Brenden's accident

After talking with family we thought it would be even better to create a blog for Brenden then to put it on facebook so here it is. I am going to back track to the beginning of Brenden's accident. Brenden and Taylor were attending a Youth Conference with their ward Saturday August 29th particicipating in a ropes course. It was Brenden's turn to be pulled up the rope and then swing back down, something went wrong (their investigating this now) and he fell 40 feet. He went unconcious when he hit the ground (CPR was given). They think he landed on his right back side because that is where the most damage was done. He was taken to UVRMC and then Life Flighted to PCMC. There they discovered many injuries but said for what he went through he could have been alot worse. He has fractures in his neck, 4 in his lower back, broken ribs, a punctured lung, swelling in the brain, internal bleeding, his right kidney erupted, and fractured his pelvis and both hips. This poor kid will have a long recovery so please remember him in your prayers and his family. Brenden is loved by so many people, he had 40 people throughout the first day waiting and taking turns to see him. Sunday there was even more. It was heart breaking to see him hooked up to so many machines but he is a strong boy. This was all the news we got when we left Saturday at 10pm. Of course Mike and Alisha were given a room to stay the night with Brenden.