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Luisa Carillo Remains on Life Support
posted (April 14, 2010)

There is bit of good news to report tonight about 18 year old Luisa Carrillo. She is the Sacred Heart College student who jumped from the hijacked D&E Bus on Sunday night. As we reported last night, her skull was fractured in two places and she was placed on life support at the Healthcare Partners Hospital to control the swelling on her brain.

The news tonight is that the swelling has gone down just a bit but she remains on selective life support. Neurosurgeon Dr. Joel Cervantes says the CT Scan performed this morning shows that there has been little improvement. He however remains optimistic and has upgraded his prognosis to a 55% chance of survival.

Another scan will be conducted tomorrow and that is when a decision will be made on whether they should wake her up. Her family does need help with medical costs and you can contact her brother Eswin at 651-1090. You can also make contributions into Belize Bank account number 10558.

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