13 years ago
"Dear Friends,
Pal Takats suffered a flying accident in Zermatt 3 days ago. He is heavily injured but he is stabil. He is laying on the intensive-station in a swiss hospital. His family is already with him, hoping for his recovery. I'd like to ask you to be patient for a while and support him by being with him in your thoughts. I'll keep you informed."
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Wish Him Fast Recovery!
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Hey Pal,
Auch ich und alle Flieger aus dem Nahetal wünschen Dir beste Genesung und hoffen das es dir schnell wieder besser geht wir sind in Gedanken bei Dir !!
Jens
Hi people,
I just found this topic and went through it quickly. First of all thanks for all the good vibes and energy you were sending to the universe wishing my recovery. I was close to die but got lucky. Went though a hard period but my healing process is going on better and faster then expected. Since 4th of April I am in a rehabilitation center up in the mountains (there is no internet, it suxx!!!) and having a full program of therapies: physiotherapy, ergo and water-therapy, swimming, muscle training, and last but not least neuropsychological investigation which - after completing approx. 30 tests - finally they prooved that there is actually nothing wrong with me, lol :-)
What happened is that I was gonna test a new prototype near Zermatt with the intention to fly to town. The days before it was snowing a lot, so I was launching with skis in deep powder, since it would have been impossible to foot-launch it, neither to reach the desired take-off area. I set up on an off-piste area at 3000 meters AMSL near Gornergrat and started. At this moment nobody was skiing around and I was completely alone. Immediately as i lost ground contact i felt a strong pull of the glider to the right. Don't know the reason of it yet. I tried to stop the rotation but i could not manage to get it out straight. Everything was happenning so fast, the whole thing went down in about 10 seconds. As i was turning, i never really got away from the mountain and finally I crashed on a steep rocky/snowy area that was right on top of a 20-25 meter high cliff. The wing collapsed , I lost the skis and started tumbling down till i rolled off that cliff. As turning around I lost orientation and the only thing i realized was the wind blowing my ears, the wind of freefalling. I know this feeling well from base jumping so i knew i am falling way too long and acceleraring way to fast to to just be able to walk away from this in one piece. Just taught, "shiiit!". The cliff was was not completely vertical so i even hit it once or twice before impact. Thanks god i hit fresh powder on the bottom, with legs or my butt first (not quite sure), otherwise i would have probably died there instantly. I saw the open lower leg fracture which looked so ugly that i couldnt look at it and straightened it back immediately. I was on my own and hidden between rocks so i knew there is only one chance to survive this. I pulled my phone out and called the rescue heli. After ~15 min I could hear the noise of the helicopter approaching and that made me feel really happy and relaxed. I love Switzerland for that :) By then i was shaking from the cold and probably the shock as well. I got some seroius dose of morphine thats made me not feel anything anymore and they flew me down to Visp where they put my leg back into 1 piece with a metal plate and 7 screws.
Furtheremore I broke my fibula, compressed 3 vertebras (stable), bruised many ribs, coccyx and last but not least, got a serious brain concussion (shake). The rest of the story you already know i guess. The next day it increased the pressure in my skull and this was the moment the put me in an artificial coma to relax my body the best they could and flew me over to Bern and then to Sankt Gallen... ("Tour de suisse des hôpitaux"). The next 2 weeks i did not wake up even when they stopped giving medicaments (they tried to wake me up every day). Till the 22nd of March (my birthday :) when i finally broke through...I am pretty good now, healing is going great, just need to give some more months for my bones to heal and will be back in the air then!
You are welcome to follow my recovery on my fb page: http://www.facebook.com/takats.pal
Many thanks again for all the positive energy, it did really help! And sorry to freak you out a bit, didn't mean to do that ! :)
Pal
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ciao pal spero che ti riprendi il prima possibile .appena ho saputo non sono riuscito a dormire e anche i miei bambini pregano per te ciao
abbiamo fatto una foto insieme a lago di garda ma comunque ti ho sempre ammirato, con la speranza che possa rivederti nelle tue evoluzione ti saluto
Very good news, Pal is really back again.. :-) Take a look at faceebook..
https://www.facebook.com/takats.pal
Hey guys! I am now back in life!!! :-)
MANY thanks for all good wishes, vibes,and the positive energies you sent!!! It means so much to me !
As well, endless thanks to my wonderful family and girlfriend, my boss, my friends...
What happened is that I basically fucked it up, big time, back on the 9th of March :-)
Had a big crash with multiple collisions with a steep cliff:
open fracture on my left leg, 8 ribs, 3 vertebras broken...Seroiusly shaked my brain together and fall in coma after the fist day (for almost 20 days). Thanks god I stayed concious and could call the rescue heliopter, Gabor and my father to tell what happened before they picked me up. Otherwise I pobably could nor write these lines now.
