Daniel Kane, 23, a former Arsenal youth player, was left paralyzed after drinking a “fake” drink at a party with friends. A young man in need of 24/7 care suffered a cardiac arrest that left his brain without oxygen for too long.
According to the newspaper Independent, on the night of June 9, 2020, friends of the former player noticed that the young man began to take on a strange color after drinking a drink and did not respond to his call. As a result, the young man had a cardiac arrest and breathing.
When the ambulance arrived, it took Daniel 24 minutes to regain his heartbeat. The brain and spinal cord were severely injured.
“They tried to prepare us for him not waking up, but I told them to keep trying,” Tracy Kane’s mom said. Independent.
Doctors told the family that even if Daniel woke up, he would be in a vegetative state. However, after spending 25 days in a coma, he defied everything and “woke up”, and gradually his cognitive functions began to return, which his mother called a “miracle”.
“When he woke up, he couldn’t do anything, he couldn’t move, he looked like a newborn, but the nurses said that he was following them with his eyes, so they said that “there is someone there.” Daniel.
The former player uses a wheelchair and needs constant care. An organization called Neurokinex gave Daniel the opportunity to undergo intensive rehabilitation therapy, but this treatment will cost between 1100 and 2200 euros per month.
Daniel’s family created Go Fund Me help pay for treatment.