[SECC] K9MUG Update

[Fred Dennin]

Jerry and All,

I have been communicating daily with Darrell, K9MUG’s daughter Linda who is staying by his side.  Latest report was last night about 9 pm eastern and Darrell has still not awakened and he’s been out for 7 days now.  They are still feeding him with a tube, but he is breathing better.    Linda says there is some concern about infection and brain damage due to a lack of oxygen from the time he sustained his neck injury to the time the EMTs got there and got oxygen on him.

I wish I could give some more positive news, but for now, please keep Darrell in your thoughts and prayers.

73’….Fred, WW4LL


On Oct 3, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Jerry Flanders <jeflanders at comcast.net> wrote:

> Any updates?
> 
> W4UK
> 
> At 06:54 PM 9/28/2014, you wrote:
>> Ralph, K1ZZI and I just returned from Birmingham to see Darrell, K9MUG in UAB Hospital there.  Darrell is still sedated, but we witnessed him moving his lower extremities.  The doctors feel that they have adequately addressed his orthopedic issues and the family is now awaiting results from a CT Scan to see how much, if any brain damage exists from his fall.
>> 
>> It took 12 to 14 stitches to close up the wound from his fall in the back of Darrell's head and it is extremely swollen.  He is still on the ventilator, but he is breathing at a level above the ventilator and they hope to start weaning him off it.  He is in ICU on the 9th floor of the hospital, Room 95
>> ...
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