Mike Rea's Recovery Info & Updates

Mike's family created this blog to acknowledge our heartfelt appreciation for all your thoughts, prayers, and well wishes since his accident. Please check back regularly for updates on his condition and recovery process. We know all of you will keep Mike and his family in your prayers!

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On June 16, 2006, Mike was doing what he loves most in the world~training a race horse! One minute, friends saw him go by at a full gallop. Thirty minutes later, he was found unconscious and barely breathing. Mike endured an emergency helicopter ride to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Unit where doctors determined he had suffered a severe brain injury and was placed in ICU in critical condition. After three weeks, Mike was transferred to Kernan Rehabilitation Center, then Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation. He returned home in October ‘06 and continues to work on his recovery. We have experienced much hope and joy as we have witnessed Mike's miraculous journey towards recovery. Mike IS A MIRACLE (the exact words of his neurologist) and continues to surprise his health care providers. Mike faces each day with courage, faith and perseverance; his new job consisting of physical therapy and theraputic riding. Mike is currently undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and is experiencing great progress! FOR THOSE WHO HAVE OFFERED ASSISTANCE, A "MIKE REA RECOVERY RELIEF FUND" HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HELP WITH MIKE'S MEDICAL AND DAILY NEEDS.

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Missing Mike.....

Mike has had a lot of visitors the past couple of days. Jen and Joe came by one evening and Mike's childhood friend, Mike Osbourn and family, has been visiting since Friday evening. Mike and Mikey played "thumb war" for hours! The nurses tell us Mikey is up and most talkative during late night hours. Strange, because he always went to bed early and was at the barn before the sun was up. He is now receiving breakfast, lunch and dinner (in the form of baby-type food) and devours every bit of each meal. Sundays are a day of rest from physical therapy and Rochelle and the kids will be visiting. A cat scan was performed yesterday as part of his follow-up care, and we are all anxiously awaiting the results. No news is good news. We have been told that Mike will receive an evaluation on Tuesday which should reveal (in the doctor's opinion) his expected rate and percentage of recovery. We've heard rumors of this evaluation before and just have to wait and see... I'll be back in Baltimore on Monday. I can't wait - I don't like being away from him. As always, thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

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