Aid Ignacio’s Healing After Train Accident

On Saturday, June 14th, around 4:30 p.m., I had the worst news delivered to me while my husband was out grabbing food for us and our grandchildren, who were helping with our piñata business.

Moments after my husband left, a close family friend delivered the news that my husband, Ignacio Zapata, had a collision with the train off of Biddison and Ryan. He was extracted from the vehicle by paramedics and rushed to JPS in Fort Worth. The EMT kept him alive through a ventilation tube as he traveled to the hospital. After examinations from the neurosurgeon and doctors, they concluded that he needed a cranial removal to remove blood and reduce the swelling of his brain. Since his first surgery, he’s had a CT scan which shows damage to his spine, neck, ribs, and leg. He has very minimal movement in a leg and his hands. Unfortunately, the doctors cannot give us a better in-depth conclusion until more time passes and his reaction to the procedures. He is currently in JPS ICU and ask anyone who would like to see him, to not hesitate. I ask that all of our family, friends, and community rally behind my husband.

El sábado 14 de junio, alrededor de las 4:30 p. m., recibí la peor noticia mientras mi esposo compraba comida para nosotros y nuestros nietos, quienes nos ayudaban con nuestro negocio de piñatas. Momentos después de que mi esposo se fuera, un amigo cercano de la familia me dio la noticia de que mi esposo, Ignacio Zapata, había chocado con el tren en la salida de Biddison y Ryan. Los paramédicos lo sacaron del vehículo y lo llevaron de urgencia a (JPS) en Fort Worth. El equipo de emergencias médicas lo mantuvo con vida mediante un tubo de ventilación mientras viajaba al hospital. Tras los exámenes del neurocirujano y los médicos, concluyeron que necesitaba una extirpación craneal para extraer sangre y reducir la inflamación cerebral. Desde su primera cirugía, se le ha realizado una tomografía computarizada que muestra daños en la columna vertebral, el cuello, las costillas y la pierna. Tiene muy poco movimiento en una pierna y las manos; desafortunadamente, los médicos no pueden darnos una conclusión más detallada hasta que pase más tiempo y sepamos cómo reacciona a los procedimientos. Actualmente se encuentra en la UCI de John Peter Smith y les pedimos a quienes deseen verlo que no duden en hacerlo. Pido que toda nuestra familia, amigos y comunidad se unan para apoyar a mi esposo.




Organizer Maria Zapata

Fort Worth, TX

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