Moose in Need: Patrick Kiley
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On January 23rd, Pat was in a serious skiing accident at Bretton Woods Mountain, in New Hampshire. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where they discovered he had multiple serious injuries to many of his major organs including his heart, lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys along with five broken ribs.
Pat was then airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Memorial Hospital where they performed emergency surgery on his liver, spleen, and heart. The surgeries were all successful and he was taken off the ventilator the next day. Within hours after being extubated, Pat’s oxygen slowly started to decline. The doctors did not realize the amount of trauma to his lungs and explained it can take hours after the initial injury for lung contusions to blossom. Around 2:30am, on January 25th, Pat's oxygen declined so quickly the team decided he needed to be intubated and get support from a ventilator immediately. Pat was suffering from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a rapidly developing, life-threating condition where the lungs cannot properly do their job moving air in and out of the blood. Pat was heavily sedated and on maximum life support from the ventilator for almost two months.
After weeks and weeks of little to no change in his condition, one day his body decided it was ready to heal. Pat ended up staying 55 days in the ICU and started his road to recovery at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Cambridge, MA on March 18. At Spaulding, Pat was weaned off the ventilator and started gaining back his strength.
Within a week and a half Pat started walking, and within two weeks he was moved to Spaulding in Charlestown for more rigorous therapy. Pat has blown every doctor out of the water with how quickly he has been recovering and the fact that he is still alive. The doctors told us 90% of people with Pat’s injuries would not have made it off the mountain. Not only has Pat beat the odds and made it off the mountain but he is expected to make a full recovery. Pat is still currently at Spaulding in Charlestown continuing to battle on his road to recovery.
Pat is a respected, beloved member of our sales team in Boston. His tencious spirit shows not just in his work, but in fighting to recover. Please take a moment to help out one of our special moose...he and his lovely fiance Brianna will so appreciate knowing they have our support during his road to recovery.
Pat was then airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Memorial Hospital where they performed emergency surgery on his liver, spleen, and heart. The surgeries were all successful and he was taken off the ventilator the next day. Within hours after being extubated, Pat’s oxygen slowly started to decline. The doctors did not realize the amount of trauma to his lungs and explained it can take hours after the initial injury for lung contusions to blossom. Around 2:30am, on January 25th, Pat's oxygen declined so quickly the team decided he needed to be intubated and get support from a ventilator immediately. Pat was suffering from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a rapidly developing, life-threating condition where the lungs cannot properly do their job moving air in and out of the blood. Pat was heavily sedated and on maximum life support from the ventilator for almost two months.
After weeks and weeks of little to no change in his condition, one day his body decided it was ready to heal. Pat ended up staying 55 days in the ICU and started his road to recovery at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Cambridge, MA on March 18. At Spaulding, Pat was weaned off the ventilator and started gaining back his strength.
Within a week and a half Pat started walking, and within two weeks he was moved to Spaulding in Charlestown for more rigorous therapy. Pat has blown every doctor out of the water with how quickly he has been recovering and the fact that he is still alive. The doctors told us 90% of people with Pat’s injuries would not have made it off the mountain. Not only has Pat beat the odds and made it off the mountain but he is expected to make a full recovery. Pat is still currently at Spaulding in Charlestown continuing to battle on his road to recovery.
Pat is a respected, beloved member of our sales team in Boston. His tencious spirit shows not just in his work, but in fighting to recover. Please take a moment to help out one of our special moose...he and his lovely fiance Brianna will so appreciate knowing they have our support during his road to recovery.
Organizer
Christina Luconi
Organizer
Boston, MA