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susu
Trad climber
East Bay, CA
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Sep 12, 2015 - 10:52pm PT
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Powerfully good news!
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jrskennedy
Social climber
Yosemite
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Sep 23, 2015 - 10:42pm PT
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In case anyone is still following this thread... David is doing really well! I'm a close friend/recent girlfriend and I've been communicating often with his mom through all of this. It's an insane and wonderful miracle that he's okay. He's out of the ICU and into rehab and doing really well! He still can't have visitors, I saw someone asking and wanted to clarify. Updates are posted still on his GoFundMe page (gofundme.com/davidpearson) and donations are still being accepted and MUCH appreciated by his mom and sister who have been by his side now for almost 6 weeks (they don't live in Fresno, so they've been away from home all this time). I just found this thread and it warmed my heart seeing all the people praying and sending love, I have to believe that it somehow worked. :) Be safe out there, y'all! In the original post about his accident, his mom mentioned that she knows wearing helmets is a completely personal choice, but the doctors told her that it's likely a helmet would have reduced the severity of his injuries. I've been extremely meticulous about wearing a helmet since then, it's a good reminder. I'm psyched for David to see this thread when the time comes. He knows well how wonderful the climbing community is, but I'm sure he'll be glad to see this. Thank you all. <3
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 23, 2015 - 10:48pm PT
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Thanks very much.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Sep 23, 2015 - 11:53pm PT
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Fickle beauty of today bump
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 24, 2015 - 03:49am PT
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Positive vibes to a bright spot!
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Bad Climber
climber
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Sep 24, 2015 - 06:09am PT
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More great news. We've lost too many climbers this year.
BUT NOT THIS ONE!
BAd
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Sep 24, 2015 - 10:34am PT
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Thank you for the update. Uplifting. You can take it to the bank that a lot of us climbers are following progress.
Go David go!
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Sep 24, 2015 - 02:55pm PT
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Bumpity-Bump for some awesome news!
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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I received this update on David this morning...it actually brought tears to my eyes.
And after all the tragedies and bickering that seem to engulf the Taco these days, I thought it would be nice to shine a bit of light into the darkness...
From David’s mom:
David was not lucky the day he fell. But everything that happened after his fall has been the most fortunate, unbelievable and miraculous outcome you can imagine. Friends hiking out to call for help, ER/ICU nurses hiking in the same location and rushing to stabilize him, a CHP helicopter/paramedic rescue team doing everything possible to get him to the trauma center in Fresno, his team of trauma and neuro surgeons, all the nurses and respiratory therapists working for weeks to save him.
Despite the devastating and grim diagnosis of Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) which is very likely to have an unfavorable outcome, despite an MRI which left very little hope that he would ever recover from his injury – he has surprised all his doctors, beaten all odds and continues to improve every single day.
After four weeks in the ICU, David has spent the last two weeks on the acute rehab floor of the hospital. He walked for 13 minutes outside with a walker today. He is talking and working with speech therapy every day. He is solving word problems while working on his cognitive and reasoning skills faster than I think I would be able to. He is already planning to go back to Bishop as soon as he completes his traumatic brain injury rehab/therapy in Orange County.
The support from the climbing community, his friends, his co-workers in Bishop, his former partners, the ‘brotherhood of the badge’, his lacrosse family, high school teachers and even total strangers has been unbelievable. You have helped not only financially with the burden of his medical bills, but your kind words made our weeks of worrying more bearable. He is blessed to have so many people helping him with his recovery. Thank you so much for your kindness, your prayers, and your generosity. We did not know nor expect that he would receive such overwhelming support from all of you - but we will be forever grateful.
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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You're welcome, Burch.
Like so many rock climbers, that David is one tough dude. :-)
Edit: And Cragman!
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10b4me
Social climber
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Great news, and it seems he has a positive outlook.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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FUck yeah David! More good vibes!
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rwedgee
Ice climber
CA
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Really great to hear that !
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Goosebumps of profound joy!
Susan
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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This is the best news! Feeling so grateful for his healing and for this community.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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good news indeed!
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jlecorps
climber
Bishop, CA
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YES DAVID! Can't wait to come meet you when you come home to Bishop! Keep on fighting
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Oct 19, 2015 - 05:28pm PT
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Looking GOOD David!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2015 - 08:36pm PT
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Rockin' the halo (in more ways than one).
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