Hey guys,
Some of you know my buddy Mason had a nasty crash while on his Monster last week.
He is currently comatose, with many broken bones on his left side and a shattered right ankle. He is improving every day, and is surrounded by friends who love him and are pulling for him.
Luckily, Mase has health insurance as well as moto insurance, but he will be unable to return to work for awhile. (He works for Icon) I can't imagine how astronomical his living expenses and hospital bills (after insurance) are going to be. There is a donation fund set up to help him and his family.
If you guys can and/or want, donations are being gladly accepted here (http://www.innerrageracing.com/GetWellSoonMason). If all you can give are well wishes, I'll be sure to let his family and him know that he has supporters everywhere.
Thank you so much for your support, we are rooting for Mason and hoping he wakes up soon!!!
(I'm going to post this on NMC as well, since I'm not sure which board is appropriate...)
Prayers and well wishes out to the family. :'( It's always hard when someone goes down, hope he has a speedy recovery.
My prayers are with him and his family.
Sorry to hear about the crash. I wish your friend a speedy recovery.
Sad. My prayers goes out to him and his family.
Fingers and toes are crossed here. Please tell him c_rex is pulling for him to come through.
Quote from: c_rex on May 22, 2008, 07:26:47 PM
Fingers and toes are crossed here. Please tell him c_rex is pulling for him to come through.
Quote from: Ohmic on May 22, 2008, 06:31:32 PM
Sad. My prayers goes out to him and his family.
Quote from: ODrides on May 22, 2008, 06:30:18 PM
Sorry to hear about the crash. I wish your friend a speedy recovery.
I to wish him all the above marsrr
Donation sent.
It saddens me to hear this. My best to Mason and those who know and love him.
Mason, to a quick and speedy recovery [beer]
Positive thoughts sent for a complete and speedy recovery.
Good vibes from the DMF.
It is very sad to hear this thing. My prayers and wishes of a quick recovery to you my friend.
Best wishes to our brother rider for a full recovery.
J
Yeah well wishes prayers and thoughts for Mason
-panthro
Best wishes.
Get well soon :-\
Best wishes here as well.
Small donation sent, wish it was more.
Speedy recovery.
Well wishes and prayers to your friend from us.
Hope Mason gets better soon. Prayers and best wishes.
Donation sent
Never met you, but you're a brother as far as I'm concerned. God speed.
Any update on Mason's condition?
He has improved tremendously. They removed the ventilator and added a trache. (or how ever you spell it) and he's breathing primarily on his own. He actually may have responded to external stimulation yesterday. (he squeezed his girlfriend's hand and she asked him to move his thumb and he did)
Thank you all for your well wishes and donations, it means the world to his family.
-Awesome news!!! :D Prayers and a speedy recovery to him....
-I lost a close friend last year who was hit on his 900ss by an SUV crossing the center line, so I know it's never easy when a friend goes down....
Sounds like he's already battling back which is excellent, let's pray he returns to 100% ASAP !!
Another update on Mase:
He ended up with a blood clot in his right thigh yesterday which was pretty scary. They put him on blood thinners and put a filter in before he goes into surgery again. His ICP (intracranial pressure) was spiking but is really low today.
He's doing better than ever, the clot was a little scary but it looks like he'll be ok.
Thank you all!!
Good luck bro! I'll add a little $ to help out.
Donation sent along with Best Wishes for a continued complete and speedy recovery [thumbsup]
I know that support from this place would me a LOT to me - were I in Mason's boots
Get well soon!
Hurts to hear, and right near my old hometown.
Strong good vibes to you, Mason, and glad to hear there has been good progress.
*bump* and donation to the fund.
Get Well Soon & Strength to friends and family.
Donation sent along with positive energy and best wishes for a speedy recovery :)
Good luck to Mason and his friends and family from me and mine.
Kenn T. (aka Spike)
Once again, thank you very much for all your kind words and donations, it means a lot to me and I know it will mean a lot to Mase.
Quick update:
Today when I went to see him, his eyes were wide open and he was blinking and moving his eyes around. I more than halfway expected him to look over and just start talking. He still appears to be "not quite there" though. I don't know if he's still classified as comatose, I was unable to speak to any of his doctors.
I went to his bedside and stroked his hair a little bit, talking to him. He actually moved his eyes over as if he were looking at me. He moved his mouth like he wanted to say something, and he was trying so hard to speak. Despite that, he is still catatonic. When his eyes are open they are glazed over and he doesn't really focus them on anything. But I'm happy to say he was looking at things and seemed to be trying to talk all afternoon.
He is SO CLOSE, so close, and yet so far still. I want him to wake up so badly and he seems almost ready to do so.
On a more medical note, he still has small hemorrhages in his frontal lobe which they are concerned about, but his last CT showed no damage to his brain stem, which made us all breathe a big sigh of relief.
Great news........our thoughts are with him.
Thanks for the update Neenja.
Our thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
Get well soon.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery
Thanks for the update. My best to Mason and those who love him.
