Brady Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 So they have extended Dales antibiotic course. He will be on it for 4 to 6 more weeks then do surgery. I with some help put together a potato feed (I do live in Idaho) to help come up with some funds for Dale. He lives in a small town and we were expecting the best and got way more than we expected. The funds raised were over $6000 just on the feed the Fire Dept is doing a fill the boot type thing tomorrow and he has a can somewhere in town. Also a group here matched up to $5,000 so that puts us prob over 12,000. I love it when a community comes out to support someone who does so much for them. You think its a thankless job but its times like this that make it all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Star Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 It's really nice to see that a community that he serves has rallied around him! Especially in these hard times, it does give one confidence in human kindness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrmedic82 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Will keep him, a brother from another mother in my prayers. And if he is as stubborn as most people I know in EMS, giving up wont be a option, and hopefully he will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Alright the date is set...He goes in for surgery the 24th of August. Please pray for him. They tell him that if he gets only half the lung taken out he will be able to do everything but the fire fighting. If they take the whole thing then his life will change forever. We pray for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 The best of news!!! Dale had his surgery today and they took all of the leads out. It wasn't as much as they had anticipated, so he has a lot more lung than they told him he would have. This news is awesome...just thought I'd share with you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B the EMT Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Tell Dale that we, of his extended EMS family, wish him the speediest of recoveries, but at the same time, don't rush it to get back, until medically and mentally good and ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedic65 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 thanks for the update... how he gets better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiephil Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Brady, I hope he recovers well & please pass on the best wishes from a 'downunder' brother. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paraloco Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I'll pass the woed about Dale. Need to pass the word about one of my co-workers. His name is Rusty, and he was barely out of the classroom and doing his FTO time when he became septic. He has ulcerative colitis, and it ruptured. He was on a vent in ICU for a long time, is still in the hospital, and will not likely work again. We did a link sale, and there's a 4-man scramble coming up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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