This was recently posted concerning Dave:
If this guy isn't a site for sore eyes!! After three long weeks and multiple scares of imminent death, it looks like Dave Althoff is going to make it!! As of a week ago Tuesday, they started pulling a couple of tubes every day. But he would not give up!! Finally, this past Tuesday, tube down his throat and all, he is awake! The doctor has put in orders to get him out of ICU. And now he has signed paperwork to get into Select, the rehab center that will get him into wound care and prosthetics. Praise the Lord and thank you for all your prayers and patience! Guess I better go back to church!
Hopefully he stops by Knoebels on his way to the rehab center.
Promoter of fog.
On Saturday I went to visit Dave in the hospital. He is still in the ICU mearly because they didn't have another room to take him to, so he's still getting getting good care and his nurses and doctors seem very hopeful.
He is very happy to know about all the love he is getting from you and he really wants to get out of there and begin the rehab process. The rehab will of course take a while, but he is strong and determined.
He is also freakin' bored out of his mind because he currently is unable to log into Facebook or his Ipad or Coasterbuzz™, but hopefully he will get access to that soon.
First of all, any rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. I assure you that I am very much alive. I am also missing a right leg, so if anybody sees it, please let me know.
My manager called the emergency squad on me on 7/15 and Riverside noted all the critical symptoms of sepsis EXCEPT for the usual high fever. Beyond that I don’t remember much until I came to and was extubated on 7/28. I have since been moved to a specialty care hospital (Select Specialty) to complete a prophylactic course of oral antibiotics and work on healing this very nasty wound.
I am guessing that the wound healing is what will trigger a move upstairs to the physical rehab center. (Same building, different operation)
Shame this is happening in the middle of the coaster season.
—Dave Althoff, Jr.
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So glad to see you back here Dave!
2025 Trips: Universal Orlando, Disneyland Resort, Knotts, Dollywood, Silver Dollar City, Cedar Point, Kings Island, Canada’s Wonderland, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Sea World Orlando, Discovery Cove, Magic Kingdom
Gald you’re on the mend! Prayers and positive vibes and good mojo headed your way.
Hobbes: "What's the point of attaching a number to everything you do?"
Calvin: "If your numbers go up, it means you're having more fun."
So glad to hear you're still with us, Dave, and prayers for a quick recovery and rehab. I'm a little bummed that your daily Flow Free streak has taken a hit.
RideMan:
First of all, any rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. I assure you that I am very much alive. I am also missing a right leg, so if anybody sees it, please let me know.
No one around here will EVER top this for post badassery.
Seriously.
After this thread and everything, walking into the room and dropping this line?
*chef kiss*
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