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Jessica's community Facebook page

Her brother just texted me the following message

They say she is doing really well. She is healthy & they r being very careful with everything they do. The surgery might last till 9pm.


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That would mean an 11 hour surgery

Tyler,

Thanks for the report. There are a bunch of Zoners holding their breath now, so to speak.

Tyler

Your recent posts are encouraging ... I am anxiously awaiting more reports from you.

More details from the Modesto Bee.

"According to her family, the procedure took 12½ hours; it had been anticipated to take eight. Family members said surgery on Garcia's spine went well, and will know more when she awakens."

UPDATE: Doctors at Fresno Regional confirm that all signs point to her walking again



Our family will be pooling its resources to help pay for as much as we can so Jessica will live a normal life without being stuck with such a massive financial burden. I've started asking for donations from my friends at my WZ, the 49erswebzone with a little bit of luck. Your thoughts, prayers and words of encouragement have been more than enough, but if you wish to help out more you can donate to tyler@jcdstudios.net on Paypal. We've had donations as small as $10 and as large as $100.

And again lol, thank you thank you thank you thank you

- Tyler

Tyler

Thank you for the update on Jessica's progress.


I would like to add that the Modesto Bee reports ALL DONATIONS for Jessica should be made at US WEST BANK to a special account set up SPECIFICALLY for JESSICA GARCIA.

I am really glad to hear that Jessica's prognosis is good. Please pass along our good wishes.

Glad she got through the surgery. (And it is probably Fresno Community Hospital, since there is no Fresno Regional.)

That is correct

This looks like good news.

"Jessica is scheduled to be moved out of intensive care today at the Fresno hospital where she's been cared for since her rescue Tuesday."

Bit late, but here is some video of the rescue and interview with Tyler.

Link.

Here is a wrap to a story that ended well, from the modbee.

"It was after job orientation Oct. 6, a Saturday, that she decided to take the long way back to her cabin and become familiar with her new surroundings. She headed out alone for what she thought would be a pleasant morning walk around the Wawona area."

At the end there is a video interview. Is that the new Black Diamond zimmer visible there?

Wagga: Is there a link available that doesn't require paying for a subscription? I am really interested in this story, but not 70 bucks worth

I found it in the Fresno Bee.

I think there is a difference between local/not local IP addresses that triggers a subscription charge. Try the Fresno link, I would like to know if it works. If not, there's always PM.

The Sydney Morning Herald put Column8 behind the paywall, so I & some other friends of mine started a mighty stoush, & they re-instated it. Can't live without Column8.

Has anybody else found that they can't access the modbee article?

I checked out both the FresBee and ModBee, and could access both. I even tried on two separate browsers. All worked fine. Both newspapers want to popup ads for you to see.

I still get the paywall at ModBee, but a couple other papers have picked up the latest story now.

Wonderful follow-up to Jessica's story. Whitney next?

Perfect