Adcock improving after surgery

Staff Reports

July 03, 2009 10:26 pm

— MOULTRIE — A Moultrie physician injured when he was hit by an automobile while jogging in Kentucky showed improvement after a second surgery, his father said Thursday.
Dr. David Adcock II was struck by a vehicle Monday while jogging near Bardstown, Ky.
Adcock, who suffered head injuries, underwent a second surgery after losing feeling in the left side of his body, Dr. D.W. Adcock said.
“He had a second surgery and the feeling returned to the left side of his body,” D.W. Adcock said Thursday morning. “He will respond to requests in a meaningful and appropriate manner.”
Adcock was being kept in a medication-induced coma but was being weaned off the medication, his father said.
“This is when he has responded,” he said “We were just terribly encouraged. It was just wonderful to see how much he’s improved in the last 24 hours.”
Doctors expect David Adcock will be in the hospital another two weeks if all goes well, followed by six weeks of rehabilitation, D.W. Adcock said.
“He’s not out of the woods by any means,” he said.
D.W. Adcock said that his heart was warmed by the support and love the community has shown the family.