Tanner’s Story

Site created on February 2, 2019

On the morning of January 30, Tanner was feeding cows when his hands got caught in a chain of the feed mixer wagon. He received extensive injuries to both hands and his left arm and was taken by ambulance from Cooperstown, ND to Alexandria, MN. From Alexandria, Tanner was life flighted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. His family - Bruce, Elona, Tasha, and Trey - and girlfriend, Megan, are all helping him in this journey.

Tanner is a selfless, hard-working man. Once his family was able to visit him after the first surgery, he asked his dad if the cows had got fed. It just goes to show what kind of a wonderful person he is, worrying about his cattle rather than himself!

Newest Update

Journal entry by Megan Ternquist

It’s hard to keep a farmer out of the field for long. Yesterday a t 7:30 a.m. we were in St. Paul for surgery [lucky] #13. By 7:30 p.m. we were checking fields. 



Dr. Mahajan was able to successfully remove scar tissue in Tanner’s left hand and free up the metacarpophalangeal (MP) joints in the middle & ring fingers. There is now almost full mobility in the pointer & ring fingers. The ring finger can reach a 45 degree angle in that MP joint, which is fantastic given the extent of the injury! Tanner will continue hitting the hand therapy hard (3x a week) to keep those fingers moving well. We will head back to St. Paul in a month for a follow-up visit. 



It rained overnight and more rain is in today’s forecast, so hopefully Tanner will get in some much needed rest. Thankfully, it looks like there’ll be some knee high 🌽 by the 4th of July! 




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