Sequence of Events from the date of the accident to the date of our final goodbyes to Brendan Lai-Wing Leung. 1 Year ago.
Monday, Feb 5, 2018 at 7:01 PM. The accident. B is airlifted to Santa Clara Community Hospital. The dreaded phone call. Racing to the hospital. At 10:00pm, Neurosurgeon tells us B won’t survive his injuries. Brendan is on life support. B’s Uncle and I stay with him overnight in the hospital.
Tuesday, Feb 6, 2018. The morning after the accident. Brendan is on life support. B’s family (Corinne, Al, Bridget) arrive from Massachusetts. Doctors/Surgeons confirm that Brendan will not survive his injuries. They give us updates throughout the day. We all gather around Brendan; spending the day talking to him, holding his hands, taking photos of his tattoos, giving him our love and reading messages from B’s friends and family around the country & parts of the world.
Wed. Feb 7, 2018 We continue to gather around Brendan. Friends begin to visit to say goodbye. Doctors inform us that Brendan is declared dead 11:05am
Thurs. Feb 8, 2018 We continue to sit with Brendan as organ donor organizations make plans with Brendan's family.
Friday, Feb 9, 2018 We know it’s our final day with Brendan. Donor recipients are confirmed. At 5:00pm it’s time to officially say our final excruciating goodbyes to B. My last memory of Brendan~~~Bandages finally removed and Looking like a sleeping Prince.
Within the next 24 hours Brendan saves the lives of 3 Northern California Women with his organs and countless future others.
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