Posted on 06/10/2015 9:34:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The former Santa Cruz paramedic was brutally assaulted by two men on Opening Day at Chavez Ravine in 2011.
Dodger Stadium attack victim Bryan Stow returned Wednesday to the Bay Area hospital where he made his miraculous comeback to thank the caregivers who helped save his life.
Stow walked into Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose on crutches. It’s one of the few times since he was assaulted by two men outside Dodger Stadium in March 2011 that Stow has appeared in public without a wheelchair. He threw out the ceremonial first pitch this season at San Francisco Giants Opening Day back in April and has spoken at a handful of schools.
There is still a long way to go, but Stow says he has improved considerably. The first crucial stage of rehabilitation took place at VMC. In an NBC Bay Area exclusive, Robert Handa was allowed to witness the private, emotional visit.
The Valley Medical Center staffers who played such an important part in Stow’s recovery were thrilled to see his progress.
"It's great that Bryan is walking again, but more important to me is Bryan’s telling me stories, he’s joking with me,” said rehab relations manager Ann Perkins. “The personality that he had before his brain injury is really emerging."
Stow returned to VMC with his mother Ann and father Dave. It’s the place where he began his rehab program and spent almost five months. Wednesday’s return consisted of a series of individual, often tearful, reunions.
"I'm light years beyond where I started,” Stow said. “I mean, people can’t even believe I am walking again.” Stow said his next goal is to walk without any assistance.
As for the two men that pleaded guilty to attacking Stow, they remain in prison.
Louie Sanchez has roughly three years remaining on his conviction for attacking Stow. He was recently sentenced to an additional six years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms.
The other man, Marvin Norwood, was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in Stow's attack. He must serve an additional two and a half years on gun charges as well.
So glad to see Mr Stow up and moving. We haven’t gone to Dodger Stadium for years. The fans were too rough and unruly. Prayers for Mr Stow to make a complete recovery.
“We haven’t gone to Dodger Stadium for years. The fans were too rough and unruly.”
That’s because the laid-back and orderly suburbanites who used to make up the Dodger fan base were replaced by a different people with a different culture.
I watched my first Dodger game at the Coliseum, and then at Dodger Stadium.
because you’re sitting in the ‘wrong’ section. Pony up the cash and sit in the lower loge sections. Anything above sections 3 and you might as well change your name to “Pedro”.
“That’s because the laid-back and orderly suburbanites who used to make up the Dodger fan base were replaced by a different people with a different culture.”
Yup. The pavilion’ section. I’d rather vote Dummycrat than sit there. I listened to the KFI show after the Stow incident and every caller’s story were true.
That’s because the laid-back and orderly suburbanites who used to make up the Dodger fan base were replaced by a different people with a different culture.
I'm from Connecticut, so visiting Dodger Stadium has been a rare, 'touristy' thing for me to do. My husband and I first went there about 25 years ago. Good crowd... similar to other MLB ballparks we had visited.
Last time we went to Dodger Stadium, it was maybe 5 years ago. I literally thought we were in Mexico. Our seats were in the upper deck... nearly everyone up there was Mexican, or some kind of Hispanic/Latino. We were definitely in the minority. It was stunning.
So glad to see Bryan Stow doing so well after such a horrific attack. He will remain in my prayers...
Louie Sanchez has roughly three years remaining on his conviction for attacking Stow. He was recently sentenced to an additional six years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms.
The other man, Marvin Norwood, was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in Stow’s attack. He must serve an additional two and a half years on gun charges as well.
Where are these guys in prison getting guns????
Yes. Learned that the hard way. See my post #7.
We have family members in LA, so it's possible someday we will return to Dodger Stadium. Next time, we'll sit in one of those lower loge sections.
Max, were you in SoCal when the LA Unified School District was ordered to implement a desegregation plan? It resulted in busing a bunch of white kids from the San Fernando Valley to the inner city schools of LA. This began around 1979-1980.
