Update on Reid's wife: Apparently her neck was broken but it's not

[gateley]

life threatening.

Reid's wife and daughter sent to hospital after car accident
Updated 5:22 p.m.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were taken to a Washington-area hospital for treatment Thursday after a car accident, his office said.

Landra, Reid's wife, broke her neck in the crash and sustained other injuries, but a spokesman said her life was not in danger.

"Today Senator Reid's wife, Landra, and daughter, Lana, were involved in an accident in which their vehicle was rear-ended. They are both being treated at a Washington-area hospital," Reid spokesman Jon Summers said in a statement.

Reid is with them at the hospital, aides said.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/reids-wife-and-daughter-sent-t.html

[LakeSamish706]

1. Ouch... Damn, I sure hope she doesn't become quadriplegic..

What an awful thing.

[goclark]

2. Her neck was broken ??

I thought that was a real critical situation - I pray not.

[Bitwit1234]

22. Depends on which bones. And I suppose she is in her 70's

so that would add to the injury.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Good God! Sounds pretty serious to me...

:wow:

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[jefferson_dem]

7. Now what the hell does that mean?

Never mind. I don't want to know.

[rhett o rick]

11. Not appropriate. nt

[gateley]

14. Very insensitive and callous. Feel better now? nt

[Arkana]

17. Hey, how classy of you.

I'm sure you wish she wasn't.

[Ms. Toad]

25. As soon as I saw the subject line

I figured there would be at least one post along these lines.

[tallahasseedem]

26. Fail.

[Journeyman]

5. Not good at any age, but as they celebrated their 50th anniversary last year. . .

I wish her a speedy, uncomplicated recovery.

[joeybee12]

6. I'm no doctor, but I think you can break your neck without serious injury

to your spinal cord...I hope so...good vibes their way.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Yes, that is correct.

You can break the bones, but as long as the nerves are intact, serious injury can be avoided.

Good vibes to them, indeed.

[joeybee12]

24. Thanks...when people hear broken neck the thought is immediately

the worse...hope that's not the case here.

:hi:

[Warpy]

16. I broke C-7 which is the lowest cervical vertebrum

12 years ago and blew it off because my back didn't hurt that much worse than usual. I managed to work another 6 years as an RN with it and I still haven't been able to get it fixed, no insurance. My handwriting got a little worse but there have been no other aftereffects beyond feeling it a little more in wet weather.

Just don't expect me to do any headstands.

[joeybee12]

23. No! Do a headstand now!

Great thing is you can say you are doing one now and we'd never know for sure!

:hi:

[blogslut]

8. I hope all will be well

Glad it wasn't worse.

[gateley]

10. It's not being reported on CNN's piece, just on WaPo that I can tell. We have to

remember that they always say the first stories that appear often are incorrect. I hope that's the case here. :(

[Warpy]

12. That's one hell of a rear end accident

and I just wonder what the background of the jerk who slammed into them is.

So far, there's nothing about the accident itself, including the condition of whoever crashed into them, his name, or any other information.

[Cleita]

13. That's still pretty serious especially for an elderly women.

It's good it's not life threatening and her prognosis is good, but it's still very serious. I wish her well.

[malaise]

15. Must be serious

at her age. Good vibes.

[inna]

18. OMG, how awful. "Breaking one's neck" sounds absolutelly terrible,

I hope she won't be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life!!

[ThomWV]

19. That happened to my stepfather, sitting at a light, got rear ended by a Concrete Truck

No kidding, a loaded Concrete Truck rear ended him. The truck had lost its brakes and was going about 30 when he hit the full sized Chevy my stepfather was sitting in. His neck was broken too. He ended up OK though, and in fact never even had neck trouble afterwards.

I hope Harry's wife does as well.

[DFab420]

20. Prayers and Thoughts

are with Reid and his family. Moments like this it's better to be human then political.

Hope the wife and daughter a speedy recovery .

[gateley]

27. Well put -- better to be human (and humane!) than political. nt

[DFab420]

21. Damn dbl posts! self delete n/t

[PHIMG]

28. Dumb luck? Or a signal?

How would you like to be the Senate Parliamentarian having just heard this news?

[Jennicut]

29. I hope she recovers. A broken neck is a very serious injury

but it can heal. Sending good vibes to the Reids.

[loudsue]

30. I wonder WHO rear-ended them, and if they were paid to do so.

It's just too convenient that so many Dems have accidents. People will jump through a lot of hoops to keep their families safe.

[thecrow]

31. OMG I was minutes from taking I-95 today at that time.

For some reason I drive up Fairfax County Parkway instead. I would have missed my interview!

I wish Landra and Lana all the best, and hope they recover quickly.
It sounds like Mrs Reid will be in recovery for months. Poor thing!!

[malaise]

32. Sawyer just said that his wife broke both her neck

and back but while the accident is serious both the wife and daughter can feel their extremities.
This was a bad accident. I wish them good vibes.