Hey all I was wandering around on various forums and I know many of us know and love Spyro. If you are unaware he was involved in a serious accident and is pretty well dinged up to say the least. He emailed Dragon and asked that this be posted here as well as other sites...I am obliging his request here:
Dont know if you all heard.
I got a phone call from Angela Riggs, Seans wife, yesterday. He was
helping move a large 2-1/2 ton machine at work. The machine fell over
on Spyro, breaking his right leg in one or two places, fracturing some
other bones on that side. It also crushed his left foot very badly.
I got this email from her today. It is not a good time for a lot of
people. Please add him and his family in your prayers and thoughts.
Here is the email from her.
Hey everybody!
We have seen a couple of doctors last night and today. A doctor from
the trauma team came in and went over with us what had been done so
far. He also found by re-reviewing the CT scan that Sean has some
fractures in his right foot and ankle also.
One of the surgeons that was on the team that worked on him yesterday
said that they put a permanent rod into his thigh and attached it to
the bone in two places. They put some sort of external stabilizer on
his left ankle and have attached a drain to it to try and get the fluid
off of it. They didn't do anything else to his ankle because they need
to have a specialist come in to take care of that.
We haven't seen the foot specialist yet this morning, so we don't know what to expect to happen with all of that.
The physical therapist came in to try to help him get some range of
motion and to help him learn how to get in and out of bed. That didn't
go so well.
He has been running fever on and off and is now on two different types
of antibiotics to fight infection as well as a morphine drip and oral
meds to try to control the pain.
His spirits are low because he is afraid that he is going to lose his left foot.
We really appreciate all of the calls, so keep them coming. I have been relaying all of the messages to him when he is awake.
thanks,
Ninja
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There has been an update on Sean:
I just got off the phone with Spyro, He sent me the
following in email earlier this evening and asked me to post it here as
well as a couple of other sites, however I do not think I am on those
sites and have lost them when my old pc crashed so if anyone could post
this on Tactical and #1 paintballs' sites for him thanks,.
This is in no real order; though I am trying, I am juting old buddy.
Please clean this up and out to the #1PB, Viper and Tactical groups
please. Machine that hit me weighed in at or about 6,750 pounds. The
blood donated in my name was used. Thanks. In two surgeries, I almost
bled out. Right leg, right fibula broke as well as three places in
foot. Good recovery so far, lots of staples to remove. Left leg , much
much worse. No foot left to really identify. Docs had to put in 4
plates. Some of nerves so far gone they still cannot determine them.
Still more surgeries, to keep washing out the foot to keep free from
infection and when it is ready, they will close it and move from there.
Please keep praying for my family. Sorry not longer, I just can't
think to put words from mouth to paper. Love you all, still trying to
keep the best face forward,
Way to many thanks and names to correctly list them all now, but I will.
Sean Riggs
Senior Product Technician
Product Evaluation
Stork Southwestern Laboratories
**The above was edited per request of Sean to correct spelling errors**
The ankle and toes on left foot survived, foot itself (instep area) was
destroyed and nerve damage there. Doc's are rebuilding it for him,
however it is going to take a while for rehab. Wednesday is next
scheduled surgery to check the foot and hopefully they can reattach
everything and close the foot so the actual reconstructive surgeries
can begin. After the final reconstructive surgery hospital stay will be
one more week and then rehab will start. Please continue to keep him
and the family in your thoughts and prayers while he goes through these
surgeries.
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Dragon
Viper Paintball Staff Writer
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Charity Coordinator
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