The latest news on David is the most positive (with caution) for some time.

Yesterdays operation was to repair the areas that had to be opened up for the original surgery to remove the blood clots.

This has now been done, the surgeon deciding on another option to a titanium plate being inserted but it went well.

A major leap forward is he is now engaging in intelligent two way conversation he knows who he is speaking to and what about and he knows where he is but he has no idea of how he got there and that subject has not been mentioned at the moment.
His voice is very quite as some time has passed sinced he last used his vocals chords but never has a whisper meant so much to us all as you can imagine.

Other areas of concern are there is one arm and one leg still affected where full use, feeling and movement are yet to be achieved.

Physio is being performed as per the medical staffs judgment and recomendation.
They have started to have him stand up with support which he did do but only for a very short time.
We will have to wait and see what response and progress can be made but every one remains optomistic and positive.

Tuesday of next week will be when i visit him again so i will post again shortly after.
In the meantime if anything significant happens i will let you know as i am in regular contact with his mum and dad.

I know you all will be delighted to hear some cautious positives and thanks again for your support, very much appreciated.

Come on Dave, dig in there, we're all behind you.
Great news BTW.

Nice to hear positive news.Hope the progress continues and am sure with his familys love and support Dave will get through this

Seconded. And I know all sports fans 'and' infact all people who know about this dreadful incident' will be hoping he makes a full recovery.

Great to hear Dave is making progress, lets all pray he makes a full recovery in time, thanks for the updates.

Faxcar: I'd just like to say thank-you for your detailed updates on Dave Singer's recovery, and I'm sure everyone who visits this thread to check on his progress thinks the same. He's come on leaps and bounds since the 'incident', and I breath a sigh of relief at every step of improvement in his condition. Thank-you, again.

It is very difficult to strike a balance on what information to include, on the one hand the seriousness and just how poorly David has been needs to be got across but the more sensative details of his condition need to be carefully considered,as you can all imagine the early days when he was in a coma were very critical and there are a lot of details that will never be spoken of in the public domain.

I have tried to achieve the above and everything i have posted has been spoken about with his parents and the very closest of friends.

The medical staff at all the hospitals have been fantastic and the intial first aid given at the scene by the wives of the Rovers directors can not be spoken of highly enough, the fact that one was a trauma nurse could well have made a vital difference to the outcome.

The progress made in just the last week is like going from night into day but there is still a very long way to go.

I have personally known him since he was a couple of years old my sons and i have spent hours with him playing football, on the moor and at spring hall, we had been with him 2 or 3 times during the course of the game,when we had to change ends after the fire alert i was stood with him for 10 minutes or so waiting to get seated, during that time Dave was saying fair play to Rovers because they had a good lead, that's what he was like and then we got split up.

He's only small in stature but is a strong tough lad is Dave with the heart of a lion and he's going to fight like hell to get back on his feet.

All the support that has been given is like an extra tonic for him and rest assured he his now being told about it.

Thanks again.

Good to see more positive news and many thanks to the chap posting the updates.

Your updates are much appreciated faxcar. Great to hear that Dave is showing some signs of improvement, let's hope it keeps going and he is home soon.


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Well nothing else to report as of last night (Dave was asleep during the visit) someone must have warned him i was due to call in.
The progress made has been maintained with no relapses at the moment and it's good to focus on the positive.

I will post again soon, all for now.

Thanks as always for your support.

Called in again to see David last night (Friday) and spent a couple of hours with him.

Generally he was quite chirpy considering and managed to speak regularly, sometimes just a yes or a no or a couple of words but it was great to see him holding his own and battling on.

As stated before he still has some fairly serious issues with his left side arm and leg and that will be the next phase of treatment that gets a lot of attention.

In line with this he is now waiting to be moved to Pinderfields for specialist treatment and physio, this will be done as soon as a place becomes available.

This next step is going to be a long process, the advice is certainly months and possibly years.

I will post back when Dave is moved and gets settled in and if any developments happen in the meantime.

All for now and as always thanks for your support.

All of us wish him well.

David has now been transferred to Pinderfields inline with my other post for intensive physio.

Condition wise is as before but he is now being allowed to move around in a wheel chair by using his good hand.

This has given him a boost phychologicaly being able to get out of bed even if it is for just short periods.

Visiting times are now even harder to arrange as they are shorter in duration and the demand is very high but I will let you know as and when anything changes significantly.

Thanks for your support.

Great news, thank-you.