of the oxygen but she still has the chest tube in which helps with some suction in being able to fully expand her lungs. They turned off the suction and it was still to difficult for her to fully expand her lung. The chest tube has been a great success though, when they first put it in they extracted 1 liter of fluid between her chest cavity and lung. Soon after her pain level decreased, oxygen level and heart rate went down to more normal levels as well. Exactly what they wanted to be able to get her out of the ICU. She has been eating over the last several days not a great amount but they took out the feeding tube on Wednesday. Today a physical therapist came by and my mom walked to the bathroom. The walking and sitting has been a lot of pressure on her back and she is in a lot of pain but she is pulling through it. They are able to put a brace on her back to help support and assist her (more pain management) but it would go right over and put pressure on her incision, so they are not using the brace at this moment.

Her spirits are really good and told my sister the other day she does not need a physical therapist she is just going to walk out of the hospital. The doctors are not able to give us any dates about when she would be able to come home, but our guess is maybe a one to two more weeks. The main thing is getting her to breath fully, but who knows she may just want to fight the doctors and have them release her early. Everything that she has been through she is doing great and she can not wait to be home.

I know those of you in AZ really want to see her, but with cold and flu season and the fact that she stills tires easily we are asking that you wait until she is home. She needs your love and support right now and would love to see you soon.

Thank you for all of the continued prayers and support.

Traci, Trish, and Travis

Hmmm,  a little spirited, strong willed (in southern it means hard headed),   are those Henderson traits, wait, that's Traci's mom, oh yea.  Keep em straight Momma Henderson.  We love ya. 

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Jerry B.

Traci,
Our prayers are with you everyday. We know how devistatiing this would be to us and you must be an amasingly strong person to be handling it so well! Take care of yourself and your mom. None of us know what is around the next corner.

Keeping you in our hearts,
John & Judy Ivancik

traci

   you and yours are in our prayers if you need anything at all dont hesitate to ask...

 kent

traci,

I just spoke with Traci and her mom is being released from the hospital this afternoon. I will try and send an update on when the memorial service will be as soon as we get Pam settled in at home and we get through the difficult part of discussing when it will happen.

Thank you to all of you for your continued support and prayers. I know that they mean a lot to Traci ( and her family).

Connie

The official update....

Just to let everyone know our mom was released from the hospital this morning at about 11:00am (after 17 days), to God be the Glory!

We are all glad that she is able to be home. She still has some healing to go but she is home. Thank you to everyone for the prayers and support, we still need them. We know that many of you would love to see our mom, we ask that you please call first as she is still trying to regain her strength.

Also many of you have asked about services for our dad, right now we are thinking about the middle of January to give our mom time to heal and get through the holidays.

Love
Traci, Trish, and Travis

Great news to hear Traci, our prayers and thoughts continue and please let us know what we can do to help.

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Hey here a thought...

It's be nice to Traci weekend and everyone give her a hello and maybe a hug!!!

I got mine already.