Jay Eggleston BMX Accident

So sorry to hear this Cindy (and all of Jay's friends.) Best wishes for a fast and full recovery.

Sorry to hear this news. Sounds good that Jay is being brought back to Denver. I hope he is on a speedy path to recovery.

Jay and I have been climbing together since 1998, rock, ice and mountains, and he is the safest, most methodical climber I know and just a great friend. I know he will be back climbing as soon as he can.

Get well soon!

Update as of 5:00 pm today:

"Jay has still not woken up but he is continuing to follow
commands. He will definitely be airlifted back to Colorado tomorrow
and we will let people know about visitation as soon as we have
specifics."

Update from yesterday:

"Jay had a "peg tube" put in which is a feeding tube right to his
stomache. He came out of surgery this afternoon and all went well.
It decreases the chances of infection. He has been doing well this
evening with continued response to commands, as opening his eyes,
wiggling his toes, and sticking his tongue out. It looks like the
plan is to have him airlifted back to Colorado on Fri so he can
have more visitors to provide more stimuli to keep him active. He
has been trying to get out of bed,..."

The line about 'trying to get out of bed' cracks me up.

He's got some spunk for sure.

awesome great to hear!

Get well soon Jay!

Cindy, I don't mean to hijack your thread, but there is more good news from 2 hours ago to share:

"He made huge strides his last night in MD. When I took his mitt off his right hand he quickly removed his left mitt, oxygen sensor, and neck collar. He showed amazing dexterity.

Also when I was telling the nurse Jay is strong and will recover faster than anyone thought possible, he grunted a uh huh in agreement.
Jay is hearing and processing what we say and is working hard to respond!"

Rick, this is a thread about Jay, no need to apologize. We all love him and just want him to recover. It doesn't matter who posts the latest news. Thanks for the update.

That's really great news.

Hell ya! Stoked to hear Jay's improving!

josh

Go Jay!

Wow! Been gone for a bit so just saw the thread. Climbed with Jay a few years back and never met a more solid, decent guy. Speedy Recovery!!

I bet if you put a rack of cams accross from his bed he'll be jamming his way out in no time!

Best wishes to Jay for a full and speedy recovery.
And best to all his loved ones and care givers too.

Great update tonight:
While with him today, Jay's wife told him that all his BMX
Vert friends from the Xgames were giving him shout outs on t.v. and
he muttered "Awesome"!!!! Yeah!!! Small words and a bit mummbly but
he speaks!! yeah!!

Sounds like good news... hope he can have visitors soon.

Damn, just saw this thread. So sorry to hear about Jay. Hope he gets well soon and keep me posted on if he is taking visitors. Praying for him!

Sorry to hear about the crash but glad his recovery is going well!