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Doctors Believe 9-Year-Old Boy Struck By Driver On Wheeler Road SE May Be Paralyzed
DEC 23, 12:05 PM
Doctors Believe 9-Year-Old Boy Struck By Driver On Wheeler Road SE May Be Paralyzed
Amanda Michelle Gomez https://twitter.com/amanduhgomez
The 9-year-old boy who was struck by a driver next to his school on Wheeler Road SE earlier this month may be paralyzed from neck down. Kaidyn Green is one of several people who’ve been seriously injured by drivers while walking the road in Ward 8 in recent months, and now the child possibly faces lifelong disabilities from the traffic incident.
Kaidyn’s mother told Fox 5 through an attorney that the family’s doctors believe Kaidyn will not have the ability to move most of his body. After being hit around 2 p.m. by a man driving a Nissan sedan with D.C. plates on Dec. 10, Kaidyn was treated at a local hospital.
The bronchoscopy procedure to treat the boy’s injured lungs was successful. Kaidyn is now scheduled for surgery, a cervical fusion, early next month. Green’s mother remains hopeful that the surgery will restore some of his ability to move.
“Kaidyn is a strong and courageous 9-year-old who is alert and aware of his condition. His mother has remained by his bedside at Children’s National Hospital since the accident,” the family’s attorney told Fox 5. “She wishes to express her gratitude to the professional and caring doctors and medical staff at the hospital. She also wishes to express her gratitude for all the messages of concern and expressions of sympathy for Kaidyn and for his full recovery.”
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Doctors Believe 9-Year-Old Boy Struck By Driver On Wheeler Road SE May Be Paralyzed
Amanda Michelle Gomez https://twitter.com/amanduhgomez
The 9-year-old boy who was struck by a driver next to his school on Wheeler Road SE earlier this month may be paralyzed from neck down. Kaidyn Green is one of several people who’ve been seriously injured by drivers while walking the road in Ward 8 in recent months, and now the child possibly faces lifelong disabilities from the traffic incident.
Kaidyn’s mother told Fox 5 through an attorney that the family’s doctors believe Kaidyn will not have the ability to move most of his body. After being hit around 2 p.m. by a man driving a Nissan sedan with D.C. plates on Dec. 10, Kaidyn was treated at a local hospital.
The bronchoscopy procedure to treat the boy’s injured lungs was successful. Kaidyn is now scheduled for surgery, a cervical fusion, early next month. Green’s mother remains hopeful that the surgery will restore some of his ability to move.
“Kaidyn is a strong and courageous 9-year-old who is alert and aware of his condition. His mother has remained by his bedside at Children’s National Hospital since the accident,” the family’s attorney told Fox 5. “She wishes to express her gratitude to the professional and caring doctors and medical staff at the hospital. She also wishes to express her gratitude for all the messages of concern and expressions of sympathy for Kaidyn and for his full recovery.”
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