I've seen the nightmare of the nightmares in coma...Got 40 degrees fever and been connected to all sort of machines in many ways. It was terrible! Woke up few days ago and since then progressing really quick, Made my first steps already, can go to the toilet on my own, enjoy sunshine, smell of spring and sound of birds. Ready to leave the hospital soon and start rehabilitation in one of the best clinics of the Alps. Really looking forward to start there.
Be strong Pal, I´m sure You will back Ok with us.
Update about Pal Takats
PAL IS BACK!
The statement of his family:
"Pal had a breakthrough today and made a big step on a hard and long way of healing.
In favour of Pal it will not be possible to visit him for a while and his condition will not be published as detailed as before. However, the most important updates you will find on the FB wall of Gabor Kezi.
We thank You very much for all that healing energy and love that you sent for Pal and for us! Please keep on sending them because they helped a lot so far! THANK YOU for the touching amazing help and sympathy!"
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Info from Pál's father:
Birthday party: Pál came back to us today in the coma! Thank you a lot of energy and love that you sent!
We are very happy that he is back with us!
dzrx: Pál's family is happy to accept donations. You can use the PayPal Donation option, which you can found on the right sidebar of this site. This all goes to Pál.
Maybe it's not polite, but maybe we can donate money to Pal for his rehabilitation associated costs, like Pal`s family hotel costs or something.
Gabor, could you post bank account, where we can donate!?
Sending positive energy to you, Pal! Wish you faster get well and continue turn tumblings after tumblings!
Updates about Pal Takats:
I am writing you from Hungary sharing the information that I received from Pal’s family.
Pal showed some improvements in the past few days:
- His broken bones and injured organs are healing well.
- Lungs infection and his strong fever are slowly going away.
- He is able to breathe on his own so he will not need the machine anymore.
- He is able to tense his muscles and move his bodyparts on both sides.
There are more signs that he hears and understands people around him, however his vision and his contact with our reality is not completey back yet.
The doctors insist that only his closest family visit Pal to provide him a safe-feeling environment to help fight his way back.
I NEED YOUR HELP NOW! The family of Pal needs an accomodation (3 Persons) in region Sankt Gallen, Switzerland from Sunday. If you can help, please contact me with a FB message or fly@gaborkezi.com! — in Budapest, Hungary.
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Hang in there Pal. Checking in daily to see if you are making any good signs of waking up. Hope you are dreaming of flying and gathering your strength.
tragic news,,the mans a legend,genius and mentor to most....Gabor cheers for the posts..get well soon Pal..
we are with you Pal.
Get speedy recovery.
we still need your positive energy.
Pal, in Gedanke sind meine Familie und ich bei dir und senden dir unsere Energie für deine Erholung. Wir wünschen dir, deiner Familie und Gabor viel Kraft. Alles Liebe, Iris, Fritz, Karin, Jacob, Xandi & Felix
Wow... Pf.
Pal, I do pray for this problem in your brain only being related to the surgery anesthesia or something. Please stay strong and come back.
Updates about Pal Takats:
Pal landed well in the Sankt Gallen. He is still stable, sleeping.
I decided to stop giving detailed status updates about Pal for a while. We have to respect the privacy of Pal and his family in this difficult situation. As long as there are no big changes in his state I will not write daily status updates. I promise I will let you know if anything important happens or if Pal or his family need your help.
I want to thank you again for everything, stay with Pali in your thoughts!
I hope that I’ll be able to come back and write you good news very soon!!
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Ach Pal, dein Unfall macht uns so traurig! Wir sind in Gedanken ständig bei dir und schicken dir all unsere Energie für eine rasche Erholung! Alles Liebe und Gute, Judith und Thomas.
Pal... we hope the best for you.
hope you get well as soon as possible.
good improvement from the whole "team-Liiischer"
The mankind needs you Pal. You are an inspiration for so many people out there. I hope and pray that the living force will be with you! We need you back...........
Updates about Pal Takats:
„Maybe – day”
Tomorrow Pal might be transported to Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. I think the reason is that the Inselspital in Bern is getting overloaded. Personally I’m not too happy about this but I know that the new hospital meets the high quality requirements what Pal needs.
He had a fever of 40 degrees almost all day long. It might have been :
- maybe because of the lungs infection,
- maybe because of an infection at the broken leg,
- maybe because of the combination of strong medicines that he gets.
Fortunately it was not necessary to give him an extra medicine against the fever: till the evening his temperature fell back to his average 38 degrees.
The doctors still don’t know why he doesn’t wake up. They tell always new theories about what’s going on in his head:
- maybe the bone/ or fat particles from the broken leg got into the veins after the accident, went up to the heart, then through a small hole (that 30% of the humans have in their hearts), through the arteries to the brain which causes the abnormal brain activity
- maybe the brain have moved (even without getting a stronger hit on the head)
- maybe the problem is in his central nervous system
- maybe the brain liquid brought some material into his brain which disturbs the normal functioning of the brain.
