Life interrupted-Day One

4/3/2009 Today at approximately 3pm, Santa Monica police arrived at Deans home to notify his family that Dean had been taken to the hospital. No information regarding his condition or the events that transpired were given, only a phone number to call.

After calling the number, it was discovered that Dean was in the process of being transported from Santa Monica Hospital to the UCLA-Ronald Reagan Medical Center. Doctors were able to determine that he had a severe and spontaneous brain hemorrhage. The hemorrhage occurred on the left side of the brain and the amount of blood released was great. He was admitted to ICU and soon after the doctors took Dean into surgery to stop the bleeding and relieve the pressure.

Post surgery the doctors said it went well and now the only thing to do is wait and they would take all necessary steps to keep his blood pressure and body temperature down; all of this in an attempt to prevent his brain from swelling. For example, a respirator was put in to pump cool air in his lungs, ice and cool blankets put over him, all to keep him cool.

Later in the evening, doctors placed a catheter in his head as a precaution and in anticipation of additional bleeding.

Many friends and family dropped what they were doing and came to the hospital.