[post_page_title]What were his chances?[/post_page_title]
For seven long days, Carpenter’s family had no idea the extent of his wounds. The only thing they knew was that Kyle had been evacuated in a critical condition from Afghanistan and that they don’t what his chances of survival. Kyle’s mom and dad had received endless phone calls, emails and voicemails but were still kept in the dark regarding his condition. Four days after the incident, on Thanksgiving Day, they drove to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland to wait for their son to arrive. However, Jim and Robin Carpenter had to wait longer than expected as the flight was delayed due to the blood clots that had formed in Kyle’s legs, flying at such a high altitude would have killed him.
