At 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 27th, Daren Alexander, the father of Hunter Alexander, gave an update on Hunter Alexander, the Quitman High School graduate and current Lineman for Entergy of Louisiana, who was severely injured while assisting Jackson Parish residents during the recent ice storm.
Update provided on Daren Alexander Facebook page:
Update….when I got to hospital this am the receptionist said… “He’s been walking up and down the hall”. He got the nurse to put his bed out n hallway so he could talk to people.
Pain level was sorta high last night and he didn’t get a whole lot of sleep.
His CK level is down to 21,000 and continues to trend down. All his other labs look good His catheter was removed (I’m sure several of yall will get the “Hunter” version of that ordeal. Intake and output are good. Wound vacs doing what they are intended to do
He is scheduled 1/29 to return to surgery to see how wounds look and to see if there is any more tissue that needs to be removed.
Fingers are still pink and he continues to have movement.
He will prob stay in surgical ICU for couple of days.
PT and OT came this am and did an assessment and said he doesn’t need any therapy at this time… his therapy will come later … mainly OT as part of rehab
He figured out a way to hold his spoon and ate all of his eggs this am…. Remains independent as always
Overall, he was in good spirits…laughing with staff.
He said to tell everyone thank you for everything!
For those who are not familiar with what took place, Alexander, whose mother is Christi Permenter of Hodge, LA is a Lineman for Entergy Corp. While performing duties to help Jackson Parish residents during the ice storm, he was seriously injured. After being taken to the emergency room of North Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston, he was later airlifted to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, where he underwent immediate surgery and is now recovering.
A GoFundMe account in the name of Hunter Alexander and also a PRAYERS FOR HUNTER fundraiser has been established. Any donations are greatly appreciated and all are asked to keep Hunter in your prayers