Update On DJ Johnny, Benefit Christmas Parade Planned

Replace On DJ Johnny, Profit Christmas Parade Deliberate

SPRINGFIELD TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – We have now an replace for you on the progress of DJ Johnny following his stroke final August. He’s now house.

To have fun his miraculous restoration, a particular Welcome Dwelling Christmas parade can be held for Johnny and his household this Sunday, December twenty seventh.

Johnny’s spouse Lynell advised Smokey Barn Information that DJ Johnny is historically often called the singing/D-J-ing lifetime of the social gathering, going yearly to the NHC Nursing house, (lengthy earlier than his father-in-law was a affected person) together with his band and sing to share happiness with the sufferers along with spinning the disks at Weddings, colleges, birthday events and Firm Companies. Now it time for us to indicate him some love.

In response to Johnny’s household, he’s at present on a ready checklist for outpatient rehabilitation with a risk of a gap in January.

Johnny’s daughter Ashley Nicole tells Smokey Barn Information, “Miracles actually do occur & My father is a strolling miracle! On the day of my father’s large stroke as a result of COVID-19, the neurology group at Vanderbilt advised my household that the probabilities of my father surviving the stroke have been very slim. The probabilities have been so slim that he even flat-lined thrice inside three days.

“So as, to extend my father’s probabilities of life he needed to have a process referred to as a Craniectomy, which is used to launch extreme swelling of the mind. My father was additionally positioned on a ventilator and he required a feeding tube for diet. Through the week of my father’s Large stroke; My mother, My sister, and I have been referred to as in to satisfy with the neurosurgeon that carried out my father’s surgical procedure. We needed to meet so as to decide to both resuscitate or not resuscitate, as a result of my father’s situation.

“Through the assembly, the neurosurgeon had a picture of my father’s CT scan. The neurosurgeon described my father’s mind as being an apple, he mentioned all the left aspect of Johnny’s mind is lifeless and has no exercise as displayed on the CT scan, he went on to say ultimately the identical will happen to Johnny’s proper aspect of his mind and that may trigger him to be utterly mind lifeless. With that info in thoughts. As you possibly can think about my mother, my sister, and I have been in disbelief. We have been heartbroken. All we knew to do was pray and pray exhausting. Not solely did we pray however our total group prayed for my father.

“With prayer, my father’s mind cells are regenerating and creating new cells. So, what was utterly black on the left aspect of his CT scan is now displaying exercise. Throughout this COVID-19 pandemic, we are able to’t lose religion, as a result of I’m right here to let you know miracles actually do occur.

“He’s at present steady however has hassle speaking his wants as a result of a part of the mind that was affected by the stroke. He’s at present capable of feed himself and supply most actions of every day dwelling for himself. He has another main surgical procedure that has been positioned on maintain as a result of COVID-19. He’s unable to obtain speech & bodily remedy as a result of value. We’re having religion that he’ll acquire his independence,” mentioned Ashley.

“We’re head over hills with hospital payments,” Lynell mentioned. “I’ve utilized for Medicare and am ready for a solution. Despite the fact that he had rehabilitation in two hospitals, it’s not sufficient. I’m at present doing all I can for occupational remedy. He does want speech, higher occupational remedy, and bodily remedy as properly.”

Upcoming Welcome Dwelling Profit Parade
(donations can be accepted for ongoing medical bills)

A Vacation Welcome Dwelling Profit Parade for DJ Johnny Gardner is scheduled for Sunday, December 27 at 2 PM on the Martin Luther King Jr Park positioned at 2623 S. Most important St., Springfield. The parade will begin promptly at 2 PM and the lineup will start at 1:15 PM. For more information contact Sharon West at 615-939-8046.

Financial items can be accepted in a donation basket to assist with ongoing medical bills.

Parade route:

“The parade route will go from Martin Luther King Park and go by DJ Johnny’s home and switch in his wrap round drive and drive round DJ Johnny’s home as he views from a wheelchair on his porch.

Dj Johnny is a well-loved and revered man that has served as DJ to many Robertson county pupil capabilities together with our parade at Veterans Motorplex for the 2020 graduating Greenbrier Excessive Faculty college students earlier this yr.” Jerry Criswell, proprietor of Veterans Motorplex on the Rim.