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Subject: PRAYERS FOR MARK


Author:
Stacy
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Date Posted: 21:58:48 08/06/06 Sun
 I am asking for prayers for my brother, Mark. He was in a motorcycle accident last night (Saturday night - Sunday morning) at 2:00am. He was at the WAWA in Hickory getting ready to leave and was driving across the parking lot when a car pulled right in front of him. Several people that were there said that they thought they were going to just pass each other when all of a sudden she made a turn right in front of him. He did not even have time to hit the brakes. He T-boned her then flew over the car and landed on his head.

They took him by ambulance to Johns Hopkins - Bayview Hospital on Eastern Avenue in Baltimore. He had all kinds of CT scans, an MRI, and x-rays. Unbelievably, the only thing broke is his nose. He is having a lot of back pain between his shoulder blades. His right arm and hand are not working quite right. Imagine what it’s like to wake up in the morning and your arm and hand are asleep….. You don’t have the correct control of your arm. That is somewhat how it is for him with the right arm and hand. Both of his hands are numb also.

He had a deep cut below his nose and a few on his lips so a plastic surgeon stitched him up. She did a really good job.

The neurosurgeon wanted him to stay overnight so they can watch him since some things show up later. So he was admitted. I do not know how long he will be there. He may be allowed to go home tomorrow (Monday). I have chemo Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday so I am not sure how much I will find out. I hope that my Dad will keep in touch with me often to let me know what is going on.

After I received that horrible call from my Dad I called my Mom. What a heart-wrenching thing to have to tell your mother. I was concerned about her being upset so I picked her up and drove there.

The really cool thing was that I didn't know how to get to Bayview. Marks friend, Bryan K., called me to tell me how to get there about the time I pulled up behind a state trooper on 695 that had someone pulled over. I wanted to ask him how to get there. The cop walked up to my car to see what I wanted as Bryan was giving directions. I explained to the cop that I wanted directions but the guy on the phone with me was telling me. Mom explained that "her son" was in a motorcycle accident. The cop actually said... "I'm the only trooper out here tonight. Put your flashers on and GO! But be careful." That was awesome!!

Many thanks to the people that were at WAWA that tried to help him. THANK YOU for keeping him still!!!

Special thanks to Goldfarb for riding in the ambulance with Mark and to Bryan K. for riding with my Dad to make sure he knew how to get to the hospital and to make sure he was okay!
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[> Subject: stacey, sorry to hear about mark.. i thought of trying to go down there today but figured id better not. if you or mark need anything just let me know.


Author:
ORV (TROY) 410-937-7508
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Date Posted: 22:48:02 08/06/06 Sun
[> [> Subject: Hey Troy


Author:
Stacy
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Date Posted: 05:19:51 08/07/06 Mon
There's no reason why you shouldn't go. Mark would be happy to see you, I'm very sure of that.
[> [> [> Subject: MARK'S FACIAL INJURIES


Author:
Stacy
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Date Posted: 02:06:35 08/08/06 Tue
The blood under his nose and on his lips are where he had stitches. I'm not sure but I think there's more places on his lip that were stitched but he got the blood off. Looking at the picture - you can see the break area on his nose on the left side of the nose. It has a lump and a bloody scrape. It's actually on the right side of his nose. A doctor is going to see him tomorrow to see if anything needs to be done about it or if it can heal like it is.

Thank GOD this is all that happened to his head considering he landed on his head and face!! God definitely had an Angel on Mark's shoulder.




[> Subject: Yikes


Author:
Cliff
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Date Posted: 23:00:32 08/08/06 Tue
Give Mark my best. I've only met him once (remember that car cruise...he had his wagon...the police were there because of blood on the side of a car...we had to try to keep the police from seeing that Mark had slicks on the wagon!), but I know how close you two are. Looks like the facial injuries will heal; I hope the numbness is better. I know it could have been a lot worse.
[> [> Subject: UPDATE


Author:
Stacy
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Date Posted: 12:50:14 08/10/06 Thu
Mark did find out that he hit a car with guys in it, not girls.

Mark is out of the hospital. His pains and numbing are the same. They are calling it Cervical 7 Radiculopathy which means the nerves in the 7th vertebrae in his neck is affected. It could mean they are pinched or they just have a lot of pressure on them from swelling or both. He is taking a steroid that reduces swelling. He is also on pain medication.



None of the doctors requested he come back for further evaluation. I'm not real comfortable with that. I guess he could contact the hospital to have the neurosurgeons name and number if he needs to go see him again. I would think at some point if it get's better he would need to be released so he can work.

Mark has had a lot of friends call him and come see him. Quite a popular guy!
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