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Shaun was in a wreck
All,
I got a very brief, very scary voicemail this morning from Shaun (Shaun84Targa). Last night he was on the way back from his show in NYC and was in a bad wreck, which totaled his car. The responders to the wreck said he was lucky to be alive. It sounded like he was in the hospital. As soon as I know more, I will post. In the meantime, please join me in expressing good thoughts and sending prayers of support his way. Update, Monday @ 7pm EST: OK, I finally got an update on Shaun. He is more alert this evening, and much better able to string thoughts together and recall memories (which weren't working too well the first two times we spoke), and his mom flew in to help take care of him. He is still at the hospital - St. Vincent's in Bridgeport, CT. The damage tally is a broken toe, dislocated hip, broken pelvis, and some cerebral hemorrhaging (plus lots of cuts and bruises). He is hoping to be discharged tomorrow, if he gets a clean MRI on his cranial bleeding. He's going to need our continued thoughts and prayers, as he's got a bit of rehab ahead of him. He's also smack dab in the middle of his busy season at work, and had a show in NYC this week. The timing couldn't have been worse, unfortunately. Update, Monday @ 8pm EST: I have set up a fund to help Shaun get back on his feet. It would be awesome if you could contribute. Recovery fund for Shaun Link removed - goal met and exceeded - you guys are the best! Update, Friday 8.10.12 @ 12pm EST: All, This has been a phenomenal experience to be a part of. We have raised far more money than I had thought possible. In less than 5 short days, we have raised over $9,000! This is almost double the working goal of $5K that I had established, and will net over $8,800 for Shaun after paypal fees. These funds will primarily be used to replace the W124 wagon and cover some of the miscellaneous medical and other costs related to the wreck. I also hope Shaun buys a new car charger for his cel phone, which has been MIA since the accident  . I did inform Shaun last night of what we’ve done, and he is completely overwhelmed. I will let him express himself when he’s ready; I won’t say anything further, except that he is completely blown away and still processing this. What I told him is that this is not a charity case, just a karmic repayment (though we are going to expect pics of his new ride). Many of the contributors have posted, PM’d, or emailed with stories about the things Shaun has done to help them out. Some of the best stories aren’t even public information on this board, but they’re just more accounts of what we already know. Thank you so much to everyone who has participated, whether you sent along a word of encouragement, a prayer, and/or a donation. The worst is over for Shaun but the recovery is going to take months, and as he tries to cope with what happened, the threads here on Pelican are going to help him out a lot. At this time I am going to remove the links to the donation fund as I believe we have accomplished much more than we expected. Thanks again to everyone – you guys are the best. -dtw
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Get better Shaun. We need more shirts!
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Hope he's ok, keep us posted. Thanks.
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Yikes! Best wishes to ya, Shaun.
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hope you're back at it soon!!! Get well!
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all the best Shaun
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Keep us posted...
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Prayers for you Shaun! Glad you got out of it ALIVE and here's to a speedy recovery!
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Damn it.
Was just talking with him last week. Hang in their Shaun.
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You just never know. Hope you are well Shaun.
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Wow, that sucks big time. Hope he's OK. at least he was OK enough to call you.
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Bummer, that is not good to hear! Hoping your recovery will go quickly, and that you were driving a DD.
Drop us a line when you are up to it and let us know what happened and how you are doing. Cheers Richard |
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Hope to hear some good news....keep your head up...
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Seems like the fact that he could leave a voicemail is a good sign. Hope he's ok. Please keep us posted.
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Sorry to hear of your accident Shaun. Start the healing process, I hope everything goes well. Keep us posted.
Regards, Sandy
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Shaun! I'll wear my 59 Brumos shirt today! Think good thoughts; we're all here for you buddy!
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Wishing you a speedy recovery Shaun.
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Speechless, just glad to hear you are at least still among us? Get back on your feet real soon Shaun!!!!!! Best wishes for speeeeeeeeeeeedy recovery.
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Get better soon little buddy.....
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Prayers said! I hope you have a speedy recovery.
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