Wishing your friend Mason a speedy recovery .........
best wishes, get well soon :'(, Keep us updated
Wish him and the family the best of luck.
Thanks for the update.
I'm so glad to hear that he's progressing - hopefully is family & friends can rest a little easier now.
Quote from: duc996 on June 16, 2008, 04:12:22 AM
Wish him and the family the best of luck.
+1
Positive thoughts sent.
Dosh sent.
Get well, dude.
Major update:
Got a call from Mason's mom this morning saying he was mouthing words and sentences, and actually asking the nurse to stop pinching him because it hurt. Packed up my yard sale and zoomed to the hospital.
While I was visiting him, he kept squeezing my hand, stoking it with his thumb. His tracking was a little better, and he was definitely focusing more now than he was last time. We weren't able to decipher all the things he was trying to say, but some of it we could make out:
"I'm sorry"
"I love you"
"Oh yes" (after being asked if he needed a bottle of Crown Royal [laugh])
He still isn't classified as "awake" but he is getting there. There are ten levels of comatose, and he is currently a level 3 with 1 being completely incapacitated with no responses to any outside stimulation. So we have a long way to go but I'd say he's gone up a level or two in just the past few days.
Thanks again everyone for all your good thoughts, they have obviously helped!!!!
Excellent news!! [clap]
His brain is obviously smart enough to take its time in coming back online after being jarred, so IMHO, it should be viewed as a good thing that he's taking his time doing so.
He, as any fellow rider who goes down, will be in my thoughts... Godspeed Mason!! :)
That is great news!!! My neighbors buddy Al went down last year and had a very similar sounding brain injury.. It has taken time, but I am happy to report that he is close to 95% of where he was pre accident. Support and understanding are key here. Al would say things that made absolutely no sense at all, but everyone would be like "Thats great Al!" He would smile and nod.. it was almost like he knew what he was saying didnt make sense, but at least he was talking. So, prayers being sent your friends way... with the love and support of great friends and family, he will fare as well as Al or better..
Just read this news, terrible to know another rider has gone down.
Excellent news on the recovery.
Best wishes for continued improvement.
cheers
Matty...
Wishing your friend all the best for a speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
Get well soon Mase!
Monsterista
Positive thoughts sent!
What does the 757 mean.
Is that him or a team thing?
That's great news!
Have you printed this thread and shared the well-wishes with him and his family?
+1 on the printing of the thread.
Also check for new PM
Yeah, there's a couple other forums that have threads dedicated to his progress, so we'll probably print all of them out and put them in a big book.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Exciting update about Mason today!!
Mo and I went and saw him about 7pm. Mo asked him how he was doing and he threw him the hang loose sign!
So, not only is he responding more to our visits, a little bit of the old Mase shone through today.
Here's hoping for a full recovery and to get our Mason back.
On a medical note, he still has the trach in. We spoke to one of his nurses and she said she wasn't sure when they will take it out, but when they do it will be a gradual process to wean him off. He is breathing on his own now, the trach is just there to help when needed and to keep the air moist.
Sending love and good thoughts from my family and I in Canada
Great news on the progress! We all have to keep posting so when he fully wakes up, he'll be totally impressed on having the longest thread on the DMF! C'mon people.. the more we say positive things, the better he'll get! GET WELL SOON!
Very good news on the continued recovery. He has some great friends and now fans.
Sending many good thoughts!
K
Glad to hear that your friend is on the mend. Good luck to Mason and thanks for the update.
[clap] [clap] Keep it up Mason! We're all anxious to see you posting on this site! Positive thoughts and best wishes heading your way.
Great news!
Yesterday Mo and I went and saw Mase. He has his trach completely removed, he is awake, talking, and eating solid foods. His brain is still not completely wired yet, as a lot of his sentences were slurred together or didn't make much sense. But the old Mase is definitely back! Lot's of F Bombs being dropped. I asked him if the nurses were hitting on him yet and he said "Pssssshhhh, which ones aren't?" He was very happy to see us and is aware that he's been gone a long time. I told him we've all been pulling for him and he said "Good, I've been pulling for you guys." It made me smile, but I told him he should just keep pulling for himself and he agreed. Like I said, he said a lot of things that didn't make a lot of sense but he seemed to understand that. His brain knows what he wants to say but it's not firing quite right yet so it comes out different. He still has a slight staph infection and now a bladder infection, but he's getting better by the second. His mood was really really good, he was in high spirits yesterday and was laughing and joking around with us like he used too. He told Mo and I we are going to Japan, and him and Mo are going to France also and kicking that Armstrong guys ass.
Here's to Mase, and his speedy recovery...
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [thumbsup] Great to hear!!!
that's great news neenja [thumbsup]
thanks for the update :)
Glad to hear your buddy is doing well. It just makes me feel even more lucky about my get off yesterday.
Best wishes to your bro...
Awesome!
[thumbsup] [thumbsup]
Thanks for the great news - we'll keep the good thoughts coming your way Mason - you keep getting better [beer]
Hope he gets well soon. Tell him we are all pulling for him.