I’m writing on behalf of the Careccia family. A family of givers...never asks for anything and are always the ones lending a helping hand and helping others. I’ve watched them suffer for the last 2 1/2 months, taking time off of work, taking time away from themselves and their families to make sure their husband/father was well taken care of in the hospital. Having been best friends with Lucrezia for so  many years and them treating me like one of their own, I know there is no more deserving family to finally be free of all the worry, fear, and sadness.
On November 9th the nightmare began. John Careccia was going for his daily coffee at a coffee shop he frequented for 50 years. John was brutally assaulted by a man with a metal broom. The criminal/perpetrator was charged with attempted murder and many assault charges, so you can only imagine what the investigation revealed!! From that moment on the Careccia’s family life changed forever. John’s brain shifted and was crushed to the right side. So much blood and pressure built up in his brain that his brain was trying to release itself from the skull. John was minutes away from death. He underwent major brain surgery. With the grace of God and all of his angels John survived the surgery.
He then needed a tracheotomy and a feeding tube. He was in a coma for a month.
John was left unable to use his limbs, talk, or eat. On December 22nd he went to rehab in upstate NY to start his recovery for his traumatic brain injury. His family is not able to see him because of Covid restrictions. On December 27th he ended up being rushed to a hospital upstate where he stayed away from his family for another 2 weeks.
An emotional roller coaster to say the least and a marathon for John. He is now back in rehab where his family prays he will be able to walk, use his arms and hands, speak and eat again. He was responding really well to his family before he went to rehab but since he has left he hasn’t done much or responded to anyone. He has no recollection of what happened and does not recognize his family members at this time.
His family wants him home. They want to care for him at home where they can stimulate him for hours a day to get his brain function back. Let’s all help in trying to get John home and make it so his family doesn’t have to worry financially with all the medical bill burden that will come along with getting him the proper care at home. Any little bit will help. His wife Giovanna and his children Maria, Vincenzo and Lucrezia just want their husband/Dad home.