David Fernandez; Recovery
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David was in a biking accident in Huntington Beach on Saturday morning, October 20th. They aren’t exactly sure what happened but he fell off his bike and hit his head and fractured his head. He is in ICU at the Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach. He was unconscious when the paramedics got to him, but was somewhat responsive when they got him to he hospital.
We think he may have had a heat stroke or started to feel bad, got off his bike and then fainted, hit his head and had a seizure. He was brought to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach and underwent a four hour surgery where they removed two parts of his skull to relieve the pressure from the brain swell.
Here is the latest on David: They took off his head bandages and removed the draining tube that was in the back of his head and stapled his head. It was a little painful but he was great and said he’s not in pain now. The speech therapist came by to make sure he could swallow. He was able to swallow the thicker liquids (watered down jello), applesauce and eat a cracker. He could even feed himself! He was hungry and said that the food was good. Unfortunately, they are still worried about liquid getting into his lungs because he has a weak swallow, so at this point (10/24), he isn't able to eat or drink. We're hoping he'll pass the swallow test tomorrow since he hasn't had a solid meal since 10/19.
His long term memory is good, but short term is impacted. Thankfully, it seems to be getting progressively better day by day. He has two major cuts in skull that are stapled, and he keeps trying to touch them, so we have to remind him not to mess with them. At this point, they still have a sitter in the room who can watch him 24 hours a day and remind him not to mess with his tubes or touch his wounds.
In the words of one of his friends, Phyllis - "To know Dave is to love Dave." All who know Dave know that not even a traumatic event such as this one will keep him down for long....however he does has bit of a road of recovery ahead of him which is why his niece Jackie and I decided to start this page as a way for you to lend assistance if you are able.
Needless to say all the proceeds will go to Dave (less the 2.9% set up charge and the $0.30 per donation charge).
We think he may have had a heat stroke or started to feel bad, got off his bike and then fainted, hit his head and had a seizure. He was brought to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach and underwent a four hour surgery where they removed two parts of his skull to relieve the pressure from the brain swell.
Here is the latest on David: They took off his head bandages and removed the draining tube that was in the back of his head and stapled his head. It was a little painful but he was great and said he’s not in pain now. The speech therapist came by to make sure he could swallow. He was able to swallow the thicker liquids (watered down jello), applesauce and eat a cracker. He could even feed himself! He was hungry and said that the food was good. Unfortunately, they are still worried about liquid getting into his lungs because he has a weak swallow, so at this point (10/24), he isn't able to eat or drink. We're hoping he'll pass the swallow test tomorrow since he hasn't had a solid meal since 10/19.
His long term memory is good, but short term is impacted. Thankfully, it seems to be getting progressively better day by day. He has two major cuts in skull that are stapled, and he keeps trying to touch them, so we have to remind him not to mess with them. At this point, they still have a sitter in the room who can watch him 24 hours a day and remind him not to mess with his tubes or touch his wounds.
In the words of one of his friends, Phyllis - "To know Dave is to love Dave." All who know Dave know that not even a traumatic event such as this one will keep him down for long....however he does has bit of a road of recovery ahead of him which is why his niece Jackie and I decided to start this page as a way for you to lend assistance if you are able.
Needless to say all the proceeds will go to Dave (less the 2.9% set up charge and the $0.30 per donation charge).
Fundraising team: Team Fernandez (3)
Michael Martinez
Organizer
Raised $1,305 from 14 donations
Los Angeles, CA
Jackie Padgett
Beneficiary
Raised $1,850 from 15 donations
Tammy Martinez-Lavelle
Team member
This team raised $5,390 from 49 other donations.
