First Grader Playing During Recess Hospitalized After Being Hit With A Piece Of Steel Kicked Up By A Lawnmower
Silver Lake, Wisconsin. 6-year-old Alex Hook is a first grade student at Riverview Elementary School.
This past Friday on September 10th, Alex was playing during recess at school when something terrible happened to him.
A piece of steel rebar was kicked up from a lawnmower, striking Alex in his head.
“My beloved 6-year-old nephew and Godson, Alex Hook was at recess on 9/10/21 with his first-grade classmates,” Alex’s aunt and godmother Michelle Delaquila Koertgen wrote on a GoFundMe page.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Alex
“During this time a landscaper practiced very poor judgment by deciding it was okay to mow the grass on the median located directly across from where the children were playing.”
“While mowing, the landscaper ran over a piece of rebar which flew with a vengeance directly into the back of Alex’s head.”
“He was flown by helicopter to Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee where he underwent emergency brain surgery.”
“He sustained a fractured skull, brain bleeding and a piece of his bone had to be removed from his brain.”
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Alex is currently still in a medically induced coma, and his family has no idea what kind of damage has been done to him already.
A neurosurgeon will have to wait until he is taken out of the coma to evaluate the damage done to Alex’s brain.
Although Alex’s family is hopeful that he will be alright, the reality is this little boy will likely need a lot of rehabilitation.
It could be weeks, it could be months, or it could be years that Alex will spend recovering from his injuries.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Alex on an amusement park ride
Unfortunately, the insurance company that Alex’s family has will not cover everything that Alex needs, and so that’s why Michelle has created a GoFundMe page for Alex.
On top of using the money to cover any medical needs and expenses that Alex will require, the money will additionally be used to help make up for the money Alex’s mom will lose out on from taking time off work to be with him.
If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe page for Alex, you can do that here.
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