Yes Yorkie, from last Friday. A representative from the hospital said: "He is in a stable and comfortable condition. "He is still in critical care but he is in a stable condition." http://www.expressandstar.com/news/...ow-in-comfortable-condition-in-critical-care/
The news today from the hospital. Watford FC fan Nic Cruwys has been moved to a specialist care unit, some three weeks after an attack after a Wolves game left him fighting for life. This could mean that he is now off life support which has to be progress.
Let's hope so OFH, it is amazing how quickly the body can mend. My biggest concern is of any damage to the brain, this can take an age to repair, if at all. My best wishes continue go out to him and his family. Let's hope if he can't get to the Vic for our final push for promotion, we will see him at opening game of next season in the Premiership.
Met a Wolves fan in the bar tonight... Some (not this fella) still think Nic was "looking for it". I told him what a "wonderful" awayday experience Wolverhampton is, was and has always been in my experience... a pigging wonder how we ever made it out of town unscathed. He was genuinely shocked. I think the penny dropped. It could have been any of us.
As a Watford native who now lives in the 'Land of the Gun', I have seen the street violence that is endemic in the UK. To be honest - thank goodness guns are off the table back home. Yes there are guns (lots of guns) here. I own a couple myself. And by the way I was taught to shoot them by Her Majesty's Government. But I feel safer over here than I ever did living in West Watford and often socializing in the town center. Yes there is violence here - but the figures are skewed by certain areas within certain cities. The area I live in is 90% Hispanic - up until a year ago I lived in a quite 'deprived' part of it as well - a 'Barrio'. The worse 'crime' I experienced in that time was a disappearance of and old pair of Nikes that I left out in the front garden. A 'hot' burglary (when the householder is home at the time) is unheard of for obvious reasons. 'Cold' burglaries are pretty rare also (mind you I do have a very large but very friendly German Shepherd - the mere sight of which would put an intruder off). But please don't believe all the bull - street crime is much more prevalent in the UK. There is much more petty crime that the police don't want to be bothered with as well. Of course there are places like Detroit, Camden (NJ) and St Louis that are dangerous. But I might consider living in those places with a gun in the house than living in The Elephant and Castle (yes I lived there for a bit - and was jacked twice while I was out) without one.
I also live in the US and for most people guns make it a safer place to live .Most of the gun crime is gang and drug related .i relative of mine got killed in the US just being in the wrong place at the wrong time
There's me thinking it's 2015 not 1885. That said there's parts of the world that think that it's 1215.
What is wrong with some people?. He has been hospitalized for the last month and it sounds slightly miraculous that he is still alive. All the reports have led with "unprovoked attack" but some, probably out of some stupidly misguided "loyalty" think he was "looking for it". I despair sometimes, I really do.
Update from his family c/o Nic Cruwys' Family Tuesday 7th April 2015 Family Statement Re: Latest update on Nic's Condition Dear All at Watford FC, Just a few words as a joint message from Nic's family on his current condition, with our heartfelt gratitude to everyone thinking, praying & wishing Nic well in his initial and longer-term recovery. Nic has been moved out of an Intensive Care Unit and into a high dependency ward where he has made some steady progress over the last week. He is able to walk with some assistance, though still has a long road ahead in terms of getting back to full fitness, it is fair to say he is making the kind of progress which four weeks ago we could only have dreamt about. Clearly Nic is in the early stages of a recovery which at this stage, no one knows exactly where that will lead to or how long that will take. At some point in the future it will of course be touching for him to know at first hand of the outpouring of genuine human emotion towards him, although that will naturally have to come later. In the next few weeks we hope to have him moved closer to home to a specialised Neurological Rehab centre. To everyone sending their love, best wishes and messages of support to Nic and the Family: our words of appreciation and gratitude simply could never thank you all enough. We have received wonderful messages from all over the world, so many football fans and many people who do not know Nic but wanted to send their love and positive thoughts. There has been an astounding reaction from so many who want to help, to visit Nic and ourselves and just be there for us. We are so humbled by this – again, thank you so much. In closing, we are not be able to thank each and every individual personally in this statement but we would like to express our sincere and endless gratitude to the whole family & friends for their constant support to date. To the incredibly talented, diligent, warm & wonderful team of Specialists, Doctors, Nurses at the fabulous Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham – who, as an amazing group of compassionate professionals we will forever be in debt to for saving Nic's life. The skills utilised and dedication shown by the entire team and received by Nic since he came to the QE on that Saturday evening has been remarkable. We are eternally grateful and know he was fortunate to have his life in your hands. To everyone at Watford FC; CEO Scott Duxbury, the Directors, Management Staff, Players and of course the incredible fans; you have supported the family so much with your response, genuine compassion and respect shown throughout. The Reading game will never be forgotten for such a show of togetherness, warmth and undiluted emotion. Everyone who follows & loves football have been reminded, if they needed to be, why Watford FC is such a special family club – why Nic has supported them through thick & thin for well over 30 years and now, how well they have supported him and his family. Thank you all once again from the bottom of our hearts. #ForNicForPromotion Read more at http://www.watfordfc.com/news/artic...r-watford-fc-2383629.aspx#ZYqDM8dxg6iu44m2.99
Very, very positive - and more than a little emotional! Thanks for sharing this Yorkie and here's hoping that his recovery continues apace.
I have tears running down my face reading that, what a wonderful testament to the whole world football family and especially to the Watford FC football community! Keep improving Nic, we are all watching your progress with hope and love!
Wonderful to see some progress, but this will probably be a very long road for him and the family. I know that people from here contributed to the fund and it is amazing just how it has grown, but I suspect that with the injuries he has received he will not be working again for many months, so I hope it continues to be enlarged; they will need every penny for his well being. For anyone who believes that Watford is not a family club, think again.
I fully echo the first paragraph and would hope that at some point there will be another fund raising push so as to keep his plight in the public eye. On the second one, whilst there have been some amazing moments at Vicarage Road this season, with hopefully more to come, I don't think any will make me prouder of our club than the Reading game.
