Dear Dr. Yilmaz,
First, I want to apologize for taking so long to send you an email. We had so much to take care of after returning to the USA. We had a long and tiring trip back and did not arrive home in Tampa, Florida until 4:00 am Tuesday morning. I visited my local orthopedic surgeon on Wednesday afternoon. He could not believe I could have done as much damage as I did getting out of a balloon basket. He said it looked like someone had hit my ankle with a large hammer or maybe I had been hit by a bus! He was very pleased with your repair surgery and said he could not have done it better. He was happy…..and I am happy. He cleaned and redressed the ankle and said he would see me in a week to remove the stitches and put on a hard cast. His prognosis was for a full and complete recovery.
I saw very little of the country of Turkey as my trip was cut short by my accident but I realize that I was able to experience firsthand some of the warmth and kindness of the people of Turkey through the actions of you and the staff at the VERSA hospital. I give you my sincere thanks and please pass along to the others that I appreciate their help and kindness.
thank you again,
Atlee Harmon