Brendan Town.Photo:Go Fund Me
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An Atlanta man on his honeymoon wasleft paralyzedfrom the waist down after a devastating surfing injury.
“I caught the first wave,” Town said. “I was very excited.”
That’s when he felt pain when he popped up onto the board. Initially, he thought he may have pulled a muscle, but he kept going,
After his condition worsened, he went to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with surfer’s myelopathy, an extremely rare nontraumatic spinal cord injury.
“Considering he still has small feeling to his lower half we are very hopeful he will make improvements with the help of good rest and physical therapy,” she added.
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In an update on the fundraiser on Monday, Town wrote that he was moved out of the ICU and that he’s had a “spinal fluid drain removed and am now resting up in general care.”
“I have been able to move myself completely over to a wheel chair without much assistance!” he continued. “Yayay! Core balance is excellent and we will be working on general care for myself and how to get around.”
Town noted that his goal now is to withstand an eight- to nine-hour flight to return home later this week. He then plans to begin “patient physical therapy that will help expedite the process of my healing and being able to walk again.”
More than $9,000 has been raised via the GoFundMe as of Wednesday morning, with the hope the funds can be used “to cover medical and travel costs associated with getting back home, healing, and getting into a good rehabilitation center in Atlanta,” his wife wrote.
source: people.com
