Many people in the HPS community know the DelVecchio family. Marie and Joe DelVecchio both serve on the board of directors of the HPS Network. They were one of the first families back in the days when Donna was having the HPS Family Conference in her basement. Joey, their son, has grown up in the HPS family.
This morning Joey was hit by a car while crossing a street on his way to work. He's currently in the ICU with a head injury. His head hit the winshield of the car so hard it completely shattered the glass. There's a cut on Joey's brain and likely some swelling in his head. He was unconscious, but woke up this afternoon and seems to be alert and responding to his surroundings. That's an awesome sign. But, he's not out of the woods yet.
A head injury can be quite serious for anyone, but for someone with a bleeding disorder it's that much more serious. Luckily, the hospital was able to contact Joey's mom very quickly after he arrived in the emergency room. I don't know if he was wearing his medic alert bracelet or if a co-worker made contact. At any rate, she was able to tell them he had HPS, explain it, and Joey got a blood platelet transfusion to help with the bleeding. Marie has been in constant contact with Donna throughout the day to try to help the hospital get up to speed on HPS in a hurry.
Please pray for Joey that he makes a full recovery. Please pray for his family who have had quite a tough day today.
The DelVecchio's (mom and dad) aren't big computer people, so I'll post updates as I get them here.
This morning Joey was hit by a car while crossing a street on his way to work. He's currently in the ICU with a head injury. His head hit the winshield of the car so hard it completely shattered the glass. There's a cut on Joey's brain and likely some swelling in his head. He was unconscious, but woke up this afternoon and seems to be alert and responding to his surroundings. That's an awesome sign. But, he's not out of the woods yet.
A head injury can be quite serious for anyone, but for someone with a bleeding disorder it's that much more serious. Luckily, the hospital was able to contact Joey's mom very quickly after he arrived in the emergency room. I don't know if he was wearing his medic alert bracelet or if a co-worker made contact. At any rate, she was able to tell them he had HPS, explain it, and Joey got a blood platelet transfusion to help with the bleeding. Marie has been in constant contact with Donna throughout the day to try to help the hospital get up to speed on HPS in a hurry.
Please pray for Joey that he makes a full recovery. Please pray for his family who have had quite a tough day today.
The DelVecchio's (mom and dad) aren't big computer people, so I'll post updates as I get them here.
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