Dawn, two weeks prior to the crash.
I’ve received some welcome news about the condition of Dawn Slawta.
Dawn was seriously injured when her bicycle collided with a motor vehicle in northeast Portland on February 7th.
The 25 year-old employee of Black Sheep Bakery in southeast Portland, struck her head (she was not wearing a helmet) and sustained major swelling of her brain, fractured neck vertebrae, and sustained a broken collar bone and rib.
Dawn was in Intensive Care at Legacy Emanuel Hospital for two and a half weeks, and was in a coma until last week. Her dad reports that she has now opened up her eyes, sat up, eaten some apple sauce, and spoken a few words to her family.
Dawn’s recovery will take a long time, but this is encouraging news.