Honeymoon Surfing Turns Into a Nightmare After Man Left Paralyzed in Hawaii

Brendan Town, a 32-year-old man, suffered a paralytic attack after he went surfing. The unfortunate event happened when he and his wife were in Hawaii for their honeymoon. Brendan complained about a stiff back, which quickly took the shape of paralysis, leaving him bedridden.

Brendan received treatment in the hospital of Honolulu. Initially, the hospital of Honolulu admitted Brendon into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). However, after the test, the doctor diagnosed him with a rare, non-traumatic spinal injury.

Serious Case of Surfers Myelopathy for Brendan

According to the diagnosis of the doctor, Brendan is suffering from Surfers Myelopathy. Although, this is a curable condition, but will take some time. This injury happens when the surfer over-arches his/ her back muscles. In a recent report by the National Library of Medicine, only 60% of these cases are curable. People can get injured like this while participating in activities other than surfing. Other activities like gymnastics, cheerleading, yoga, acrobats, and even pilates can cause this injury.

While speaking to wsbradio, Brendan and his wife Cho Park gave a brief about his situation and recovery process. “My goal is to be able to withstand the 8-9 hour flight back home by the end of this week,”. “Once back home I will be starting inpatient physical therapy that will help expedite the process of my healing and being able to walk again.”

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“We are still waiting to hear back from the doctor of more detailed results but considering he still has small feeling to his lower half, we are very hopeful he will make improvements with the help of good rest and physical therapy,” Park.

The Couple Are Expecting a Baby in February

The couple are expecting a baby in the month of February. Whether Brendan will recover before that is a matter of concern. However, the doctors are confident about the recovery process and feel he will recover from this. In some cases, there has been permanent damage as well. But in Brendan’s case, the doctors feel he will recover. On the other hand, the couple has been collecting money to take care of the hospital expenses.

The couple has already raised $9,145 out of their  $15,000. Although there is still a long way to people are coming up and making donations. The only concern for Brendan and Park at this moment is to help him recover quickly. Hopefully, the couple will be able to come out of this tough time and Brandon will recover before their newborn child.

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