A teacher was left paralyzed and unable to speak after suffering brain damage during a routine surgical procedure that went horribly wrong.
Scott Munro underwent orthopedic shoulder surgery on September 18, 2023 when his oxygen levels dropped dangerously low.
His family claims he was left uncontrolled for four minutes before suffering significant brain damage and falling into a coma.
He had to spend a month in the intensive care unit and had to learn to walk and talk again with a lot of intense physical therapy.
Munro, who has spent nearly 30 years working in the Evergreen School District in Washington, returned to Oregon on Tuesday after eight months recovering.
Teacher Scott Munro was left paralyzed and unable to speak after suffering brain damage during a routine surgical procedure that went horribly wrong.
He was undergoing orthopedic shoulder surgery on September 18, 2023 when his oxygen levels dropped dangerously low.
Munro received a special welcome at Portland International Airport from friends and family as he prepares to continue his rehabilitation following the shocking incident.
He spent time in intensive care in Chicago and Omaha, Nebraska, where he had to learn to walk and talk again.
“It’s very emotional and it feels good too, it feels like we’ve come full circle from Vancouver, Portland, Chicago, Omaha, and now, we’re finally back,” said his wife Katrina Munro. KGW8.
He’s glad to be back home and said it’s “because of all these people, more than anything else.”
“Family and friends: being able to see them in person, being able to see my dad.”
Munro will be placed in an assisted living facility for now while his family’s home is modified to meet his needs.
His daughter Katherine (left) and wife Katrina (right) claim he was left uncontrolled for four minutes before suffering significant brain damage and falling into a coma.
He had to spend a month in intensive care and has had to learn to walk and talk again with lots of intense physical therapy.
Munro received a special welcome at Portland International Airport from friends and family as he prepares to continue his rehabilitation following the shocking incident.
He said: “It’s going pretty well, considering where I started after the injury, and yeah, I was barely conscious for about two months.”
Katrina has remembered what went wrong in her husband’s surgery and wants to know what happened.
‘I think it’s important to share that we know something went wrong in the operating room that day. “Someone or some machine, maybe more than one person, maybe more than one machine, was not doing its job,” he said.
Katherine, Munro’s daughter, has combined her studies with visits to her father in the hospital.
She described him as loving, inspiring and hard-working as she recalled old photographs.
‘I love going on trips with my parents. “My dad was always the planner,” he said.
He spent time in intensive care in Chicago and Omaha, Nebraska, where he had to learn to walk and talk again.
Munro, who has spent nearly 30 years working in the Evergreen School District in Washington, returned to Oregon on Tuesday after eight months recovering.
His family created a GoFundMe page to help pay for medical expenses, travel expenses, transportation costs, and remodeling his home to meet his needs.
The family created a GoFundMe page to help pay for medical expenses, travel expenses, transportation costs, and remodeling your home to fit your needs.
So far they have raised over $98,000 of a $400,000 goal and are overwhelmed by the outpouring of support.
“You know, we’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of support we’ve received from coworkers and other people,” Munro said.
While Katherine said: ‘My dad has said it before, and I’ll say it too, we just didn’t really realize how many people we had on our side until something like this happened.’
