Prayers For Brad

[HarleyDog]

(07-11-2025, 09:55 AM)sandwedge Wrote: Do we know who Brad's favorite is?  He'd shit himself if Burrow walked in..

Probably. But I may have jumped the gun on the idea. Just seen an update from Brads brother on FB, so I wrote him a personal message. I will reach out to Zac when the time is right. 

Quote:Update on Brad:

Overall, today was a better day. When we arrived this morning they removed Brad's breathing tube. That's fantastic news! We were able to communicate and he was alert. It was pretty special. However, this means that they reduced the sedation. He was very uncomfortable and confused. The pain is much more noticeable and intense. It's gut wrenching to watch someone suffer like this. Brad has no recollection of what happened which is too be expected. The bigger issue is his short term memory. It felt like every 30 minutes he would ask where he was and why he was there. With all the trauma, it's tough to judge whether that will continue or fade with time. We pray his short term memory will return and this is not a sign of bigger issues. The staff continues to take X-rays of his chest on a regular basis to examine his collapsed lung and ensure he is not developing pneumonia. The chest tube is still in. They did suctioning on him to clear his throat in lungs - not a very fun process. His heart rate was up above normal levels but not too concerning at this point. Like everything else, they have to monitor it. He has more fractures in his face than we originally thought. Swelling throughout his entire body seemed to worsen. The most disheartening part of the day was his frustration. It's tough to rexplain to someone over and over again a traumatic event they have suffered. The emotions are flowing.

The best part of today was explaining to him the support he has from the community! We were telling him how many "likes" and comments people were leaving on his update from yesterday. We also showed him how many views some of the artilcles on him had received. It truly brought that smile back to his face for a short time. It was awesome to see. It got to the point that every time we explained the accident, I would go back through all the Facebook post to ease the pain! My brother Donnie mentioned yesterday that Brad will love to read all this at some point and it could not be more true! Brad would always joke with my mom and say "Champs a pretty big deal." My mom said today, "I think he may be right". Please keep the prayers coming. Tomorrow is a new day. Our hope is that each day is better than the one before.

Tomorrow I am going to create a page that is dedicated to his recovery. I started to do that tonight and realized I didn't know what I was doing. Want to make sure we get it right. If I am able to do it, I will post it on here.

Thanks again to all of you. Brad needs your prayers.