E-mail from Shane Dec. 17th:

My sister finagled me some wireless Internet access, so I thought I'd
give you all an update. I'm home now (well, at my mom's, actually),
and have been since last Wednesday. I've already seen an orthopedic
surgeon and a physical therapist. My prognosis is for a full recovery
in 6-9 months.

I still need assistance for pretty much everything, and will for
awhile. That's why I'm here at mom's; there's always someone from my
family here to look after me and Aleena. So far, every day is better
than the one before; I guess that's about all I can ask for now. My
wife's funeral was yesterday, and there was a lot of hectic stuff
trying to get going with the therapy here etc. But now it looks like
most of that is done and I can focus on resting and getting better.

I would like to thank you all for your prayers and well-wishes. I am
truly blessed with many great friends. I'll be back on more as I
recover, so you'll probably start seeing me back to my old self here
before too long. Physically, though, it's going to be months before
I'm out and getting things done. But it's great to finally be able to
tell you myself how I'm doing.

Again, thank you all. I've really had a good outpouring of support,
from my family, from Joey's, from the community, and of course from my fellow liberty activists. It makes the recovery so much easier. Thank
you so much!

Dec. 17th Shane Update

I haven't heard from Shane in a while. So today I called the hospital and verified that yes, he and his daughter had been discharged.

I found his address and looked up his number. I left him a message today. I hope he and his family are doing all right.

I think I am going to send him a card to make sure he got the money for his family that I sent him via paypal. His paypal account is listed under shane (At sign) shanekillian.org

I am sure he has lost a lot of income due to the accident, especially working for himself. I have no idea if he has any sort of disability insurance. While you're out spending money on people who are comfortable, please send some Shane's way. Think of it as your random act of kindness, your thanks to God and the universe that your loved ones are safe and comfortable.
Bless you.

Saturday Update on Shane

I just got off the phone with Shane.

He's not 100% sure they will be able to go home on Monday, it depends on Aleena. Right now she does not have much of an appetite, but the Dr. says that is normal for a little kid.

Aleena's injuries are similar to Shane's. They both have compound fractures, though in different places. Aleena's legs are broken, and Shane's right side is useless, he said. He has to have help to get anywhere.

I asked Shane is there is anything, anything at all that he needs. He says that he has so much support from lots of people, that he doesn't need anything. He said that there is no way that he can ever repay everyone back.

I told him of course we don't expect him to. I don't want him to.

He said that his family, his wife's family, and people at his family's church are all doing a lot, on top of all the well wishes from Libertarians.

They are getting a wheelchair for him and they are building a ramp at his house.

I still think we should take up a collection for him and his kids.

He had been a little out of touch with the LP lately, because he was focusing on his new family. They had a lot of plans, things they were going to do. I told him yes that was understandable.

When we said goodbye, he was waiting for the nurse to come and help him so he could go to Aleena's room and see if he could get her to eat. He also had another phone call coming in on a MI cell phone he is temporarily using. I am so glad to hear he has a strong support network.

Friday Update

Shane says he expects they will be released from the hospital on Monday. Aleena is out of critical care now.

He said he doesn't have much energy to return all of the calls and messages he has received, but really appreciates it.

The direct number to dial at the hospital is 304-388-3266.

Update

Thanks to Sean for speaking with Shane and sharing this info:

[Sean] spoke with Shane on the phone earlier today. He was answering email, which means the address that Jennifer provided last night is working.

That address is: http://www.camc.org/employment/PatientEmail/PatientEmail.asp

He said he wasn't yet up to answering all the notes and calls he has received, but he is extremely grateful for all of the support he is receving. They mean the world to him, so please keep writing.

He has a broken arm and leg and is already seeing a physical therapist. His daughter Aleena is still sedated and will be until they can remove her feeding tube, but her prognosis is hopeful too. His son Sinclair is already out of the hospital.

Shane in auto accident

Friday night Shane's car was struck by another car. His wife was killed and his two children were hurt (probably not too badly). Shane himself is in critical condition but stable (as of morning of Dec 5).

News Story

Charleston Area Medical Center

CAMC General Hospital
501 Morris St., Charleston WV 25301
5 South, Stepdown Unit

Use the information above with his name if you wish to send anything.

Patient information (304) 388-5432

If you would like to contribute money to Shane and his family, I will try to get the information for a close relative. If you want to do something right away, send Susan a private email (hogarth@gmail.com) for a Paypal account to contribute to. I will aggregate the money and send it to his family.