Pray for Tanner

[ZTR_MAN]

Please keep my son in your prayers.

My wife and Tanner went to Michigan this past Tuesday to spend some time with her family. Tanner is a typical 2 year old and into everything. He was playing at a memorial service for Heathers aunt when pulled a pot of coffee over on him. He has 2 degree burns on his right arm, chest and right leg. Thankfully no burns on his face. This all happened on Thursday morning. They are currently in the burn unit in, I believe, Grand Rapids, MI, don't know the name of the hospital. The doctors and nurses are taking great care of him and he is making a slow recovery. They don't think he will need any skin grafts but they plan to keep him there until they are ready to return home on Tuesday. They also don't think there will be any scarring.

It is really hard to talk about this and that is why I have not posted anything until now. I am in Oklahoma several hours away from my baby. Heather says he is feeling fine, drinking lots of chocolate milk and watching the movie Cars. He is not eating or even wanting to eat. Everyone in the room has to be as sterile as possible to keep down the chance of infection. It could have been a lot more serious, I thank the Lord for preventing that.

It sounds like when they do get to come home he will have to be taken to Baylor Hospital in Dallas, TX everyday for at least a week or 2 to have his bandages changed and for physical therapy. Dallas is about 2 1/2 hours from home and more than likely my wife, mother-in-law and Tanner will stay down there.

All I ask is that you keep Tanner in your prayers for a speedy recover.

Thank you,

[Redline925]

prayers sent

[Logan #34's Dad]

Prayer said for your little man!
Logan and family.

[BradLoomis]

James,
The entire Loomis family sends their hearts and prayers to you three. It seems like yesterday that I gave Heather a hug at Indy. If you need anything, you better not hesitate to call! Please give Heather a hug for me.

[Nichols Atvs]

James,
Prayers go out to all of you from the Nichols Family
Let him heal in god speed!

[preddy brian]

You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We hope for a quick recovery. Good luck with everything.

[TTracer#22]

Our thought and prayers are with you!

The Sizemore's

[vindell]

your little one will be in our family's prayer tonight,,,,

[mxdad423]

We will Keep you and your family in our prayers James.

Kevin, Andria, and Brandon Smitley

[wayne0169]

Our thought and prayers are with you

[hotquads1]

We will definitely pray for Tanner. I had a cousin to do this same thing when she was about 1. She did really well. We will pray for "Mom and Dad" too. God BLess you guy's.

Karen, Marc, Turbo & Rocket

[ZTR_MAN]

Thank you everyone!!! Your prayers are definitely at work in Tanner's little body. He started eating for the first time today. Heather brought him a happy meal and he was very excited, until she started taking everything out. She had to put it all back in the bag and about 5 minutes later he started pulling it out on his own. He ate half of his fries and burger.

So he is beginning to get his appetite back and personality to boot. One of his aunts gave him a kiss on the cheek and he immediately wiped it off, what a typical boy. It brings a lot of joy to my heart to hear these things.

I would like to get in the truck and drive thru the night to see my little boy but ultimately there is nothing I can do even if I were there, all I can do is continue to pray for him.

Again thank you all so much for your prayers and kind words.

[quadnana7]

James,
We will all be praying here too.

James the Cheeseman family will pray for little Tanner really sorry to hear about this. The Lord will take care of Tanner. , Toby, Georgiana,and Cole#550 Cheeseman

[nordic quad]

So sorry to read about this James.Prayers and hopes for a speedy recovery from the Wiik Hansen family in Norway.

[etondaddy]

Our thoughts and prayers go out to you guys in this very difficult time......hang in there little buddy everything will be all right..;)



Mike Kozura

[ZTR_MAN]

Here are the first pics I have seen of him since the accident:

I am trying to get him to say hi to me on the phone
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Here he is playing with his new fishing pole
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I love to see him smile
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It just brings tears to my eyes seeing him this way. All I can say.

Thank you for your prayers.

[Logan #34's Dad]

Thank God he looks like his momma! :blah:

Tanner looks a lot like his dad. He looks like a very happy boy even when times are rough. Very cute little fellor James. Glad to see Tanners doing great.Your in our prayers James.

