Brandon Broschofsky
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Early in the morning on Sunday May 12th 2019 Brandon Broschofsky was in a motorcycle accident. (This was Brandon's 34th birthday) From the looks of the accident he must have been going too fast and lost control of the bike, this was near his home in Sauk Rapids.
During the accident he hit the right side of his head and face on the ground.
Someone came across the accident and called for help and gave him CPR until the ambulance arrived.
He was rushed to the Saint Could Hospital where the first step in his journey to recovery happened. He had brain surgery. During this surgery they were attempting to help the swelling and bleeding of the brain. They installed an ICP monitor (this measures the pressure inside of the skull due to the brain) they also installed some drains for the extra blood. Surgery was successful and he was out of surgery and in a room in the ICU by around 9am on Sunday.
He was hooked up to a feeding tube, ventilater, and many other monitors to help him. As they accessed the injuries so far they found that all his injuries seem to be from the neck up. He has a black eye and has broken some of the bone around the eye on his right side and broke his right jaw. However the main concern is the injury to the brain, the three main concerns that were brought up by the nurse are movement on his left side, his speech and his memory.
On Sunday over the course of the day family and friends began to gather and go to visit him and try to figure out a game plan for while he was in the hospital. Brandon has 2 daughters (Kaiya 14 & Kaycee 10) and he has 2 dogs Duke and Xena (Xena is a puppy she's only 3 months old) A game plan for the next two weeks was figured out so that his home, children and pets would be cared for while he is in the hospital. As well as many visits from his daughters and other friends and family.
On Monday May 13th, he had some involuntary movement on the left side of his body. He is still unconscious but moves a little bit while he is out and when they rotate him which they do about every two hours. The movement was our first good sign.
On Tuesday May 14th, after the second try they were able to successfully remove the ventilator and so he is breathing on his own. They also were able to remove the drains from his brain but kept on the monitor for the time being just to make sure that everything was continuing to progress as far as the swelling of the brain going down. On Tuesday night after we had left from our visit he spoke his first words since the accident and the nurse said she heard him say "I don't hate you". This is an amazing step in his journey to recovery. That same night he had also squeezed the nurses hand hard with his left hand. We're so thankful for both of those steps.
On Wednesday May 15th, he had 2 times early in the day when he spoke and then later in the day he was able to say his name. Also when his step mom Donna was there in the afternoon he opened his eyes and he said her name. He was trying to speak but couldn't say anymore. However the fact that he has now been vocal multiple times is a very good sign. They also removed the ICP monitor from his brain in the afternoon and that means he's able to move out of the ICU. At 7pm wednesday he was moved to the Neuro Progressive Unit to continue his recovery there.
Brandon has a long road to recovery ahead and there are a lot of questions that we can't answer until he wakes up.
From everything that has happened he is going to have a lot of medical bills and since he has been out of work it's going to be a struggle just to handle his regular monthly bills. It's unknown at this time how long it will take to recover and what his condition will be exactly.
So the hope is that we can band together to help raise some money to support him financially through this time so that he can focus on his recovery once he wakes up.
Right now he and his daughters could also use as many prayers and good vibes as you can possibly send. His daughters have been very strong through this ordeal but each day that there father can't come home and that they don't know what will happen it gets harder.
Please help by donating and then sharing this page, the outpouring of support has been heart warming and I can't thank you all enough for all of your kind words, thoughts and prayers. Little by little those prayers and good vibes are helping him to recover.
During the accident he hit the right side of his head and face on the ground.
Someone came across the accident and called for help and gave him CPR until the ambulance arrived.
He was rushed to the Saint Could Hospital where the first step in his journey to recovery happened. He had brain surgery. During this surgery they were attempting to help the swelling and bleeding of the brain. They installed an ICP monitor (this measures the pressure inside of the skull due to the brain) they also installed some drains for the extra blood. Surgery was successful and he was out of surgery and in a room in the ICU by around 9am on Sunday.
He was hooked up to a feeding tube, ventilater, and many other monitors to help him. As they accessed the injuries so far they found that all his injuries seem to be from the neck up. He has a black eye and has broken some of the bone around the eye on his right side and broke his right jaw. However the main concern is the injury to the brain, the three main concerns that were brought up by the nurse are movement on his left side, his speech and his memory.
On Sunday over the course of the day family and friends began to gather and go to visit him and try to figure out a game plan for while he was in the hospital. Brandon has 2 daughters (Kaiya 14 & Kaycee 10) and he has 2 dogs Duke and Xena (Xena is a puppy she's only 3 months old) A game plan for the next two weeks was figured out so that his home, children and pets would be cared for while he is in the hospital. As well as many visits from his daughters and other friends and family.
On Monday May 13th, he had some involuntary movement on the left side of his body. He is still unconscious but moves a little bit while he is out and when they rotate him which they do about every two hours. The movement was our first good sign.
On Tuesday May 14th, after the second try they were able to successfully remove the ventilator and so he is breathing on his own. They also were able to remove the drains from his brain but kept on the monitor for the time being just to make sure that everything was continuing to progress as far as the swelling of the brain going down. On Tuesday night after we had left from our visit he spoke his first words since the accident and the nurse said she heard him say "I don't hate you". This is an amazing step in his journey to recovery. That same night he had also squeezed the nurses hand hard with his left hand. We're so thankful for both of those steps.
On Wednesday May 15th, he had 2 times early in the day when he spoke and then later in the day he was able to say his name. Also when his step mom Donna was there in the afternoon he opened his eyes and he said her name. He was trying to speak but couldn't say anymore. However the fact that he has now been vocal multiple times is a very good sign. They also removed the ICP monitor from his brain in the afternoon and that means he's able to move out of the ICU. At 7pm wednesday he was moved to the Neuro Progressive Unit to continue his recovery there.
Brandon has a long road to recovery ahead and there are a lot of questions that we can't answer until he wakes up.
From everything that has happened he is going to have a lot of medical bills and since he has been out of work it's going to be a struggle just to handle his regular monthly bills. It's unknown at this time how long it will take to recover and what his condition will be exactly.
So the hope is that we can band together to help raise some money to support him financially through this time so that he can focus on his recovery once he wakes up.
Right now he and his daughters could also use as many prayers and good vibes as you can possibly send. His daughters have been very strong through this ordeal but each day that there father can't come home and that they don't know what will happen it gets harder.
Please help by donating and then sharing this page, the outpouring of support has been heart warming and I can't thank you all enough for all of your kind words, thoughts and prayers. Little by little those prayers and good vibes are helping him to recover.
Organizer
Carolyn Wood
Organizer
Sauk Rapids, MN
