I'm receiving so many texts throughout the night asking me what happened. I'm realizing that I need to post all that we know about Brendan's accident. Brendan called me Monday night at 7:00pm telling me that he was catching the bus to take him home and that I should meet him at his house. When I got to his house at 9:00 it was dark. I was immediately worried. I began calling him on his cell and also through facetime. He wasn't answering. You know Brendan, he always answers the phone. Anyway I had a terrible feeling of dread. I kept calling and calling his cell phone. Finally someone picked up. I thought it was Brendan but no. It was a nurse at Santa Clara Community Hospital. He told me that Brendan had an accident and that I had to come as soon as possible.
Of course at first I assumed he was at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, but the nurse told me he was airlifted to Santa Clara CH. I was in so much shock, desperation and terror that I called Brendan’s good buddies Darren & Vinnie to come pick me up from Brendan’s as soon as possible; trying to get the words out of my mouth; to tell them what was happening.
A bunch of guys showed up at Brendan’s place to get me. I got in Darren’s truck followed by Vinnie, Jason & Jon. We raced over the hill as fast as possible reaching the hospital an hour after I talked to the nurse. I ran into the Emergency room. The kind Social Workers and nurses escorted me to a room. I can’t even describe the state I was in. The guys joined me and we waited for the Doc to tell us what was happened. An amazing Dr. came and told us with tears in his eyes that Brendan was struck by a car and that he wouldn’t live. They had him on life support. We all fell apart as you can imagine. They finally let me go in and see Brendan. Just when I reached his bedside Corinne his mum called me. So I was there together with his mom calling from 3,000 miles away beside ourselves with grief. I know by reading this right now you are all as devastated about this story as I am and of course Brendan’s family. Brendan’s Uncle Julio came to keep me company after the guys left for home.
I slept at the hospital going in to see Brendan now and then. Of course I barely slept. His family flew in from Boston and was there by noon on Tuesday. His Uncle & cousin also came along. Uncle Julio contacted CHP to find out what happened. The officer told us that Brendan had been struck by a car while crossing the street at 41st Ave. He apparently hadn’t used the crosswalk. The car that struck him did stop. There was no foul play suspected. There were other witnesses as well. This is all we know because the accident is still under investigation.
This is what I think happened: Brendan left work to catch the bus, it’s possible he was trying to run across the street to catch it. Brendan’s knee, as you know, is so impaired from 4 knee surgeries that he can’t run. Of course he can skate but he just can’t run. I don’t think he timed his crossing and was struck by the car.
This is all we really know. More information will be forthcoming…..
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