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By Terry Morris, Staff Writer Updated 5:24 PM Monday, January 25, 2010
BEAVERCREEK — It’s been 10 days since he spoke with his 17-year-old son Cory, but Mick Lundy said Monday, Jan. 25, “has been a good day.”
Critically injured in a traffic accident Jan. 15, the Beavercreek High School junior was still in a coma at Miami Valley Hospital, but his condition was upgraded from critical to serious.
“A CT scan done this morning turned up no bad news. We’re taking that as good news,” said Lundy, who said his son “has been moving his arms and legs with a purpose. We can’t wait to see him open his eyes. We’re hoping for a full recovery.”
Cory is a junior at Beavercreek High School, where he plays wide receiver on the football team and the outfield for the baseball team.
He was alone in a pickup truck when he apparently lost control and drove off Shakertown Road west of U.S. 35, hitting a guardrail.
He has been in a coma since surgeries to remove bone fragments from his brain and to repair lacerations in his stomach and intestines.
On Tuesday , Lundy said doctors plan to remove a “bolt” monitoring his son’s brain pressure. “That’s also good news. He’s been stable since 11 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21. They always say that with a brain injury the most important time is the first 72 hours. The next is the first 10 days. Now we’re past that.”
Friends of Cory and his family have posted signs of support in several locations. One at U.S. 35 and Fairfield Road on Monday urged, “Get well soon, Cory.” Another offered prayers for his recovery.
“The support from the Beavercreek community has been tremendous,” said Lundy, a State Farm insurance agent in the city. “I think it’s going to do him a lot of good when he finds out how many people care about him.”
He added that only family members are permitted to visit Cory in the hospital for the time being.
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