[marsrace2]

James,
I feel so bad for your little boy, I hope he gets through this ok. I am so sorry for calling and bothering you about so much on Friday if I had any idea I wouldnt have bugged you about quad stuff. You and your family are in our prayers.

[Reimer Racing]

Just heard about Tanner. Looks like his sprits are up. He is a cute little guy.

I know how you feel about not being by his side. Zack got hurt when he was little and I way up in Canada on a bear hunt and did not hear he broke his leg until 2 days after it happened. It was killing me not to be with him.

[jcs003]

prayers are out for your boy. he is a tough one, must get it from his dad. stay strong for everyone in your family.

John

[mcwilly]

I know how hard it is to have a young child in the hospital. The doctors and nurses will take care of him, and in no time, he'll be back to his old self. Hang in there, James. Our thoughts are with you guys.

[THARNESS]

The Harness family are praying for your son and family. God made little ones extra tuff. He will be back to 100% in no time.

[cik orange]

The McConnell prays for a speed recovery. He looks to be happy and ready to go fishing.

[vindell]

So how's the little guy doing? Hope he's home ? My Kid's asked about him at the dinner table. Funny how kid's remember thing's

[ZTR_MAN]

Tanner was release from the hospital today. They plan to spend another night in MI and then head home tomorrow after they see the doctor again and have his bandages change. Expect to see him on Wednesday around 8 or 10 am. I have mixed feelings about seeing him in that situation but Heather told me that he is doing really good today.

They left the hospital and went to their Aunt and Uncles house where Tanner took a 3 hour long nap and then was ready to go. He played with his new push mower (toy of course), road the tricycle and just played. I imagine it feels really good to be out of the hospital and breathe some fresh air.

Thursday we will take him to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, TX about 2.5 hours away. Then we will find out how often he has to come back, may be every day for a few days or every third day, don't know.

I can't wait to hold my son. It has been since last Monday that I saw Tanner and Heather. These kind of times can really break a spirit. It is getting easier for me to talk about it but today was by far the hardest for me. I have been trying to hold it in all this time. That is why I don't talk much on here.

I can't tell you how much it means to me to know there are so many people praying for Tanner. I hope to post some more pics of him after he is home, can't wait.

Thank you everyone,

[mini racer #39]

That is great news. Glad to hear that he is coming home to be with his daddy. He's a tough little guy.
The Havert's

[Nichols Atvs]

{I can't tell you how much it means to me to know there are so many people praying for Tanner. }

James

Just talk on here Till your BLUE in the face there are more GOOD people on here then bad .And it will let you feel better . Good news on the boy and we all cant wait till he and your wife are home safely Wed.

[mcwilly]

Glad he's out and doing well! Keep us all posted.

[riding4fun]

Great news. Get better little man.

[STOCKRACING917]

James,
Our Tanner is saying a prayer for your Tanner.It was so precious playing with him at Bowling Green. Our oldest son went thru the same thing. It's amazing how resilient they are. We are praying for his recovery and also his parents heart to be comforted during the recovery.

The Stocktons

[ZTR_MAN]

I am looking forward to seeing Heather and Tanner in the morning and then on the other hand I am also a bit scared. I do my best to not think about them during the day, sounds bad but I guess I don't want to deal with it and don't know how to.

It's great to have so much support. Even though I am not responding to any one post directly I can guarantee you that I appreciate every response that has been given.

[ZTR_MAN]

Heather and Tanner are home, they made it in about 7:15 a.m. This has been one of the most difficult days I have had in quite some time. It is so difficult to see him this way and to know that there is still a lot ahead. The doctors say it will take up to a year for full recovery. It is really hard when you can't hug your child for fear of hurting him. We have to be very careful in holding him.

He gave me a couple good smiles this afternoon and his personality comes out very sporadically. This is one of the toughest things I have had to deal with. I couldn't watch when Heather and her mom changes his bandages, I just can't deal with seeing his burns yet.

I will try to get some pics of Tanner up before long.

Thanks all,

[hotquads1]

James & Heather
Marc, Turbo, Rocket & I are still lifting up Tanner every night when we say our prayers. We are still praying for you and Heather too. I couldn't even imagine how you guy's must feel. It breaks your heart and you feel helpless. I know God is in control.
Hang in there.

