Severely Beaten San Francisco Giants Fan Bryan Stow Speaks!

Published: 22nd Sep 11 4:17 pm
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Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE

It’s been nearly six months since Bryan Stow and a group of buddies made the trek from the Bay Area to Los Angeles to watch he beloved San Francisco Giants take on the rival Dodgers. It was supposed to be a dream come true for the 42-year-old father of two, instead it became his worst nightmare.

Stow was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium and remained in a medically induced coma for much of the time. Finally, after months of silence, Stow is able to speak for the first time since the horrific attack.

Stow suffered severe skull fractures and bruising to his frontal lobe from the repeated kicking he received from so-called “Dodgers fans.” Last week doctors placed a shunt in Stows skull to relieve the pressure on his brain and now with the aide of a valve on his tracheal tube he is able to voice words. According to the Stow family, Bryan went from simple facial movements to actually talking. My daughter was born with Hydrocephalus and had a shunt placed within her first 24 hours of life so I can fully appreciate what a life saver these little contraptions can be.

I have included an excerpt from the Stow family blog.

“On Wednesday, we were also told that Bryan had his speaking valve on his trach and when the speech therapists asked his first and last name, he said them. The ST asked what his daughter’s name was and he said, “Tabby“. She asked what that was short for and he said, “Tabitha“. She then asked what his son’s name was and he said, “Tyler“.
Today, the Speech Therapist was working with him again and asked him what his birthday was. Bryan then said, “2/12/1969”. With the valve on, he told Erin he loved her, and, while Erin was videotaping it for Bonnie, he said, “Hi,“ and “Bonnie”, when asked to say it. Also, Dave was holding up pictures of Tyler and Tabitha and Bryan said, “I would like to see them.”
We are blown away with all of this. Literally one day we got some facial responses and the next, he’s talking. His voice is gravelly and you have to be close to hear him, but he is talking.
Bryan’s had many ups and downs, and though we see how far he has come, we try not to look too far back into these past 6 months, and we can’t look too far down the road so we focus on right now. We pray that the Drs can control the blood clots and they stay away from Bryan’s lungs. But right now, Bryan is more awake and more responsive then ever.”

It’s been a long battle for the San Francisco paramedic; and it’s certainly not over, but it’s amazing to see how far he’s come. Our thoughts and prayer are with him and his family as they continue down the road to recovery.

If you want to help you can donate directly to his to Stow’s fundraising account by going to one of the banks listed at this site and make a deposit: www.cuswirl.com

Or via your PayPal account www.PayPal.com Send funds to [email protected]

The fund is also accepting donations at www.sfpcu.org.

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