Journal Entry 11/20

Today Zachary Abblitt suffered from a fracture to his C5 and C6 vertebra while surfing with his friend on the Oregon Coast in Brookings. He was gently pulled from the surf by his friend Daniel, transported to the local hospital via ambulance, and by that evening was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, CA.

Zac has no feeling below his neck and was in surgery the day he arrived in Redding to remove part of the two vertebrae that were pinching his spinal column. Doctors also put a plug/fastener in its place to stabilize. The following day he underwent surgery again to have a stabilizing plate put in the back of his neck.