Kenneth: Accident

On January 16th I opened my facebook to a message that read: "Mom, are you there?" "I've been in an accident......" Those are words you don't want to hear, but at least they came from him, and not someone else! He and his fellow firefighters were responding, and using the appropriate measures to get where they needed to go (lights, sirens and horns), when they were suddenly cut off by an Afghan civilian. They slammed on their breaks, but ended up sideways in a ditch. I guess by them doing that, they saved the Afghans life, as he was in a small vehicle. Kenneth was the only one hurt. He slammed his face into something inside the responding unit. He has a laceration on his left temple, which required 10 stitches, and his skull was exposed. I understand there was so much blood loss, he will be issued a new uniform. He spent the rest of the evening resting. The next day he woke up to oozing from his stitches (I think I have this part right), and blood from his eye. He went and let someone know, and they advised him to seek further attention. He has optical fractures, some tingling, numbness, and possible nerve damage. Today, January 19th: He hopped on a flight to a different base by Kabul to see an eye specialist. There they will decide if he can heal on his own, or if he will undergo surgery to have a metal plate put in his face. I talked to him at 4:15 AM before boarding his flight. He took a bag just in case.....he may be on his way home. I'm hoping they will let me know what they are doing, and I'll post updates as I can, on here, and on his facebook page. Thank you to those who are constantly praying, and sending well wishes.....and please, continue praying for my son!