Denise Winston, Daniel's mother:
"So much was at stake for Dan. The doctor on call the night of our crash, Tom Tracey, is the Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Hasbro Children's Hospital. Tom saved Dan's life. It is because of Tom that we chose Spaulding. Tom spent hours of his own time researching facilities across the country that could best help Dan and he told us that, in his opinion, Spaulding was Dan's best hope for a good recovery.
When Daniel arrived at Spaulding on June 5, 2003 he was still on a feeding tube, he could not hold up his head, move his right arm, walk, talk, eat.And, though he was no longer in a coma, we would find out from Dan weeks later, that he does not remember anything about Hasbro or his first two weeks at Spaulding, I honestly never thought I would see our bright, articulate, talented and sweet son again.
When Dan was released from Spaulding on July 2, 2003 he was walking, talking, eating "real food". He was also beginning to play the piano again and was able to participate in the water sports program. A miracle in four weeks!"
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