Many of you have asked about Dawn, how she's doing and are her burns okay, so without further ado:
Here's Dawn's story: (in her voice)
Dawn is doing well. Wednesday was pretty hard because I was the only one home when Daniel set himself on fire. He started making a panicked noise and I saw the flames shooting up his back. It seemed to take forever to get the fire out. I grabbed a dish towel and tried to smother the fire. I dropped Daniel to the floor and rolled him but the flames continued to burn very hot. I took off my coat and wrapped it around the flames but it melted. I finally ran to the sink and filled a pot with water and called Daniel over. I dumped the water over his head then hosed him down using the faucet. The whole process seemed to take forever but probably only took a few minutes or less.
Daniel and Dawn were taken in an ambulance to Denver Health, that is where he was sedated and had a breathing tube inserted before being taken on to the University of Colorado Hospital. It was there that they found I (Dawn) had a small burn on my right wrist and a deeper burn on my left hand near my pinkie. Both burns were treated that day and really have not bothered me since.
We have spent most waking hours at the University of Colorado Hospital burn unit since Wednesday. While Daniel is still being kept heavily sedated, he is making steady progress and we see improvement every day.
Mason and Dawn, While I know this is probably hard to write sometimes, and sometimes it helps... it helps us too :) please know that we are here with you, praying and thinking of you all the time... Thank you for updating us. I am glad to hear Dawn's is ok... and we pray for a healthy recovery for Daniel... Again as you know, if you need anything we are here for you... ask... sometimes we don't know... We are here... Jill Kelley
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