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Background Story on Robert Yamada

Since August 13th, Robert Yamada’s life has changed forever. Until that afternoon, he was very much like any other 21 year old college student. Robert was working full time for the Egger family meat market with his mom, cousins and uncles. Before the accident, he loved spending days on the boat with his family and friends, swimming, skate boarding, long boarding, wakeboarding, shooting and hunting, dirt bike riding, fishing, and camping during the summer months. During the winter months, he also was a very active skier and snowboarder.

The afternoon had started off like any other summer day, just three friends hanging out at the lake, anticipating college to begin again, and mapping out their futures.

On that afternoon of the 13th, with two friends Sean and Devin, the three ran from the beach into familiar water at Moccasin Bay on Lake Spokane. As Robert dove into the shallow water, he unknowingly hit a hidden sand bar. At first, Sean and Devin thought Robert was playing a trick as he floated, but immediately realized that it might be a spinal cord injury and acted quickly to save Robert’s life. As they gently pulled him to the water's edge, Devin started CPR while Sean ran for help. After the ambulance was called, the paramedics realized that it was vital that Robert get to the ER immediately, so a Medstar Heartflight Helicopter was being dispatched. Before the helicopter could get there, Robert’s friends, Sean and Devin continued CPR for more than a half hour ultimately saving Robert’s life!

Robert’s parents, John and Renea, unfortunately received the call that every parent fears. They were informed that Robert was on his way to the hospital in a helicopter and to get there at once. When Robert landed, John, Renea, and his bother Jeffery had already arrived, waiting to see him. 

Before long, the Trauma Unit doctors realized that Robert had broken his C1 though C4 vertebrae and could not breathe on his own. This is when the family and friends began to gather friends to help pray along with John and Renea. Prayer requests went throughout the U.S. and beyond for Robert. Since then, He has since overcome pneumonia in both lungs and a multitude of other difficult medical problems including learning how to deal with life all over again.

Robert has the heart of a warrior and started proving it right from the start.

On September 8^th, Robert courageously left for Spokane for Craig Hospital, Denver, Colorado. Craig hospital is a premiere spinal cord facility that has been rebuilding lives for 102 years. The center has treated more than 27,000 patients since 1956 – That’s more spinal cord injury patients than any other single facility in the U.S.  Robert is receiving some of the best care possible for his injury, but he ultimately needs your help and support. Robert is a man ready to face the future with courage, perseverance and bravery.

Robert will hopefully leave Denver for a place called home around December 17th. Robert is a man ready to face the future with courage, perseverance and bravery.

Caringbidge.Org is a support website community where hundreds of friends, family and even strangers can write to Robert and his family for support. This site will keep everyone informed and up to date on all upcoming fund raisers held by the FRIENDS OF ROBERT group, originally set up by Sean’s father. It is the intention of the Friends of Robert group to continue to keep fundraising efforts going to help pay for whatever the insurance won’t cover, and for whatever equipment or needs that Robert might have.

If you want to volunteer, participate or donate prizes for raffles and drawings, please contact one of the following: Aunties Dawn (509) 991-4811, Patty (509) 413-3311 or Linda (509) 998-3312.

Renea, John and Jeffrey have been amazed and sometimes overwhelmed at the support they’ve received. For Robert to know he’s got so much love surrounding and encouraging him, it’s only a matter of time before we see God’s miracles in his life unfold.

Thank you for all you’ve done and continue to do. Words alone seem inadequate for how Robert’s family truly feels about each and every person working hard to keep Robert moving forward in the right direction. God Bless you all.

Robert, John, Renea, Jeffrey and the entire Yamada-Egger family.