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Thursday, November 03, 2005

Lake Forest doctor helps wounded soldier recover

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Dr. Peter Blendonohy of Lake Forest, Sasha's physiatrist at Resurrection Medical Center, called his injuries "grievous. He suffered traumatic brain injury, shrapnel wounds over his entire body, a broken right kneecap, paralysis of his right side, an injured left shoulder, facial burns, traumatic amnesia, post-traumatic stress disorder ..."

Sasha, 24, was treated first at a hospital in Baghdad. From there, he was flown to an American hospital in Germany, where he spent two months in a coma. Then, he was transferred to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C.

On May 20, he arrived at Resurrection Medical Center, 7435 W. Talcott Ave., in Chicago, due to the efforts of Blendonohy, a member of the Ukrainian American Medical Association of North America, and of Sister Donna Marie Wolowicki, C.R., chief executive officer at the hospital, who agreed to waive all charges for his care.

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(I just thought that it was important for people to know how badly soldiers can be wounded and still survive)

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