That set off a White Flight from the Valley to Orange County. The parents in the Valley weren’t willing to sacrifice their children to the utopian dreams of some elitist liberal judges and they voted by selling their houses and moving. I think that was the first major event that began the transformation of the Valley and the old Dodger fan base.
A mere 10 years after that the Cold War came to an end, and the aerospace and defense industries of southern California took a big hit. Engineers and skilled machinists had to look for other work. California’s government had been skewing left and creating a business-hostile climate. The remaining space and defense industry began leaving the state. Manufacturing was being driven out by the Air Quality Management District.
In the middle of this came the 1986 Amnesty. Millions of foreign nationals, largely from Mexico, were now Instant Americans and began settling permanently in southern California.
So at the same time that we had educated, conservative Americans leaving the LA region we had an influx of poor latinos who had been the citizens of Mexico and points south. LA and the Valley caught the brunt of this first, Orange County’s turn came later.
I think that this shorthand version of recent SoCal history may be what brought about the transformation the fans who attend Dodger Stadium, with the Bryan Stow near-killing the predictable result. It’s not the gentle land of the Beach Boys anymore. It’s now the land of graffiti and street gangs. In other words Jeb Bush’s vision for America.
It was great for a while with the suburbs booming, but it seems like with all the illegals coming in, the urban centers, however crime-ridden and poorly managed, are once again outpopulating the suburbs and now we're outvoted at every turn.
2. Don't ever go to a city unless absolutely necessary.
3. Always be armed.
4. Don’t read major city newspapers.
I pretty much live by your three and my one
rule and find life pretty tolerable.....
....in California.
What’s a newspaper?
No dude, I’m 30 something LOL. I do know the patterns in history and the white liberals pretty much killed this country due to white guilt.
Here’s a story: Back in 1992, I visited L.A/disneyland with my family from Canada and one time, I “sort of” got lost at Hollywood Blvd and the LAPD guy pointed at me to approach them. They asked “why aren’t you in school?”. My dad came out of nowhere and explained we’re on vacation. Needless to say, have you even heard of anything close to this happening? Those were simpler times back then.
The only reason why the pavilion sections is called the “zoo” is because they offer free hotdogs. I’d rather pay twice for an overpriced hotdog and beer in peace, and hear English.
Considering what Hollywood Blvd was like that cop wanted to know if you were a runaway. And since you probably looked innocent my guess is that he was going to try to keep you from becoming prey for the Santa Monica Blvd chicken hawks.
Hollywood ain’t exactly Disneyland as you know from living out here. Although Disney has more than its share of employees who would fit right in on Hollywood Blvd.
Are the pavilion sections in the outfield, with the funny 'rick-rack' roof, or the upper decks? (Sorry, I've only been to Dodger Stadium 2-3 times, and not recently)
I agree with you about paying more $$ for peace and ENGLISH conversation around me at the ballpark.
Man, it was rowdy up in those upper decks when we last went to Dodger Stadium, about 5 years ago. And coming from Connecticut, it's kind of rare for me to see a Mexican (except in restaurant kitchens in some restaurants in the northeast I guess). It was a complete culture shock to me to see so many Mexicans in one place in the US.
The only time I've been to Mexico was for ONE DAY in "lovely" Tijuana back in 1981. We were visiting friends in San Diego (A USN officer and his wife from CT, they were stationed there). They took us to the place where you could park your car on the US side, and walk over to TJ for the day. TJ was a pretty scary place, as I remember. I have no desire to go back, lol.
The pavilion sections are upper middle to higher decks, on the sides of the stadium. Basically, the players are like ants. And there’s only one reason why it’s popular: unlimited hotdogs and cheap cerveza. It’s part of the ticket.
and you probably were shocked at the DMV where these idiots have the gall to ask which language you want to take the test in. MY GF (who’s canadian like I am) asked for French (as a joke) and they did not offer it.
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