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Old 05-25-2010, 05:22 PM
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yesterday my buddy was benching 340lbs on the smith machine and forgot to put up the stoppers and the bar came down and crushed his neck and sufficated him. paramedics were able to get him to start breathing again and took him to er last night. i went to go see him today and his whole face was swollen, but i got to sit next to him and hold his hand. When I walked in to the room i was holding my friends hand because i was so nervous and his dad came over and held me. It felt so nice to be with him. Last night he had no brain activity at all. This morning they did a light test on his eyes and his eyes twitched.

I stopped talking to him for awhile because his attitude started to change with people he was hanigng out with, but i still loved him just couldnt stand him. We used to be unseperable for the longest time. I hope i get the chance to tell him how much i miss him.
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 05:40 PM
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Dude, I couldn't imagine what it would be like if that happened to my best friend. My thoughts are with you.
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 05:59 PM
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its been really hard
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 06:11 PM
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wow dude. that's nuts. best wishes to you and your friend
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 06:26 PM
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Damn . . . Our thoughts are with you, him and his family, that's got to be a really tough situation.
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 07:57 PM
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really sorry to hear that man. My thoughts are with you both.
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 07:59 PM
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My thoughts and prayers are with you man.
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 08:54 PM
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sorry to hear it man.
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 09:20 PM
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That really sucks man, i dunno what i would do in that situation...Hearts out to you man...
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 10:22 PM
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i miss him so much. I try to hold his hand every time i see him and talk to him letting him know he will get through this.

I just got back from the hospital and the swelling in his face has gone down. They did tests earlier and his heart is beating strong and has good blood pressure. Tomorrow they will do the EKG scan for brain activity. So far he is showing primitive charateristics of brain activity. He can breathe on his own but they have him hooked up to a breathing machine to prevent any further pressure on his body.
 
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Old 05-25-2010, 11:21 PM
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thats rough man...best wishes for you him and all related.
 
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Old 05-26-2010, 06:35 AM
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Thats hard news, hang in there... my prayers are with him and anyone close to him
 
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Old 05-26-2010, 08:05 AM
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Man, that's a shame to hear. My prayers and thoughts go out to all of you. Just spend as much time with him as possible and let him know how you feel. Keep us updated.
 
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Old 05-26-2010, 08:11 AM
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so sorry to hear man. My prayers go out to you and him and his family
 
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Old 05-26-2010, 08:38 AM
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sorry to hear it man.
 
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Old 05-26-2010, 03:02 PM
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Great News!!! x-rays showed no damage to his neck or trachea!! woot woot. So far this **** is on a positive streak. Lets keep it up. MRI and EKG scans are later today
 
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