Good news!

Today Sc'Eric opened his eyes, he's moving his arms and legs, including crossing his legs. They continue to cut back on the sedation medication and it's allowing him more movement.

We are still awaiting MRI results to determine if any type of surgery is necessary. He still has a ventilator in, on the lowest setting, as a precaution (his lungs look good).

His medical bills for the current stage of treatment are being covered by Medicaid. Fundraising in his name will interfere with this, so we still can't do that yet. We are in contact with a social worker who is helping us plan what we can do for financial help.

Once his treatment at Geisinger Danville is complete (we have no timeline for that), Sc'Eric would likely be transferred to a trauma brain injury rehabilitation center. He should continue to receive Medicaid there.

All of this is very good news and Sc'Eric's mother was very excited to be able to share it!

Where is Sc'Eric Horner?

 

Photo by Greg Grieco, used with permission

What Happened: Sc’Eric was in a single bike accident early Friday (6/19) resulting in severe head injuries. That means only his bike appeared to be involved. He might have run into loose gravel or had an animal run in front of him, but the damage to the bike does NOT suggest a hit-and-run.  

What has been done:

• His employer is in contact with his parents
• Rent for July & electric have been covered                                          

What’s Happening: Sc’Eric is at Geisinger Danville in an induced coma

What’s being done:

• His parents are updating a few of us as to his condition
• Pre-existing non-medical bills are being handled
• A group of people are working on finding ways people can help

What Will Happen: We don’t know. Unlike a broken leg, for example, head injuries aren’t straight forward. But we all know Sc’Eric could be pretty headstrong, so we are hoping for the best!

What you can do:

• Be patient. Yes, it might be the hardest thing to ask of you. We all want to DO something.
• Check here or use the email updates subscription box to avoid over-burdening our contacts with repeated information requests, and to try to avoid rumors.
• Send a card. Keep in mind his parents may be the ones opening and reading them to him. [Old address in Danville was here; Sc'Eric is now elsewhere, see the Photos for Sc'Eric post]

• Send good thoughts, wishes, prayers, or spells, etc, as per your personal beliefs. 
• Let other people know about this site / the associated FB group. Sc'Eric has a huge network of people with an incredible range of social media preferences. Help us get everyone gathered. 

Please Do Not:

• Please do not send flowers. They are not permitted in intensive care.
• Please do not try to visit him yet. The trauma unit does not want visitors at this time because they want his brain to rest; visitors will take too much energy.
• Please do not try to contact the parents. Let them focus their resources on Sc’Eric.  
• Please do not try to gather funds yet:  A group of people are coordinating with the caseworker with how to set up a fund raising, such as a Go Fund Me, should it be necessary, once we can clearly explain what the money will be used for. Fund raising needs to be done carefully to avoid interfering with other forms of assistance that Sc’Eric may be eligible for.

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If you took the photo above, know who did, let us know. We wanted a photo of him and had this one he'd given to us.
 

Edit: Many thanks to Greg Grieco for allowing us the use of this photo of Sc'Eric.