HELP DAVID WAKE UP TO THE MIRACLE OF LIFE!!!
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On the afternoon of Saturday, the 16th of November, David Shalom Vartak, our son met with a tragic accident involving a fall hitting his head on a concrete walkway. As a result, he sustained severe traumatic brain injury threatening his life. The injury caused, as medically described, Subdural and Subarachnoid hemorrhages that further aggravated damage to his brain, in particular left side of the brain including the frontal lobe. The expert and efficient neurosurgeon and staff at the University Medical Center (UMC) were able to save his life, however, now he has been in the Neuro ICU at UMC on life support, and has been bravely battling for his life.
Just to share a little on who David is…
David was born to ‘The Vartak Family’. We are from Mumbai, India and he is our only child. A sportsman, athlete and student, he always demonstrated a “never give-up attitude”. In the fall of 2015, after having completed his Bachelors in Microbiology and Biochemistry and his Masters in Biomedical Genetics, a researcher at heart, he was accepted in a PhD program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock Texas where he embarked on pursuing his dream scientific career in Cancer Research.
As aptly described by his PhD mentor, David is an innovator, and someone who is on a mission to generate new knowledge to save lives of cancer patients. Evidently, upon making a ground breaking discovery in Breast Cancer Research while working in his lab, David was looking forward to completing his Doctorate in May 2020, when his dream was tragically interrupted by the traumatic brain injury.
A continuous flow of family and friends visiting David in the Neuro ICU is testimony to how loved he has been. Unknown people have been speaking highly of him and how he has helped them in their time of need during the past 4 ½ years at TTUHSC. He not only wrote recommendation letters for people who needed a job but also mentored several students in his lab. Being a foodie, he cooked for many, helped first time international students from the airport to the university giving them a meal and making them feel comfortable. From the President of the TTUHSC (as he was elected for 2 years as a student senator) to the Cleaning staff whom he warmly greeted every morning, they know David as a bright scientist as well as a kind and humble person. David deserves our support in his fight for life, and a second chance to realize his dream of saving lives of patients with cancer.
We need YOU to help us see the bright side of this dark tunnel…….
We need your support to help him make it back to the world of normalcy and just return to being with us again. We, his parents, ask you to pray for David, and to support us by your kind and life-saving contribution toward his medical costs. We must move him from the ICU to a specialty Nursing Home, and then transport him to a Rehab Centre for Long Term Care post-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Your contribution will be utilized for his medical expenses incurred in excess of his insurance coverage, rehabilitation and care, and for the living expenses of his parents who moved here from India.
We thank you for your prayers, love and generosity. We, David’s parents, also confirm that Mrs. Mugdha Vartak has been nominated to organize and withdraw funds to support David’s life-recovery efforts.
Just to share a little on who David is…
David was born to ‘The Vartak Family’. We are from Mumbai, India and he is our only child. A sportsman, athlete and student, he always demonstrated a “never give-up attitude”. In the fall of 2015, after having completed his Bachelors in Microbiology and Biochemistry and his Masters in Biomedical Genetics, a researcher at heart, he was accepted in a PhD program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock Texas where he embarked on pursuing his dream scientific career in Cancer Research.
As aptly described by his PhD mentor, David is an innovator, and someone who is on a mission to generate new knowledge to save lives of cancer patients. Evidently, upon making a ground breaking discovery in Breast Cancer Research while working in his lab, David was looking forward to completing his Doctorate in May 2020, when his dream was tragically interrupted by the traumatic brain injury.
A continuous flow of family and friends visiting David in the Neuro ICU is testimony to how loved he has been. Unknown people have been speaking highly of him and how he has helped them in their time of need during the past 4 ½ years at TTUHSC. He not only wrote recommendation letters for people who needed a job but also mentored several students in his lab. Being a foodie, he cooked for many, helped first time international students from the airport to the university giving them a meal and making them feel comfortable. From the President of the TTUHSC (as he was elected for 2 years as a student senator) to the Cleaning staff whom he warmly greeted every morning, they know David as a bright scientist as well as a kind and humble person. David deserves our support in his fight for life, and a second chance to realize his dream of saving lives of patients with cancer.
We need YOU to help us see the bright side of this dark tunnel…….
We need your support to help him make it back to the world of normalcy and just return to being with us again. We, his parents, ask you to pray for David, and to support us by your kind and life-saving contribution toward his medical costs. We must move him from the ICU to a specialty Nursing Home, and then transport him to a Rehab Centre for Long Term Care post-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Your contribution will be utilized for his medical expenses incurred in excess of his insurance coverage, rehabilitation and care, and for the living expenses of his parents who moved here from India.
We thank you for your prayers, love and generosity. We, David’s parents, also confirm that Mrs. Mugdha Vartak has been nominated to organize and withdraw funds to support David’s life-recovery efforts.
Fundraising team: Team David (3)
Mugdha Vartak
Organizer
Lubbock, TX
Debby Vartak
Team member
Debby Vartak
Team member
