My brother had a recent tragedy that seems to be all too common as I try to find answers. I'm a captain of a vessel in the gulf of mexico. On the evening of the 4th of July, I had the worst wake-up call of my life. This is the article from that day.
"Man critically injured when he falls from tree
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Staff Report
A Mobile man was injured Friday when he fell more than 15 feet from a tree and landed head-first on the ground, authorities said.
Wade Findley, 32, was climbing a tree off Shipyard Road, intending to jump from its limbs into a body of water commonly known as Hippie Beach near the Cypress Shores community, when he slipped and fell to the ground Friday night, police spokesman Officer Eric Gallichant said.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Steve Huffman said emergency workers found Findley "about a quarter of a mile from the water in the woods. He was conscious and alert, but he wasn't able to breathe without help. He couldn't move his extremities."
Huffman said Findley's friends performed rescue breathing before help arrived.
Findley was taken by helicopter to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, where a nursing supervisor said he was in critical condition Friday night.
Gallichant said police have no reason to believe foul play was involved."
The surgeon said that my brother had a three column injury and they had to put some sort of plate in the front and rods and screws in the back. Fragments of bone had to be removed and replaced. His injury is classified as a C-4 Complete and he is on a ventilator. The doctors were concerned because of how quickly fluid was in the lung and outside of the lung with a week. A tube was put in his side to drain what they called plural infusion. I can't imagine this getting any worse. I just got back to work today because I have to, but my mother and sister moved to Atlanta because he was sent by air-ambulance to the "Shepherd Center". My mind is racing!!!
Today, My mother said they were trying to clear his lungs and he is coughing up a bunch of crap. They even ordered him a wheel chair so he can move around.
Here is some subsequent articles in the Mobile Press Register:
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http://www.al.com/ne...e....xml&coll=3
This is going to be hard for all of us.
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Captain.Thad
, Jul 18 2008 12:34 AM
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Terry P
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Posted 18 July 2008 - 04:29 PM
I know what your brother is going thru. I was injured in December 2007. My level of injury is c-4, c-7-8. Every day is a new challenge. Is your brother at the rehab center in Atlanta, Georgia? The rehab I went to was in Denver, Colorado-"The Craig Institute" I understand that the rehab in Atlanta is a good place to be. God bless you as you go thru this. Some people don't realize that when a spinal cord injury happens that it affects more that just the victim of the injury. The injury affects everyone around him-family, friends, co-workers, and pets.
Captain.Thad, on Jul 17 2008, 07:34 PM, said:
My brother had a recent tragedy that seems to be all too common as I try to find answers. I'm a captain of a vessel in the gulf of mexico. On the evening of the 4th of July, I had the worst wake-up call of my life. This is the article from that day.
"Man critically injured when he falls from tree
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Staff Report
A Mobile man was injured Friday when he fell more than 15 feet from a tree and landed head-first on the ground, authorities said.
Wade Findley, 32, was climbing a tree off Shipyard Road, intending to jump from its limbs into a body of water commonly known as Hippie Beach near the Cypress Shores community, when he slipped and fell to the ground Friday night, police spokesman Officer Eric Gallichant said.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Steve Huffman said emergency workers found Findley "about a quarter of a mile from the water in the woods. He was conscious and alert, but he wasn't able to breathe without help. He couldn't move his extremities."
Huffman said Findley's friends performed rescue breathing before help arrived.
Findley was taken by helicopter to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, where a nursing supervisor said he was in critical condition Friday night.
Gallichant said police have no reason to believe foul play was involved."
The surgeon said that my brother had a three column injury and they had to put some sort of plate in the front and rods and screws in the back. Fragments of bone had to be removed and replaced. His injury is classified as a C-4 Complete and he is on a ventilator. The doctors were concerned because of how quickly fluid was in the lung and outside of the lung with a week. A tube was put in his side to drain what they called plural infusion. I can't imagine this getting any worse. I just got back to work today because I have to, but my mother and sister moved to Atlanta because he was sent by air-ambulance to the "Shepherd Center". My mind is racing!!!
Today, My mother said they were trying to clear his lungs and he is coughing up a bunch of crap. They even ordered him a wheel chair so he can move around.
Here is some subsequent articles in the Mobile Press Register:
http://www.al.com/ne...e....xml&coll=3
http://www.al.com/ne...e....xml&coll=3
This is going to be hard for all of us.
"Man critically injured when he falls from tree
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Staff Report
A Mobile man was injured Friday when he fell more than 15 feet from a tree and landed head-first on the ground, authorities said.
Wade Findley, 32, was climbing a tree off Shipyard Road, intending to jump from its limbs into a body of water commonly known as Hippie Beach near the Cypress Shores community, when he slipped and fell to the ground Friday night, police spokesman Officer Eric Gallichant said.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Steve Huffman said emergency workers found Findley "about a quarter of a mile from the water in the woods. He was conscious and alert, but he wasn't able to breathe without help. He couldn't move his extremities."
Huffman said Findley's friends performed rescue breathing before help arrived.
Findley was taken by helicopter to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, where a nursing supervisor said he was in critical condition Friday night.
Gallichant said police have no reason to believe foul play was involved."
The surgeon said that my brother had a three column injury and they had to put some sort of plate in the front and rods and screws in the back. Fragments of bone had to be removed and replaced. His injury is classified as a C-4 Complete and he is on a ventilator. The doctors were concerned because of how quickly fluid was in the lung and outside of the lung with a week. A tube was put in his side to drain what they called plural infusion. I can't imagine this getting any worse. I just got back to work today because I have to, but my mother and sister moved to Atlanta because he was sent by air-ambulance to the "Shepherd Center". My mind is racing!!!
Today, My mother said they were trying to clear his lungs and he is coughing up a bunch of crap. They even ordered him a wheel chair so he can move around.
Here is some subsequent articles in the Mobile Press Register:
http://www.al.com/ne...e....xml&coll=3
http://www.al.com/ne...e....xml&coll=3
This is going to be hard for all of us.
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