Tad Recovery Project

On August 5, 2019, Tad and his friend was involved in a horrific car accident on the way to Antelope Valley. While driving on the I-17N Tad lost control of his car due to a sudden storm and his car spun out and hit a tree on the rear of his car.  Tad was rushed to the ICU to the Flagstaff Medical Center where they discovered multiple head injuries which caused some bleeding in the brain and a punctured lung.  Thankfully Tad’s friend was not as severely injured, but unfortunately, Tad has been under the care of the medical staff in the ICU where the doctors informed us that he might not make it out alive.
However, since then Tad has recovered at an astonishing pace. With the help of his friends, family, and the people in the rehabilitation center, he is now able to communicate verbally with the people around him and can move around with the help of a wheelchair or a walker. Considering his situation 2 months prior, this recovery is nothing short of a miracle.  
Prior to the accident, Tad was heading into his last year of his Master’s program for a linguistic degree at the University of Arizona.  What makes Tad so special and the reason why he is so beloved is he was such an unselfish person with his time and energy, had an easy-going attitude, and was very playful.  He could have used his pursuit of a Master’s degree as an excuse to be selfish with his time but he didn’t.  So unselfish he was given the nickname Uber because at a seconds notice he would not hesitate to pick a friend up for an event, be the driver for an impromptu road trip, drop friends off and pick them up from the airport, and etc.  He was the go-to guy for moving out, which can become a weekly thing at certain times of the year when you’re a college student.  He spent his weekends volunteering.  On Saturday mornings he’d wake up early to volunteer at the local Japanese school for kids here in Tucson, and on Sunday’s he was a big part of the Japanese Church in Tucson.  It is safe to say that the small Japanese community here in Tucson is devastated by this horrific accident.  
We are raising funds to offset the cost of medical expenses and everything that goes along with it.  On top of the medical expenses there are other smaller expenses which will eventually add up such as lodging, traveling, and the yearlong process of recovery.  The family is currently requesting a target amount of $5,000.  Please keep Tad in your prayers, and let’s support him during this time until he makes a full recovery!

2019年8月5日、斉臣と彼の友人はアンテロープバレーに向かう途中、恐ろしい自動車事故に巻き込まれました。 I-17Nの高速道路を運転している途中突然の豪雨に見舞われ車がスリップしてしまい、コントロールを失った状態で車の後部が木に激突してしまいました。幸い友人の方は軽傷で済みましたが、車は大きく破損してしまった上エアバッグも作動せず、斉臣はハンドルへ前頭部を強く打ってしまいました。斉臣は意識不明の状態で即座にFlagstaff Medical CenterのICUへ搬送され、その時行った検査によると多数の外傷、脳の出血、更には肺に穴が空いてしまっている重体であると判断されました。事件の直後はまさに一刻の猶予も許されない、生死を争う状態だったとのことです。
しかし奇跡的にも彼は命を取り留め、2か月が経過した今では車椅子や歩行器を用いて自分で動くことができ、また、普通に会話もできる状態にまで回復しています。斉臣はアリゾナ大学で言語学の修士号を取得している途中でした。勉学で忙しいにも関わらず友人が助けを求めたら、空港の送り迎えだろうと引っ越しの手伝いだろうとどんな状況でもすぐに駆けつけてくれることからUberというあだ名で呼ばれることもしばしばあったようです。土曜日の朝はツーソンの日本語補習校で、日曜日にはツーソンの日本キリスト教会でボランティア活動を毎週行っていたこともあり、まさに人に尽くすことを生き甲斐としていた人間の鏡のような人でした。現在斉臣の家族は医療費に加えて、Flagstaffのホテルへ向かうための交通費とホテルに泊まるための宿泊費、そしてリハビリに掛かる費用を払うため$5000の資金を必要としています。斉臣がこのまま順調に回復できるように、これからも支えて頂ければ幸いです。