Patient Miracle Stories
“I’m thankful to the team who saved my life.”
At Ryder Trauma Center, we have helped thousands of patients survive some of the most traumatic injuries. Some of those grateful patients have shared their traumatic stories how Ryder Trauma saved their lives. We invite you to read, share, and comment on their stories.
Freek Vonk
Freek Vonk, PhD, and his crew were filming an extensive documentary on Caribbean reef sharks and hammerheads in South Bimini. Freek, 34, a fearless Dutch wildlife TV presenter, was in the water filming his introduction to the documentary while shadows of reef sharks were beneath him.
Read MoreChris Rotella
In July 2016, 27-year-old Chris Rotella and a friend were working on a 34-foot cabin cruiser in a canal in Fort Lauderdale, when the boat suddenly exploded.
Read MoreDarnal Mundy
In August 2015, the Mundy house was rocked by a piercing sound at 5:50 a.m. Darnal Mundy, then age three, had climbed onto a chair, reached into a drawer in search of an iPad and instead found a gun.
Read MoreMaty Hallcroft
As Maty Hallcroft crossed the street toward the garage where her car was parked – crossing in the marked and signaled walkway – a driver plowed into her.
Read MoreEvelin Matamoros
In January 2013, Evelin Matamoros was walking out of a restaurant in Miami when she was approached by an armed robber who demanded her purse.
Read MoreTennyson McFarlane
In August 2015, firefighter Tennyson “Mackie” McFarlane was responding to a routine house fire in Kingston, Jamaica when a propane tank exploded inside the structure.
Read MoreRobert Billue
When Robert Billue left work on a Friday afternoon in April 2015, he was looking forward to the start of the weekend with his family.
Read MoreDanielle Press
In September 2013, Danielle Press suffered life-threatening injuries in a boating accident off the coast of Key Biscayne – the very place where her father is police chief.
Read MoreAaron Willis
Just days before Christmas in 2012, 15-year-old Aaron Willis was riding bike in Wynwood when a gunman in a car drove by and shot him in the back.
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