PARK HILLS — They play dodgeball at West Elementary. They buy sweets at Central Middle School. They organize trivia teams and a barbecue. In an unprecedented show of school spirit, the Central School District is rallying around beloved teacher and coach Zac McDowell and his family.
Injured in a car accident on Feb. 18, Zac, 25, was found to have a brain tumor that was benign. He chose to have surgery to remove it. But, just 60 hours after the surgery, he was at home and developed a fever and intense pain. Doctors determined he had an infection. Doctors operated again. For the last month, he has been in the Intensive Care Unit at a St. Louis hospital. He has moved very little and doctors suspect he’s suffered spinal cord trauma and a possible spinal cord stroke. More
Injured in a car accident on Feb. 18, Zac, 25, was found to have a brain tumor that was benign. He chose to have surgery to remove it. But, just 60 hours after the surgery, he was at home and developed a fever and intense pain. Doctors determined he had an infection. Doctors operated again. For the last month, he has been in the Intensive Care Unit at a St. Louis hospital. He has moved very little and doctors suspect he’s suffered spinal cord trauma and a possible spinal cord stroke. More
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