August 01, 2009

Sasha Blair-Goldensohn '98 showing signs of improvement following Central Park accident

As many readers of this blog are aware, Sasha Blair-Goldensohn ‘98 was critically injured in an accident in New York’s Central Park this past Wednesday. The New York Daily News reported:

Sasha Blair-Goldensohn was walking to work through the park when a 100-pound limb came crashing from a massive pin oak tree near W. 63rd St. The 33-year-old computer engineer and father of two was taken to New York- Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center after the 8 a.m. accident and was in intensive care.

The Daily News reported on Thursday that Sasha - husband of Rebecca Min and father of Sophie and Theo - remained in a coma but was taken off of a ventilator, was showing reduced swelling in his brain, and “responded to commands to open his eyes and squeeze a hand.”

UPDATE from Dave: Some may have noticed that we’ve removed some information from the original post about where to send cards or flowers to the family and the ways to get updates about Sasha’s condition. We’ve removed these items because subsequent updates have changed that information and we expect additional changes to be made. We would like to keep you posted about Sasha’s condition, but we also do not want to publish any misinformation, in case we are not able to immediately update this space.

We have learned that the NY Times reporter who is covering the story is a high-school classmate of Sasha’s. He has been posting updates on the situation here.

All of us here at Am’erst (Brian, Mina, Parker and I) are keeping Sasha and his family in our thoughts and prayers.

Mina Suk '99 | August 1, 2009 03:41 PM | Alumni

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