The HOT QUADS Gang

[vindell]

Ya know, talking out loud, kinda broke a tear reading this, love my children too death, can't imagine, good luck, don't know ya, but I feel for your family, Prayers with ya the Dellatore's
p.s My 3 year old is riding pretty good, hope too meet up w/ ya on the track someday !!

[JAG Motosports]

James, I haven't been on the site for a while and just read about your son. We will definately keep Tanner in our prayers for a fast and quick recovery and hope that you all are doing well. Hang in there.
Rhonda Gibson

[tim colston]

prayers sent. get well soon.

[ZTR_MAN]

He is starting to get some of his personality back, it is so good to see him smile. With that said this was again a very hard day for me especially, I had to help with his bandages and see his burns. I was not prepared for how much he is burned, they say 15%, doesn't sound like much but when you see it, 15% is a dreadfully huge amount. I just cannot believe how strong Tanner is, if I was in his condition no one would be touching me. I can see an improvement in just 1 day. Heather says he looks great compared to the first day.

The only concern we have now for him is the possibility of having skin grafts on his upper right arm and on his chest in the same area. The areas would be small but it would also mean scars and more time to heal. Please pray that God will heal him and there will be no need for any skin grafts.

Heather read through the posts today and she was really impressed and inspired by everyone's comments. She has been so tough through this entire process. Also, she had a doctors appointment to check out the pregnancy and all this trauma has not affected Zackary one bit. He is still just as active as ever if not more so.

Thank you so much for everything and especially for praying for my family.

[etondaddy]

Hang in there brother.....it will all work out.

PM sent.


Mike Kozura

[LT80]

GOD Bless.

[ZTR_MAN]

Update on Tanner status:

Pretty well back to his old self, I really can't believe how much he has improved over the 5 days that he has been home. He is not quite to the point of being able to rough house like before but it won't be long the way he is going. As promised here are some pics of the little guy.

Just after an hour or so after getting home
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Lounging in Daddy's Chair, eating craisins and raisins
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More comfortable to keep his left arm raised
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The Guard Dog
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Fishing with his new pole
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Got both of my boys in the pic, Zack is under the blue shirt
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Where's that rascally rabbit?
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Whatch you lookin at?
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You looking at me?
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Your prayers at work!!!

[raidernut]

James what an adorable little boy, i can see how your heart was broken when he got hurt. He will be back to normal before you know it.

[marsrace2]

James,
Thanks for the updates, I am glad he is doing so well. It wont be long before all this is behind you and life will be back to normal.

[ZTR_MAN]

Today we did not have to bandage his chest, this is so awesome. The only places we have to bandage now are his right arm and right thigh. He has really come a long ways in a very short period of time. It feels so good to be able to rub his back and not feel bandages.

Okay, this is too funny as I am writing this reply he goes and does this:

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I can't believe he crawled up under the fitted sheet on our bed. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nough said! LOL!!!!

[coffing918]

he really is a beautiful lil boy, he will be ok

[hotquads1]

Great news , glad the little man is healing so quickly, Turbo remembers to pray for him everry night .
marc

[etondaddy]

Great news............:D :D :D :) :) :)



Mike Kozura

James it is awsome to see little Tanner is doing that good. I know how you feel about your little Tanner. He is just a little cutie James before you know it he will be just like brand new. Congrats on little Zach also. Nice looking place also. Keep in good faith James he will be just fine.:D :D :D

[vindell]

Glad your little guy is doing well, Gotta tell ya, My son and your son have a distinct resemblence. Tell you son he has a twin out here in Pa. God bless, The Dellatore's

[ZTR_MAN]

Tanner is doing exceptionally well. He is completely back to normal except for those pesky bandages. We are down to just bandaging two places on his right arm and the top of his right leg. His right leg is being bandaged with neosporene.

He was just blowing on Heather's tummy and talking to his soon to be brother.

Pray is such a powerful thing and Tanner is absolute proof of this fact.

Thanks again all for your prayers.

[Logan #34's Dad]

That's great news James! Tough little guy. Kids are definitley stronger than us!

[nordic quad]

Its really great to hear that Tanner is doing so great and being back to normal uppon his little brothers arival,it sure looks like you will get your hands full around the house with two of those boys running around.:D