Pedxing injured in fire

“I hiked with Pedxing on Saturday and just got this email.

MAN INJURED TRYING TO EXTINGUISH FIRE
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>Date: February 16, 2004 Page: B2 Section: Metro/Region
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>An early-morning fire near Porter Square left one man hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns, fire officials said. The blaze began in a single family house on Beech Street when a candle apparently ignited a mattress in a 17-year-old's second-floor bedroom, according to fire officials. The teenager woke his father, David Vogel, who dragged the burning mattress into the bathroom in an effort to extinguish the blaze. The fire spread however, injuring Vogel, who was rushed by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital. He was in critical condition yesterday, officials said. No other occupants of the house were injured. The fire department estimated property damage at $150,000.

I will post any additional information as I receive it.

My prayers are with David and his family.”

“Oh my God... My prayers also with him and his family...”

“Oh no!! My prayers and hopes for a quick recovery are going out to Ped and his family.

Thanks for the info MadRiver. Please get us an address when you can. Thanks!”

“I am stunned. Our problems seem very insignificant all of a sudden.

Our prayers will be with him.”

“OMG! My prayers and strongest vibes out in full force to Dave. I sincerely hope you recover fast and fully!”

“Can we get an address to send a card?”

“whoa, that is horrible!! i hope, i hope, i hope he'll be okay...”

“damn.

Yes, Chili, they certainly do.”

“I've never met Pedxing but my heart sank when I read this thread. Sincerest prayers are going out for his recovery and for the concern of his family and friends.

Thanks for keeping us all posted.”

“Oh David!

Oh, I wish he had run!

Get well, brother!”

“that truely is a dissaster!!! hope and well wishes from my end.”

“I'll bet cards could be sent to Mass General.”

“That is awful. Hopefully he will have a speedy recovery.”

“Oh no! What terrible news...I hope he comes out of this ok.

thanks MadRiver for letting us know.”

“Burns are the worst. I hope he's dealing with the pain well. We'll pray for him and his family.”

“Holy Crap! Man! I hope things turn out good! What can we do to help? Anyone in the area to help with any needs they might have?

Times like this, TT peeps need to pull together and help any way we can!”

“let us know if they need anything (food, clothes, etc)”

“I just called Mass General, no patient by that name admitted there.

Mass General in Boston, right?”

“The critical point for burn patients is about a week and a half after the incident.

Critical condition does not sound too good.”

“Its a cold winter in Boston.”

“Oh crap.

Thanks for letting us know, Madriver.”

“Oh my gosh! Pedxing e-mailed me this week inviting me to go on the dayhike on Saturday with him, MadRiver and a few other folks. I had already committed to spending the day helping to raise $ for David's house, a local sort of Ronald McDonald house, otherwise I would have gone.

"Knock First" just did a show on the makeover Natti's room for an episode. Natti is one of Pedxing's sons. Natti was 15 years old at the time of the show in the Fall of 2003.

Pedxing- thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.”

“I'm about 2.5 hours away from Boston. I'll send Pedxing an e-mail (although I doubt he's reading his e-mail) to see if there is anything I can do. I may have his phone numbers in an old e-mail.”

“Holy ##$%^!!!
I hope this is a mistake!
Please let this be some other person!”

“I called the hospital and they said he may be a "confidential patient"
meaning that if he was hospitalized because of an accident and it was publicized, he might not be on the patient list.

Anyone know if you can send an e-card to Mass General? I couldn't find anything on the website.”

“Wow! Hope the old chap is OK. If anyone gets any info on any way we can help out (sending clothes, money, whatever) let us all know.

Hope his gear made it through OK too.”

“I would think so, Twig. I think I will do that at lunchtime anyway. I would think there's a high probability that it would get through to him...”

“Yeah twigeater, I guess that's to keep the ambulance-chasers away.”

“The address for Massachusetts General Hospital listed on the web site is 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114-02696.”

“Several of us who were on the hike tried to call Mass General for an update, but there seems to be some problem getting conformation on whether or not he is there and if so, his condition. I will let you all know as soon as I get any additional information.”

“David, I wish you the best of recoveries with most haste. I am sure that any damage you have encured to your self is/was an act of heroism to protect your family. I do not know all of the story, but from what is hinted, if you had not put your self at risk, it would have been your family. I honor you for your courage and devotion. I wish you only the best.

Sincerly,

Keith”

“violin - your search has expired.
Link doesn't work.”

“MadRiver, have you or anyone else called his family?”

“I haven’t tried as of yet Twigeater since all I have is his cell number. I will email Audrey who picked him up in Mass Saturday morning and ask her.”

“MadRiver- I think I may have Audrey's cell phone number at home. I'll check tonight when I get home and see what I can come up with.”

“Pedxing,

Best wishes to you and your family.”

“Wow. Godspeed Ped.”

“Oops, I meant Pedxing's gf's cell number.”

“MadRiver, I e-mailed you the numbers that I had from last year.”

“Given the damage to the house, I doubt it is livable much less have the phones working. I’m sure his son(s) are probably staying with their mother. I did email a few people to see if they heard anyone further.”

“PedXing has been on Trail Talk for as long as I can remember(Fall 98).
Hate it when bad things happen to good people.”

“Second and third degree burns and in critical condition? I hope it is not as serious as it sounds. Good thoughts for you and your family Ped. I hope your recovery is quick and full.”

“My thoughts and pryers are with him and his family.

Please keep us posted so that we can at least send him our best wishes.”

“Isn't Pedx active on another forum that is for NE and White Mt hiker's?
Can't remember the address, but I logged on a few months ago. May be more info there.”

“VFTT, but that site has been down for a few days (again)
I posted a link to this thread on Alpinezone.com.”

“I don't think you'll get confirmed info on whether or not he's at the hospital. HIPPA changed hospitals releasing that information.”

“I'm just going to send a card there. All I have is his cell # and that is not useful at this point. I'm going to use the address Skiracer posted above...”

“My link was just a search from http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ and was the exact story posted at the top of this thread. Nothing in today's paper.”

“I just spoke with Pedxing's girlfriend, Ellen. I understand that someone (maybe MadRiver) had just spoken to her before I did. I'll wait a little for MadRiver to post, but Pedxing is in really bad shape. I am going to e-mail her my contact info and told her to please let me know if there's anything I/we (TTers) can do.

He will be in the ICU for approx. 2 months, 50% of his body has mostly 2nd degree burns. His lungs are pretty bad. He is being kept unconcious by the pain medication and won't remeber anything from the next few days/weeks.

Please keep Pedxing in your thoughts and prayers over the next few months.”