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As many of you already know, Zach fell off his skateboard on Saturday Sept. 6th. As a result of the fall, Zach suffered a traumatic, closed head injury and is listed in critical condition in the ICU at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Zach is currently under sedation and being kept in a paralytic state to help keep his intra cranial pressure as low as possible, which will help decrease the swelling in his brain. He has been placed in a RotoProne bed, which will help his lungs combat pneumonia which recently set in. Everyone is hopeful and optimistic regarding Zach’s long-term prognosis. The Monday after the accident, Zach was able to move his legs, arms, toes and even squeezed his mother’s hand on command. He has a long journey to recovery ahead of him, but he has his youth, great caretakers and a large group of friends and loved ones rooting for him. His family will be keeping this blog in an attempt to keep all of Zach’s friends and loved ones up to date on his condition. Please check back often as we will try to provide daily updates. You may also post your own comments and please know that Zach will read them soon.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Day 17

Today was amazing! Zach's lungs are improving. The recent chest x-ray showed remarkable progress in 2 days. Zach has gone from needing 100% oxygen via the oscillator to now down to 40%! The physicians are actually excited. The right chest tube is leaking, which is actually good as it is allowing CO2 to leak out.

All in all. Things are going well. So well that after 2 weeks and 2 days of living in the hospital, Angela and I decided to move home today. Big step for us!

Thanks again to all.

Love Ang and Jo
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