Sorry that I haven’t updated. I have been very busy with Chris since last night. Now that he is active he needs me a lot. Chris has been in the chair twice today. It is very tiring for him… but it is helping his lungs a lot.

Some positive progress today!

Chris is resting comfortably again today. He had a good night.

Chris is resting comfortably this morning. Please pray for the Lord to continue to help him to recover from his injuries. The next few days will be critical as they try to keep him infection free.

There was a very nice story in the Beaufort Gazette this morning by Matt McNab. http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/08/15/2631952/injured-beaufort-police-officer.html

I expect him to continue to be in serious condition for the next several days as he recovers from surgery. Love char

Psalm 55:22

Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous fall………… but as for me, I trust in you.

The doctor came by and the surgery is done. We are thankful that it only took two and half hours. He is now back in the STICU and we are with him. Resting comfortably. THANK YOU for all your prayers… will update in the a.m. Love to all – char

Hey everyone – we are waiting for Chris to go into surgery… he was originally scheduled to go back between 1-1:45 but they are running behind… I will update when he goes back. He is in good spirits and doing well. char

Wednesday 14th Update –

We had an action packed day today that left little time for me to sit quietly and check my phone or work on the laptop. It felt nice to be able to do for Chris and to talk with him.

Chris was able to get into the chair today and was able to stay there for an extended period of time. He ate two real meals and is in great spirits.

Today we got a delivery of wonderful cards that people have dropped off at the Police Department. He was so touched by the kind words and thoughts that everyone has sent. Thank you.

Tomorrow he will have surgery. We don’t have a specific time, so please pray for him tomorrow whenever you think of him. Please pray for the hands of the doctors, that they would have wisdom and skill. And also pray that there would be no complications.

We are thankful for all of you and l hope you will join us in casting this burden upon the Lord. (Psalm 55:22)

Love,

Charlotte

From Charlotte Cushman:

Tuesday Update – Chris

I am sorry that I am so delayed in updating today. I wanted to wait until the trauma team came by so I could give you a clear picture.

Chris will have surgery on Thursday. They will be fixing his knee and putting a pin in his arm so that he will be able to use crutches.

Please pray for the doctors and for Chris and that it will be a very successful, uneventful surgery and that he would be put intubated and extubated without any issues.

Today Chris was able to get out of the hospital bed and into a chair for about 2 hours. What a wonderful difference it made for him! The rib fractures make it very difficult for him to breathe, so the upright position helped a lot. He was also able to have some nutrition today which will be helpful as he works to regain some strength and stamina.

He is still in good spirits and thankful for all of your support.

Michele Norman is coordinating things for our family in Beaufort. Her email address is michelenorm@gmail.com if you need anything.

The Lord will keep you from all harm – He will watch over your life. Psalm 121:7

From Charlotte Cushman:

Hello everyone – thank you so much for all of the support, love and outpouring of kindness! Our family is so blessed to have you all as friends.

Update –

As most of you know Chris was involved in a work related accident on Friday night. He was hit by a car while on duty working an accident that had happened previously that night.

He was flown to MUSC because he had multiple injuries. His injuries are serious, but we are very thankful that they were not catastrophic.

He is in the surgical trauma ICU at MUSC. He has suffered multiple fractures including broken ribs. He will likely have surgery on Thursday. Although he is very alert and in good spirits the next few days will be critical to the speed of his recovery. Because of his rib fractures, breathing takes all of his energy and he is very easily worn out. Because of this we are asking that he have no visitors.

All of you that know him will know that he is anxious to get back on the “road” and in order to do that we need to avoid infection and he needs to conserve all his strength to heal.

We will be eager to see all of you as soon as he gets past this very critical stage.

Also now that I have my phone I will be able to update and communicate with everyone again so you will know how he is doing. Although I may not be able to respond to everyone individually – I will do my best to check all of my messages and respond to things that are pressing.

I have a place to stay in Charleston – and the Beaufort Police Department is taking very care of us as well as all of our family at Community Bible Church.

The children are all staying with friends and Zachariah J. Cushman is still home from college.

Please feel free to share this update and we ask for prayer for Chris’ healing and upcoming surgery.

Our love to all of you. char