There are a lot of „maybes”. I am normally very positive but the last briefing with his doctor was quite shocking: They’re still not sure what’s going on in his head or if he will be able to recover completely. If yes, it might take 4-6 months.
In the evening he opened his eyes again shortly, slightly moved his head and his limbs on BOTH SIDES. “Maybe” this is a good sign because since the brain problems he hasn’t moved anything on the left side.
Tomorrow at 8:00 last examination in Inselspital, if he is ready for transport he will take another heli ride…
PS.: I want to thank all of you for your support. I have to apologize if I don’t answer all the messages you send. I am moved to see how many people worry about Pal and want to help him and the family with providing a place to sleep, with offering money or just with a few nice words. You are good people! Let us stay with him in our thoughts, he needs us!
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Gods speed Pal, from all of us in the states who appreciate and respect what you do and how well you do it.
All the best... Drew McNabb
Best of luck pal,I prey you get better and back into the air as soon as possible.
A speedy recovery to Pal!
Regards
Michi
Dear pal ... we hope to hear better news soon ....be strong man ...we are all with you and pray every moment with you ..... Vahid,Niloofar,Behrad
Updates about Pal:
Today was a day of complications. Pal got a small infection in the lungs which needs to be treated with further antibiotics. He has fever, around 38 degrees. To avoid further irritations from the mouth-tube they changed his breathing apparatus by cutting a small hole on his throat. They even let him breathe alone for a while and it went very well, even better than with the machine. They still put him back on the breathing machine to save his energy for healing his brain. He still gets strong painkillers but already a reduced amount of sleeping drugs. The doctors are giving him 3 further medicines to stop his abnormal brain reactions before letting him wake up. Beside these events there is no further change in Pal's state: stable and sleeping.
There are really lovely and helpful people at the intensive care. I had a chance to watch them working around Pal today and I have to say that he is in good hands.
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Mucho ánimo amigo Pal, desde Tenerife.
Espero verte recuperado pronto.
Un abrazo.
Alejandro.
Very sad for the news.
Wish Pal to recover soon.
Faso Gassibe
So sorry. Get well soon. I'm praying with you.
Be strong Pal!
We all are with you!
"Updates about Pal:
Pal slept very calm during the night in the "Inselspital" in Bern. Seems that the medicine that he got yesterday had a positive effect on his brain. Today in the morning - after taking away the sedatives - he opened his eyes for a short while. He was not able neither to focus properly nor to communicate yet. But according to the signs he hears us.
The doctors say that they want to keep him rather sleeping at the intensive care for the next few days to allow an undisturbed recovery for his brain. — at Inselspital."
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Hey Bro, I hope that you get better very soon, There is still lots of flying that we need to do together.
Thoug so far away from Europe, I am with you in Spirit.
Your shadow...
Hollywood
Force Pál! know that you'll come out ahead! affection from Iquique , Chile!
Everyone at http://www.Speed-Flying.com send best wishes for a Speedy recovery
I wish him all the best and that he will return and recover soon to continue the great work he does for our sport. Get better soon Pal !!
Sad to hear.
I hope to hear better news soon. :-(
força e fé pál! volte logo, Deus te ilumine!
"Updates about Pal Takats:
Pal's accident happened 9th March in the early afternoon in Zermatt. He was alone, the circumstances are not clear yet. Fortunately he could call the emergency on his mobile. He has an open fault on his left shin, broke 8 ribs, has his liver and his bile slightly injured. His leg was operated in a hospital in Visp. Next day his status got worse and was not able to communicate anymore. Doctors say that at the moment some micro parts in his brain doesn't get enough blood. However it sounds quite bad but: 1) The problem in the head is not directly from the hit of the accident, it appeared later. 2) He has a young and strong brain which SHOULD be able to deal with this problem.
He had a second heli-ride to another hospital in Switzerland. He is at the intensive care and he is beeing held in an artificial sleep-state. He is still stable. Today in the afternoon they will try to wake him up... I'm hoping for the best...
Please DO NOT TO CALL ANYONE from the family or me on the phone unless it is really necessary! I'll keep you updated."
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Lets everybody send our positive energy to Pal at this hard moment and hope for his fast recovery!
Hold on Pal we all Love you...
Get well soon dear friend
Volte logo mermão, que tudo der certo para gente queimar tudo até a ultima ponte!!!!
Hi Gabor
I wish Pal all the help and strength he can get.
If there is anything I can do, just contact me. 0041 (0)79 3456 138
Regards
Ivan
hope you get well soon Pal !