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Spring break gone wrong... - PortlandCarbo - 03-30-2006
Fraternity raising money to help injured brother return home
01:27 PM PST on Wednesday, March 29, 2006
By RAY LANE / KING 5 News
SEATTLE - For a group of University of Washington students and good friends on spring break in Costa Rica, Flamingo Beach was the place to spend last Thursday.
But for 22-year old Larry Busch, a swim at the beach turned tragic that day. His friend and fraternity brother Stuart Faris saw what happened.
"Unfortunately he caught a bad wave, got tossed over, came down behind it in a patch where the water was low. Came down on his head and shattered his C-5 vertebrae," said Faris.
Busch knew right away something was terribly wrong. He lost feeling from his chest down and his arms began to swell.
He could not airlifted out. He had to be driven on Costa Rica's treacherous and extremely bumpy roads some six hours to a hospital in San Jose, where he's still being cared for.
Now his fraternity at UW, Zeta PSI, is rallying to help him during his time of need.
"You know, he's a really good friend,” said Chad Ashby. “Not even a month ago, I went snowboarding with him, meeting his parents and things. It's just really tough to see one of your friends go through something like this."
They will focus their efforts on raising money to help pay for the skyrocketing medical costs.
The first step is selling purple bracelets with Busch’s initials “LTB” on them and the word “STRENGTH.”
"With the neurosurgery down there he's already received and now the Medivac costs to fly with the medical staff as required is astronomical. Most of it is not covered by insurance since it happened outside the country," said Faris.
It could cost up to $80,000 to have Larry flown back to Seattle with a medical team.
His prognosis is still unclear, though he has regained some feeling and movement in his hands.
You can make a contribution to the Larry Busch Fund at any Bank of America branch.
- Gangrel - 04-01-2006
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