Wow. He really got beat up.
"Requiring a bit more than our usual fix-all up here — Duct tape — some gnarly incisions to enter his innards will be reminders of how life can change in the blink of an eye," Palin wrote on Facebook on Thursday. "(And skating through TSA detectors with bionic parts will now be anything but the blink of an eye!)"
The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate said a long surgery "repaired numerous breaks in Todd's upper body" and doctors "essentially lifted and secured every rib with steel bands, anchored the broken clavicle with plates and rods" and "set aside repair of a broken shoulder for later."
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Palin said that everyone should take Todd's advice: "don't sweat the small stuff."
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"Your care for Todd is more appreciated than I can express," she wrote on Facebook. "Thank you. And thank you to the still-mysterious snowmachiner(s) who came upon the wreck and provided critical help that night."
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Thank you for lifting Todd up in prayer. He's still in ICU under care of a superbly skilled staff. A long surgery repaired numerous breaks in Todd's upper body, docs essentially lifted and secured every rib with steel bands, anchored the broken clavicle with plates and rods, set aside repair of a broken shoulder for later (also later are more minor things like ACL/MCL knee injuries),...
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