andy66 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Jon and his son Joshua were involved in a serious car accident Saturday evening near his home in Athens, Texas. A car pulled out in front of Jon from a side street. Jon swerved to avoid the car but ending up clipping the front of the car, then glancing off of the car and through a ditch into a tree. Joshua was un hurt but Jon suffered a broken right femur and a broken right hip. Surgery was performed Sunday morning. After a 4 hour surgery, the doctors put 3 screws in his hip and a rod in his right right leg. He is in East Texas Medical Center in Athens, room 217. He will be there probably until Thursday. He starts rehab tomorrow and is going to have a really long recovery time. The doctors have said maybe a year to fully recover. After seeing the pictures of the car, it's a miracle that Joshua was not hurt and that Jon wasn't hurt any worse than he was. It took the fire department 30 minutes to cut Jon out of the car. Everyone pray for Jon and our family as we help him recover from this. Thanks Greg Davis for coming by today to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunsen honeydew Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Get Well Soon Jon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Get well soon, Jon. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwracingmom Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Our prayers are with Jon and his family. Get well soon. God Bless.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Jax Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Our prayers our with you Jon.. Get Well Soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Jon, hang in there, buddy, I know the rehab will be a pain in all senses of the word. Glad Joshua wasn't hurt badly, and I know you'd take the hit for him if you could. Angels gathering as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwracing10 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Get well soon jon. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt15 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 get well jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundogC3 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Jon, hope nothing but the best buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhorse Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 hang in there big guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robwhite Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Our thoughts and prayers go out to your entire family, wishing you a speedy recovery Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Harris Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 i hope a speedy recovery for you jon, you will have to learn how to walk again, don't let the meds get you up to quick, take slow steps until you can straighten up your self. 6-8-1974, a truck fell on me and broke my pelvic and left hip, i had internal injuries, so they could not do sergery on me, after a month in the hosp., they took me home. i had to learn how to walk again, a step at a time, with blessings from GOD and the love of my family and friends, i was able to walk again. may GOD bless you with healing and bless your family during these troublesome times, keep your chin up, and thank GOD you are still here with us. thanks, del Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckLicata Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Jon, you're a good man, God will bless you and yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonesome Ford Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 God bless you Jon! We hope you have a full & speedy recovery. -The Kellys- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Andy, thanks for letting us know. Jon, I'll be praying for you and the family. Sorry to here about your wreck & injuries. Thankfully you two werent hurt any worse. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy66 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Just an update on Jon. I just got off the phone with my Dad and he said that Jon got up and sat in a chair for about 30 minutes today. He can't put any weight on his leg for 6 weeks. He's still pretty drugged up but not as much as he was. He's feeling better but he still has a long way to go. He may go home on Thursday but that depends on how well he can get around with the walker. He really would like to hear from all of his ol' racing buddies via e-mail or phone calls. It probably would be best to e-mail him for now because he is still on pain medicine and might not remember talking to you. He's going to have a lot of fun trying to go through metal detectors from now on. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundogC3 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Tell him He and I need to go somewhere they have a metal detector, we could really jack with em. Thank's for the update Andy, and tell we all said "HEY"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwracingmom Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Anyone got updates on Jon's condition. God Bless and take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy66 Posted May 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Jon is still in the hospital in Athens. Over the past two days, he has developed some breathing problems as a result of all of the surgery and pain medicine. He has been put on oxygen and is doing a little better today. He sat in a chair for about 2 hrs. this afternoon, in hopes that will help him breathe a little better. He really needs everyone's prayers and encouragement. If anyone wants to call him, he is in room 217 @ ETMC-Athens. You can call me on my cell 903-571-7395 and I will pass the message on to Jon. Thanks for everyone's concern and keep Jon in your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotter49 Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 jon hope for nothing but the best.... get well soon.. sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelchair49 Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 jon get well soon regards to therapy been there done that inregards to bad auto accident been there done that too keep your chin up just keep thinking it will get better and it well !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy66 Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Jon went home Monday afternoon. He's resting and doing better everyday. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundogC3 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Thank's for the update Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Here is an update I received yesterday (8/25/08) from Mike Garrett. Hang in there Jon! Nick -------------------------------------------------------- Nick, Jon is doing ok. He is back working 3 days a week most weeks. He is walking now on a crutch and just started to walk a small amount without the crutch. It is just going to take a lot of time. We are lucky to still have him. He could have easily have been killed in the wreck. They had to cut him out of the car. His son, Josh, was also with him and is lucky as well. Josh was not injured except for seatbelt bruises. Thank you for your concern and for asking about Jon. We miss seeing all of you. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundogC3 Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Glad to hear it Andy. He will be one of my favorite people in in racing forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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