Something a little different

Kieran

I went to visit my friend Kieran in the hospital (see left with his sister, my other sister Maura). He was injured playing the sport he loves the most, Lacrosse (see link if you don't know what it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrosse) . He tripped or fell, sorry the details are sketchy, on a stick and hit his neck on another player's knee. He called it a major bruise, but basically from the way he fell and how he hit his neck he might not be able to walk again. Ugh! This is so hard for me to even type out. Kieran is the most active, 22 year old around. He played lacrosse all through college, and he was just accepted to the American Film Institute. He wants to be a cinematographer. He has worked on "The Girls Next Door", he went on tour with Linkin Park, he has done so much at a young age.

I just want to let people know that you can not take your life for granted. The little things like me typing, writing with my pink pen, walking, all of these little things that I can do right now, he can not do at this moment. He has the most positive attitude though! He is so popular too, while in ICU the nurses said that he should have a bouncer for all the visitors he has. If you even knew this guy, you would totally understand why he is so popular. Even tonight, the nurses had to send us home, he had 8 visitors there in the room. That is only minimal compared to all the people who have been there in the past week. So if you were wondering why I haven't blogged in a while, this is the reason. Ever since I heard I couldn't do anything, or concentrate on anything.

I love him and his whole family. I had the chance to meet his parents today, very lovely people. The point of this is, please pray for Kieran J. Murphy. He is being moved from ICU to Northridge Hospital tomorrow to a rehabilitation center. He is already moving his left side, he just needs to work more on his right side. He was accepted to AFI, one in 1,500 people. I want him to be there, at school on August 21, walking, being able to hold his equipment and everything.

That is all for tonight.

~ JB