I just received this email from his teammates. For those of you that know Brian, he's a great guy. I hope everything works out and he pulls through with flying colors.
To Whom It May Concern:
Was not sure who to send this to but, wanted to inform the racing world that might know this fellow racer. Brian stark has been roadracing for several years in CCS and WERA . His racing number was 870 he has raced an SV650, Yamaha R6, and a Buell XB12 for Mid America Harley Davidson, Brian took a fall at work on Friday March18, 2005. Brian suffered a broken neck in the fall the C-3,4,5 vertebrae's were broken. He is still under the medication so there is no information on the severity of the damage as of yet. I will be glad to inform you with all the answers anyone has please contact me by email or phone which ever is easier. My contact info is 573-280-8488 or jsheats@yourcellularconnections.com
Thanks again
Jimmy Sheats & George Tergin
If a post is made please
For anyone wanting to send a card please send to
Brian Stark C/O
Tergin Motorsports
1020 Hammann DR.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Owch!
Prayer's sent....
Indeed!
He fell at work?
this is from a group email that was sent out to friends of Brian (aka Boone)
Wil, Johnny, and I went to see Boone last night. (Monday) His sister was in the room and had informed us that today (Tuesday) he will be takin off of the breathing machine and have a trake (sp) installed. Once this is doen they can decrease his meds so he will be more alert. At that time they can start to determine how much feeling he has in the lower half of his body.
Also he came down with peunomia (sp) and was running a fever.
And like Matt said... It's a very humbling feeling to se him laying there totaly helpless. It makes you aware how fragile we really are. Boone, and his brother were on some scaffeling only 12 ft from the ground. The scaffeling collapsed and they both fell.
wow never met but regardless im very sorry to hear and i hope he recovers well. :(
Get well soon, and make a fast recovery.
I'm glad this is up; I've been meaning to post about it. Keep him in your prayers. My back injury was scary enough and I had a hard time reading the original e-mail. :(
Brian is a great competitor! Prayers sent as well. Let's all hope for a complete and speedy recovery!
Brian,
I'm so sorry to hear about your accident and serious injury. We'll miss you at the early races this season, but hope you recover quickly and are able to come out and play with us later this year.
Heal fast man.
Paul
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Brian.
Brian, we had some great battles last year. Get well soon. Your in my prayers. Kevin
Our prayers and well wishes go out to Brian and his family. We are hopeing for a speedy and FULL recovery! Keep us posted on his condition. Mark B. and the Kegel boys!
He was awake and answering yes and no questions last night. They removed the tubes on Brian yesterday and the fever has gone down to normal so they started reducing the medications he's on so that he could wake up and start checking for feelings and movement. I'll try to keep an update each day as to how he's doing.
here's a writeup for all those who are just finding out about it. i'll keep updating it as more things happen.
http://www.angelfire.com/mech/earz_93/boone.html
btw - if the link doesn't work - you may have to copy and paste in a new window.
Very sorry to hear about your accident, hope things turn for the better. I broke the C-7 in my neck and was scared enough with that. Here's to Brian and a full recovery.
Any new word on his condition?
QuoteAny new word on his condition?
There's an update as of Thurday evening on the link Tergin Motorsports provided:
http://www.angelfire.com/mech/earz_cd/boone.html
Can't read that from work. :(
Here you go (copied from Website update on 3/24)
Thursday, March 24, a stomach feeding tube was installed today mid-morning. A doctor from Rusk Rehabilitation hospital in Columbia came and examined Brian today. During the examination, the doctor ran a metal object up the bottom of Brian's left foot, and his toes curled :). This evening, friends and family were in visiting and someone was rubbing his right foot and he was able to curl his toes on the right foot and left foot. They have one foot in a boot to keep his foot at a 90* angle to keep from losing movement of his feet after being off of them for so long. The boot is switched from one foot to the next every couple of hours. Today Brian was in good spirits although he was asking to be taken outside (he's getting sick of seeing the same room). I think that seeing a tremendous number of his friends and family everyday is helping greatly. He is still getting morphine for pain and today developed a fever again so he got more antibiotics. This evening before entering the room, you had to dress in a gown and rubber gloves to prevent spreading any germs. He is getting pretty good at mouthing words since he is still not able to talk - although a few words are hard to catch. While George and Dale were in the room this evening the TV was on. Brian kept mouthing something, but neither of them could catch what he was trying to say. They were getting worried that he was in pain or something. Finally they got the letter chart out for him to spell the word - "S-P-E-E-D-C-H-A-N-N-E-L" so you know what he is thinking about. He will end up fighting until he is able to get back to doing what he loves - being on two wheels (or less).
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DEFINITELY positive news. I hope he keeps up the good spirits and he has a quick recovery! I'm keeping him in my prayers.
I'm Brian's sister in-law. I saw him today and he is doing very well. He has a halo on-which he hates-and is still on the breathing machine most of the time. Hopefully it will be out soon. On Tuesday a therapist from Craig Hospital (one of the best rehabilitaion centers in the world) outside of Denver Colorado, is going to come down and check on him. If everything goes well, he'll be leaving that day or the next. Everyone, including Brian, is very excited about this opportunity. Thank you all so much for your support and prayers. Knowing how many people care helps more than you could imagine. You can send donations to:
Brian Stark C/O
Tergin Motorsports
1020 Hammann Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Thanks!
I just returned from the hospital, and Brian is looking really good!! I have to say this is the first night since the accident that I felt ok about leaving the hospital. He is one strong guy. Please keep thinking about him!!!
Info and updates about Brian's condition can now be found at...
www.brianstark.net
On Tuesday, April 5, he was transported to a Colorado facility that specializes in spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation (www.craighospital.org).
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Brian.