Help Bring Arwen Home
- December 30th, 2010
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- By allenfalkner
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As many of you remember back in July of 2010, a terrible car accident severely injured several members of our community. Thankfully Robby, Brandon and Jill have all recovered. However Arwen “Spliff” Rosa is still in need of constant medical care and rehabilitation.
From Jill – “His brain is functioning very well. He knows who we are and what we do. He remembers all of our friends, family, places we’ve been… Of course every now and then we still notice glitches. After all he did sustain a traumatic brain injury. He still doesn’t have much of a voice due to his tracheotomy, but we do communicate pretty well. As far as movement, he’s recently been moving his right arm. Not his fingers yet, but shoulder, elbow and wrist. He’s able to raise his arm enough to adjust his glasses on his nose. All of this is great news. Now for not so great. Arwen’s immune system is not working well. Right now he is in ICU with pneumonia for the 3rd time in 4 months. He’s had a very high fever and his white blood cells aren’t able to fight the infection. On the 28th he got a blood transfusion to help.”
Also, as you may not know, his wife Jill is pregnant. In 8 short weeks she will be caring for her husband and a new born baby. Because of this, it is imperative that she and Arwen move back home to New York. (The two of them have been in Odessa Texas since the wreck happened while in route from Houston to California) Although they have been fortunate to have many visitors and financial support, it just wont be enough once their baby is born. Back in New York they both have family and a large support system.
From Jill – “The goal we need to work with right now is getting him/us back home to New York. Arwen has been accepted to a facility there. We are waiting for a bed to open up for him. Once we get that call we’ve got about 4 days to make it there before they pass it on to who’s next on the list. We were going to use long distance ground transport, but due to his health and the weather headed back east it seems to be a dangerous idea. We need to fly him home.”
Because Arwen’s condition is still so severe, the only way to transport him home is by medical air transportation. Yes, this endeavor is huge and expensive. With all the care he needs the trip will cost $20,000 and need to be arranged quickly. Once the call comes in to say the bed is available they will only have 96 hours to make it from Odessa to New York.
From Jill – “Arwen is not getting the care he needs out here and there’s only a couple people who can physically help us. In New York we’ve got family, support system, lots of resources, everything we need. Not to mention our Baby girl is due in about 8 weeks! I have been trying to look into medical foundations and charities so far with no luck. Please help if you can.”
***UPDATE January 5th 2011***
Due to all the hard work from everyone out there,
Arwen is headed home today!!!!
You all make us proud to be part of such an amazing community!
Thank you so much to everyone.
Due to your hard work and generosity, Arwen has made it home. However, his medical bills are still increasing. Anything that you can give will go a long way to help him, his wife and their baby. Thank you again to everyone. Without you this never could have happened.
Suggested Donations:
Individual – $20 – Although we suggest $20, any amount will help.
Family – $100 – Asking your friends and family for donations is easy. By making that extra effort you can really help us reach our goal.
Group – $200 – There is strength in numbers. If your friends and family can pitch in we will see Arwen home in no time.
Business – $500 – Giving is good for the soul and your business. With any business donation we will happily link to your company url on the main donation site: http://www.arwenandjill.com/ (The site should be active by January 1st, 2011)
Organization – $1000+ – If any community or organization can give to this cause we would be forever thankful!
Please help us get our fam back home.
My thoughts are with you through this hard time.
You have got so much love and support Jilly Bean and Arwen. I love you both!! As a family we can do this!!! It’s gonna happen!!! Let’s bring Arwen home!!!!!!!!<3
I came across this from bmezine, and I donated a few bucks. Its not much, but I’m sure it can help. Good luck, guys!!!!
You both are such strong people. With Huge hearts and have helped so many.. You reap what you sew! Even though this is a bump in life to make you all stronger…This too shall pass.. As Spliff told me once.. YOU GOT THIS! I will continue to pass the word and contribute what my family can. Much love to all of you! We shall all see each other once again! Take care of that little angel of yours.. and If you name her Kimberley Michelle that would be wonderful.. Kimberley means (Chief and Ruler) Which is who you and Spliff are..
Keep your spirits high and stay Positive! Love Ya! ~~ Momma D!
Every little bit helps, so thankful for all the donations so far, in such a short time. We still have a ways to go, but closer nonetheless.
http://www.arwenandjill.com/ is now officially up. The blog section and more images will be active over the next few days.
My donation is coming! Hang in there! There will be a day you look back on this in complete astonishment!
I had NO idea this had happened! I’m SO sorry and will be donating what I can to help my friend. Please be safe, Jill, and hopefully I’ll get to meet you once you’ve gotten back to NY!
hello, Just wanted to share some info with you, I have a son who is now 26 yrs old. He suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was 19. I was in the same situation as you. I live in Southwest Kansas and he was In Omaha Nebraska. Then Right before a freind whom is a RN and I were going to bring him ourselves in a van with a lift that I purchased, I stumbled across an organization called Angel Wings Medical Transport. They make free medical flights, They are the most compassionate people I have met through this whole ordeal with my son .
so Please contact them. You can find them on the Internet by Angel Wings Medical Flight . They Had my sons flight aranged within 30 minutes they even loaded him into the plane themselves as the Rehab he was at would not transfer him to put him into the plane as they had a policy to not lift anything over 50 lbs. And I was going to have to arange for ems to transport him from the rehab to the airport in order to have someone to transfer him into the plane as he requires total lift . When I notified them back to tell them That the ems would bring him to meet them at the airport the lady said oh no don’t go to that trouble she would arrange the flight with men strong enough to transfer him themselves. Again look them up . ANGEL WINGS MEDICAL FLIGHTS. Feel free to cantact me if I can be of anymore help. Sincerly, Becky
Hi, I saw this page linked on ModBlog today and I recalled the original post about the accident back in July. It affected me very personally then and it does now. Back in April of 2010 my 22-year-old best friend / boyfriend of 3 years was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. He went into the side window of the car headfirst and if it weren’t for his helmet he would have probably died on the spot. He may still have died of suffocation or blood loss if not for the miracle that a bystander was a trained EMT and tied off his bleeding and opened his airways before the arrival of the police and the ambulence. And had it not been for LifeStar helicopters, an incredible service, he would not have arrived at Hartford Hospital, where he was treated and brought back to health over the course of a month, 3 weeks of which were spent in an induced coma. He too went through a blood transfusion, 2 cases of pneumonia, and trache, and is now left with some permanent paralysis of his arm and a couple of serious scars. To hear how long Arwen has been in the hospital and that his wife has a baby due soon breaks my heart, and I very much hope that everything will work out for them, healthwise and financially. I wish them both the best and despite the continuing difficulties, I am thrilled to hear that Arwen is doing as well as he is. I believe that things will get better. And to Becky who posted before me, I am so glad that your son is doing okay to you and him I wish the best as well. I also encourage everyone to look into getting trained as an EMT. My boyfriend and I intend to do so as a way of giving back. You never know when someone will need you that badly. And of course, if you are going to ride anything like a bike or a motorcycle, please, please, please wear your helmet.
Hope you get better!
come on people lets keep the ball moving, lets get our brother and sister home.I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!
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My husband died in a car accident on July 11th, so this really hits close to home for me. I donated and have reposted this on FB and am encouraging others to do so. I hope that soon Arwen is able to return home to his wife and new child. Lots of positive thoughts heading their way.