Update from Madison:

We cannot begin to express our gratitude enough for the prayers, support, and donations. We are simply blown away in the best way by our community, the relief this has given Evan and myself is beyond words.

Evan is doing fantastic, and continues to blow away every doctor he sees, they are not used to ICU patients wanting to get up and move. 

We are so incredibly thankful and lucky that Evan’s brain, spinal cord, eyes, and neck were protected during his crash, it is honestly a miracle. He underwent surgery last Saturday to reconstruct his nose and get titanium plates permanently inserted into his face to repair his facial structure as well as hardware to wire his jaw shut. The surgeon said that it was the most severe jaw injury he has seen in a long time but was able to successfully put the pieces back together. 

Evan has been hitting major milestones everyday during recovery and is working on learning to eat and breathe with his injuries. He is navigating how to use his trach which will potentially remain with the him until the hardware is removed from his jaw. We are hoping for discharge soon so that we can make our way back to the valley to continue his healing journey. 

Next surgery is about 5 weeks out, and he will more than likely need a 3rd to repair damage done to his teeth. 

All in all, we are lucky he is alive and that his injuries are repairable. He has continued to be his positive self and is focused on healing as soon as possible.