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rwedgee

Ice climber
CA
Sep 2, 2015 - 10:27pm PT
[photoid=425738]updatefrom David's mom:

update on David
His Trauma and Neuro team have determined through an MRI that David suffered a potentially devastating brain injury affecting his entire brain in the accident - and not just a local bleed in his frontal lobe.
They have removed the bolt which measured the ICP and are currently tapering him off the sedatives so that they will be able to do an assessment of the extent of brain damage - which they intend to do next week (it takes time to get the high doses of Versed and Fentanyl out of your system).
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Diffuse axonal injury isn’t the result of a blow to the head. Instead, it results from the brain moving back and forth in the skull as a result of acceleration or deceleration. Automobile accidents, sports-related accidents, violence, and falls, are common causes of diffuse axonal injury.
When acceleration or deceleration causes the brain to move within the skull, axons, the parts of the nerve cells that allow neurons to send messages between them, are disrupted. As tissue slides over tissue, a shearing injury occurs. This causes the lesions that are responsible for unconsciousness, as well as the vegetative state that occurs after a severe head injury. A diffuse axonal injury also causes brain cells to die, which cause swelling in the brain.
DAI is a stretching injury to the neurons (the cell bodies of the brain) and axons (fibers that allow for communication from one neuron to another neuron). Everything our brains do for us depends on neurons communicating. When the brain is injured, axons can be pulled, stretched, and torn. If there is too much injury to the axon, the neuron will not survive. In a DAI, this happens to neurons all over the brain.
You cannot go back in and connect these neurons microscopically so what you hope is that the diffuse axonal injury, a disturbance to the microscopic structure of the brain, is a physiological disturbance. In other words, you have rattled it so the nerve cell is unconscious, and not cut, because the brain has very little capacity to re-grow its axon.
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We do not know if David is going to wake up, or what level of functioning he will have. We have been told that they are very concerned with the MRI, but patients with this type of injury can make a recovery. It is however also possible that he might not wake up - it all depends on the amount of damage which was done to his brain in the accident.

Please bear with us as we are anxiously awaiting the result of the assessment. Please also know that we are NOT giving up, we remain fiercely positive and are embracing him with all our love and strength, hoping and praying for the best. We refuse to allow the fear of what the outcome could be to overshadow our determination to help him pull through.
This is David - with the biggest heart, contagious in his positive attitude, loving life and freakishly strong, if anybody can pull this off it will be him
rwedgee

Ice climber
CA
Sep 2, 2015 - 10:31pm PT
Take as long as you need David....we need guys like you.
susu

Trad climber
East Bay, CA
Sep 2, 2015 - 10:40pm PT
Pulling for him. Sending him hope and prayers.
Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Sep 2, 2015 - 11:07pm PT
Love and Light surrounding him, praying for the best possible outcome. Love and support to his loved ones.
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
Sep 3, 2015 - 06:23am PT
So very heartbreaking.
Sending my love and prayers to him, his family and friends.

Susan
Winemaker

Sport climber
Yakima, WA
Sep 3, 2015 - 08:04am PT
Very sorry to hear this. I was involved in Formula racing for some years so am aware of head injuries and consequences. This is a link to a blog by Gary Hartstein, a former F1 doctor and brain injury specialist:

https://formerf1doc.wordpress.com/

Gary is very informative about brain injury, recovery, and consequences. His blog really worth a look.
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Sep 3, 2015 - 09:59pm PT
Awww kiddo. Fuuuuuuuuu.


Let his family be released of their pain, and let this boy's axons rebuild.

Salamander self-replenishment bump for the damaged brother.

Consider tossing some coin for this man's bills. At least so his fam can see that the tribe exists. And respects, cares.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 3, 2015 - 10:05pm PT
hey there say, oh my... thanks for the update, and i WILL be sure to pray even more, now...

to his family, hang in there, as you have been... time will tell, of course,
but, be thankful, for each new day...

god bless...
phylp

Trad climber
Upland, CA
Sep 4, 2015 - 09:35am PT
At least so his fam can see that the tribe exists

Thank you BraveCowboy, that is a wonderful sentiment.

Bump to keep this on the first page for a little while longer, and in our thoughts.
jlecorps

climber
Bishop, CA
Sep 4, 2015 - 11:20am PT
Our thoughts are with his family in this incredibly difficult time. Although I don't know David, I know he is one of us and it pains everybody who's ever touched a rock to see him in this state. lot's of love!!
cali kat

climber
CA
Sep 4, 2015 - 05:41pm PT
*bump*

enjoimx

Trad climber
Yosemite
Sep 4, 2015 - 10:54pm PT
Sending prayers and good vibes.
skcreidc

Social climber
SD, CA
Sep 5, 2015 - 09:54am PT
Positive thoughts bump
karen roseme

Mountain climber
Bishop
Sep 5, 2015 - 12:57pm PT
I'm so sorry things like this happen. I'm sending luck and good mojo his way!
L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
Sep 5, 2015 - 01:23pm PT
Didn't want to click on this thread because there's just so much hurt in the world already...but now I'm glad I did.

Sending more healing vibes and heartfelt prayers for David's full recovery, regardless of what the MRI shows right now.

And thanks for posting the GoFundMe link. That's one of the best donation sites on the Internet.

Fishcake

Trad climber
SANTA ANA
Sep 8, 2015 - 05:11am PT
FANTASTIC news this morning: David is awake and responsive!!!

Here's the latest from Dave's mother:
Our prayers and hopes have been answered: David will not spend the rest of his life in a vegetative state due to his brain injury. David gave his nurse a 'thumbs up', and then another 'thumbs up' with both thumbs. This means his brain is working for him to understand what she asked him to do, and then to actually do it. BEST NEWS EVER. We could not fathom losing him, and we were struggling to accept the dire prognosis he had been given. We literally could not be happier - and we know that you feel the same. The mood in the Trauma ICU is downright giddy, the nurses and respiratory therapists are all smiling at us. Everybody has been pulling for him. Thank you for all the love and support you sent to him and extended to us. He has a long road ahead of him - but whatever will come next will be a piece of cake - compared to the fear and sadness of the possibility of losing him.
L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
Sep 8, 2015 - 05:13am PT
This is such incredible news!

Go David!
Charlie D.

Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
Sep 8, 2015 - 05:17am PT
That's so great to hear, best to David and his loved ones.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Sep 8, 2015 - 06:10am PT
Wow!!
skcreidc

Social climber
SD, CA
Sep 8, 2015 - 06:22am PT
I opened up my email this morning and that update was there. Amazing news! A great way to start the day. Way to go David.
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