Wow. How awful. I hope he and his family have a happy ending to this ordeal.

Praying for this young man and his family.

How sad to hear for this young man and his family and friends. Prayers for all.

Praying for all.

(((((Bonnie)))))

Prayers from here as well.

Oh, I cannot imagine going through this, let alone twice. So terribly sad. I also hope he recovers.

My prayers are with the young man, his family and friends.

Praying that he will be well again and for your family too. So sad.

May all love surround you, DD, the young man, his family, and all dear ones praying for a good recovery.

I am so sorry to hear this and am lifting him up in prayer.

Sending comfort and strength to all involved. So sorry.

I'm so sorry. Praying for a good and full recovery.

I am so sorry. You are all in my thoughts tonight. I hope tomorrow offers hope for a healthy recovery.

very sorry to read this- prayers for a good outcome.

Praying for healing for this young man and for his family and friends.

I wish I had something positive to say, but unfortunately the ordeal continues. He is still in a coma.

As a CPR instructor I know all to well that sudden cardiac arrest without defibrillation can have dire consequences. So much depends on how long the brain was deprived of oxygen, but generally the brain can survive only 4-6 minutes without suffering damage.

Oh, no. I was wondering how he was doing and hoping for an update. I am so sorry to hear that things are not more positive.

Sorry to hear that things are not improved.

Any change, bonnie?

Unfortunately, no. He took a turn for the worse yesterday and the family has asked for privacy. This week he has been battling pneumonia on top of everything else. It would take a miracle for him to recover from this. Many people are praying for him and for his family.

How sad, stressful, and unimaginable.

Miracles happen, let this be the time.

Please yes....let one happen now......

I've been keeping him in my prayers.

Many thanks for the prayers for this incredible young man and his family. His parents have been staying in a hotel near the hospital (some of them...his mom has not left his side). His friends started a "go fund me" account to defray the costs of some of the expenses and in 2 days have met 65% of the targeted goal. I DO believe in miracles, but was there when the neuro doc told his mom that he has never seen anyone recover from this state in his 5 years as a neuro ICU specialist at a major teaching hospital. He did say that it HAS happened. He then went on to suggest that the family plan on the long term care that may be required when they move him: palliative care hospice and then possibly hospice. Not a discussion that is easy to "hear." His mom is now letting close friends visit again.

May he be one of the miracles!

((((Hugs)))) all around. Words cannot convey the sadness.

Aw, Faron you are proof that miracles do happen!

Thank you all for your prayers.

A recovery just wasn't meant to be. The brain damage was extensive and irreversible. This amazing young man (28) passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. The family gifted his kidneys to a 30 year old man who had been on a waiting list and who now has a second chance at life. Please continue to pray for his family and friends as they come to terms with this enormous loss.

Oh Bonnie I am so sorry...

So sad.

So beautiful of them to honor him by donating his kidneys, these are really good people. God bless them.

I'm so sorry, Bonnie-Ann.

Praying for his family, and thank you for the gentle reminder of how very gracious organ donation is.

So sorry to hear.

I am so sorry to hear this news. What a tragic loss for his family and friends. An organ donation is a wonderful and thoughtful gift, and hopefully will bring them some measure of comfort.

how sad to hear, thanks for the follow up.

so sorry

I'm so sorry, bonnie. Offering up prayer for this young man's loved ones.

I am so sorry.

So sorry to read this. Such a loss. I hope the family finds some measure of peace with their generous gift to another young man.

The wake was yesterday in a large Catholic church, which luckily was air conditioned. The crowds were enormous, the lines long, but well arranged once inside the church. The funeral was today and was a beautiful testament to a life well lived, but taken too early. The major roadways to and from the church to the burial grounds were blocked off-the motorcade was long. As we gathered at his final resting place in Lexington for the burial- there were NO dry eyes in the crowd. From there we went to a local Marriott for a luncheon and for more time to mingle with the family and friends who were part of this young man's life. Now the "kids" are off to be by themselves and will come "back home" to their family home for respite. We expect a crowd here tonight. Love your children, hold them close, realize what precious gifts they are. In a blink of an eye so much can change.........and please consider organ donation. So many are waiting for the gifts of continued life. Thank you for reading this.

I know only too well the sorrow that this young man's family and friends are experiencing. Eleven years ago my 28 year old son was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and died within 3 months. Two weeks before his diagnosis he had been skiing down double black diamond trails in the Rocky Mountains. Six weeks after his diagnosis his spine collapsed due to the cancer having spread to his bones. Even after 2 major surgeries and being told the chemo wasn't working, I held out hope that there would be a miracle. But just as in this case with your daughter's friend, recovery wasn't meant to be.

If you have a chance, please tell the young man's family, that another mom who also lost an outstanding 28 year old is sharing in their sorrow. Eleven years after the fact, tears still flow too often sometimes. I do hope they can find peace and comfort in the gift of life that they gave to another family which was hoping for a miracle.

I am so sorry Bonnie. And also for your loss, badgergal. It is wonderful to read that the gift of continued life will be given to another young man.

bonnie_ann, I am so sorry, and for you too badgergal.

badgergal, I am so sorry for what you have gone through.

Badger gal, I am sorry for the loss of your son.

Oh, Badgergal, you must have felt like you were in a car wreck. Life turned upside down, on that infamous dime.

It's amazing what some people have to bear. I'm sorry you are in that group. Too much; too hard.