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Thanks to Warwick @ www.dhrace.com for this update on "Shooter"
July 7, 2003
John Waddell Update
His mother arrived here Sunday night, so it is good for him to have a family member with him.
The latest with Johnąs condition is this:
He still needs no outside assistance for his breathing, and he is stable. He developed a fever over the weekend due to an infection in his arm from where he had thrashed around and pulled his IV out 3 times. They gave him some antibiotics and his fever went away. He can still move his arms and legs, same as before.
He is still unconscious. He has been checked out by a few different neurosurgeons, and there are a few different opinions. One doctor thinks now that it could be up to a month until he wakes up. He could still wake up in the next few days, but it could be longer. Because of the length of time it could be until he wakes up they have classified his condition as a coma.
Because of this, they have decided to transport him to Australia as soon as possible. It will take 5-7 days to organize all of his travel arrangements. Flying and the pressurization of the cabin is not an issue due to the fact that he has no brain swelling. As soon as he wakes up he will begin his therapy working with the doctors, and he will have the best doctors available to him in Australia.
I also have heard of some rumors on the Internet and I want to set them straight.
There were rumors on the Internet that he had brain swelling, which is completely untrue. His cat scan results have been the same or better since the moment he arrived at the hospital, and he did not have any brain swelling. This is a big difference towards his condition.
There were also some Internet rumors that the hospital had induced him into a coma to stabilize him, which is also untrue. As I explained before, they did give him some medication to ease his agitation, so that he wouldnąt pull his tubes out, but nothing more than that.
There is another rumor that he is paralyzed on his left side. This is untrue. John has been and can still move all of his arms and legs. He does have trauma on the right side of his brain, which controls the left side of his body. Because of this his left side has been less responsive than his right. The doctors said that this is common, and just like any other injury, his use will come back with physical therapy.
As John will be traveling home soon, any well wishes can be sent to his mothers home in Australia at the address below.
Thank you,
Derin Stockton
Team Director
Team ITS/Santa Cruz
John Waddell
86 Gerald Street
Spearwood
Western Australia
6163
Source Dhrace.com
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