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Last Post 12/12/2006 5:41 PM by  Tom Toll
Progress Report on Adj. Steve?
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10/20/2006 5:52 AM

    A few weeks ago, I read about an adjuster that fell from a roof and was seriously injured. He first name is Steve, I do not remember his last name. I have been searching the archives and can not find any information on his status. Does anyone know how he is doing? I was thinking about him and his family a couple of days ago. I asked about him in chat and no one had heard anything.

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    10/20/2006 8:57 AM
    I'm sorry I have been remiss in keeping everyone updated.  The news is good.  Over the last couple weeks, Steve has been recovering quickly.  He has fully recovered the ability to breathe without assistance and has been moved to a rehab facility, and just yesterday or the day before the tracheal tube was removed.  There is more, but I will need to take a few minutes to scan the most recent emails to give a full report.  I don't think Steve Curry will be climbing a ladder anytime soon, but the progress so far is better than was initially expected.  Thanks to everyone for their prayers thus far.  If anyone wants regular updates, I would recommend writing an email to clappb@gabrobins.com and asking to be put on the list of people who receive updates regularly.  Bruce Clapp, Steve's supervisor, sends out updates a couple times a week.
    Steve Ebner CPCU AIC AMIM

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    10/21/2006 9:47 AM
    That is great news, Steve, and thank you for letting us know. An accident like that and the injuries sustained will take time to heal. Sometimes we forget the dangers involved in this line of work. Just one careless moment and you are hurt, severaly injured, or dead. Getting in a hurry to work a claim can claim many lives. Think, think, think, and then think again while working losses.

    Get well soon, Steve Curry.
    Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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    10/21/2006 4:13 PM

    Here is a copy of the set of emails I received from Bruce Clapp and Linda Curry on 10/17.  As you can see, it is still not known whether Steve will recover the use of his legs.  That's the bad news.  The good news, as I said in my last post is that he is much further along at this point than anyone expected.  It appears we are past the point when we are wondering whether Steve will live or die.  Brain damage appears to be considerably less than was first feared.  Bruce has assured Linda that, should he desire to return to work at GAB, there will be work for him supervising a national account or other work that can be done from the office.  Here are the most recent emails:


    "Here's the latest on Steve with his new location.    At this point, let's
    pray that he continues to heal, deals with the physical pain that Linda
    describes and begins to eat!!

    "Will keep you posted as we get in to see Steve's new 'digs' "

    Bruce G. Clapp, AIC
    Branch Manager
    Indiana Branch

    and from Linda Curry:                                                    
                                                                                                                              
    "I won't say he's settled in but Steve is at the rehab center. The
    telephone number in his room is 317-329-2444, but he won't be in it
    much during core business hours Monday through Friday. He can speak
    well, but his voice is gravelly and sometimes low in volume.

    "Visiting hours are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., but he will have therapy sessions
    during much of the day. (He may return to his room between sessions,
    but there doesn't seem to be a specific schedule for him--each
    therapist has his or her own schedule, without much apparent
    coordination.) There is less intensive therapy on weekends.

    "The address is
    Steve Curry
    Room 211R
    Rehabilitation Hospital of Indianapolis
    4141 Shore Dr.
    Indianapolis, IN 46254

    "The hospital's web site is rhin.com

    "Steve's been off oxygen since Saturday and is doing ver well. They may
    cap the trach today, and then after a test with the cap, remove the
    trach. He still has the feeding tube (used only at night) because he
    has little appetite and isn't eating much of his meals. I can bring in
    different food, but thus far, he's refused all offers, saying he just
    isn't hungry. Once he starts eating at least half of each meal
    regularly, they will remove the tube.

    "Sometimes he tells me he can't eat because he's in pain (the back brace
    apparently is very uncomfortable). Because this is a rehab facility,
    and not an acute-care hospital, pain medication is provided only when
    the individual requests it. Unfortunately, Steve tends to feel he can
    deal with "discomfort" at a mid-level, but then the pain does prevent
    other activities (including eating). If I can get him to request
    something mild at a lower level of pain, I think he'll be better off in
    the long run.

    "His physical therapy right now is aimed at strengthening his upper body
    to sit upright without supporting himself with his hands, to roll over
    (somewhat difficult when you can't move your hips and legs), and to
    transfer himself from his bed to a wheelchair and vice versa.

    "Speech therapy has him playing games such as "Facts in Five" to test
    his memory and vocabulary.

    "Occupational therapy is learning to dress himself and take care of
    personal needs, such as shaving himself.

    "At this point he still has no sensation in his lower abdomen or legs.
    He'll see the neurosurgeon again in 2 to 4 weeks, and we won't know
    more until then about whether he'll need additional surgery or any
    change in the odds of regaining any use of his legs."


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    10/23/2006 1:55 AM

    What wonderful news, I think we all should continue to pray for the nerves mend so that he can begin to feel in his lower body portions, Stve our prayers are with you and yours!

     

    Your Friend, Roy Estes

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    12/12/2006 9:54 AM

    Steve.jpg

     

    Steve and his wife Linda recently made a short trip to the GAB office in Indianapolis to see everybody there.  He is continuing to improve, bit by bit.  Here is his attitude about victory.

    Steve Ebner CPCU AIC AMIM

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    12/12/2006 5:41 PM
    I certainly understand Steve's loss of appetite. When I was in the hospital last year, I did not want to eat, due to pain and just plain did not want anything. I went from 240#s to 185#s in 5 months. If Janice had not put her foot down, I might not have made it.

    Steve, you are definitely on our wish list to get better. Stay positive and do what Linda tells you to do. Don't know what we would do without these loving and caring wives, just damn lucky I guess that we have them.

    Keep up the good work, my friend.
    Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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