NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN IS HEADED BACK HOME AS HE CONTINUES TO RECOVER FROM MULTIPLE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A HORSEBACK RIDING ACCIDENT LAST SUNDAY.
DOCTOR CHARITY EVANS, ONE OF THE CHIEF SURGEONS AT NEBRASKA MEDICINE IN OMAHA SAYS PILLEN WAS TO BE DISMISSED FRIDAY AFTERNOON:
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PILLEN UNDERWENT SUCCESSFUL SURGERY ON WEDNESDAY TO STABILIZE HIS SEVEN FRACTURED RIBS.
DR. ZACH BAUMAN SAYS THE GOVERNOR HAS RESPONDED WELL TO THAT PROCEDURE:
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PILLEN HAS ALREADY ASKED HIS SURGEONS IF AND WHEN HE CAN START RIDING HORSES AGAIN:
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THE GOVERNOR’S FAMILY SPENT CHRISTMAS WITH HIM IN THE HOSPITAL, AND HE RECEIVED MANY CALLS FROM WELL WISHERS HOPING TO SEE HIM BACK AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN LINCOLN SOON.
