Wimberly out of intensive care and into respiratory unit

On Tuesday, Feb. 15, Tim Wimberly, husband of Ascension Parish School Board member Lorraine Wimberly, left his home and began his commute to work. About 7 a.m. that morning, he  was on the phone when his end of the conversation went blank.

After passing out due to what is believed to have been one of the four arteries leading to the brain rupturing, Wimberly strayed off of Airline Hwy., and across the southbound lane, coming to a stop in the Acura car dealership property.

Close family friends had Wimberly immediately rushed to Our Lady of the Lake’s emergency room in Baton Rouge.

Unresponsive, and unable to breathe on his own, he has been placed on a breathing machine so as to not create too much stress on his body and brain.

Tim has been sedated ever since his arrival at the hospital, and has undergone a few procedures.  His apparent hemorrhage led to the flooding of the area around his brain with blood.  Since then, he has had an incision made in order to drain the fluid.

After being in the intensive care unit under constant watch and medication for more than three weeks, Wimberly was recently moved to the respiratory unit.

Wimberly did not have insurance at his place of work, and the family is accepting donations to help defray medical expenses.

If you would like to make a donation to Tim and the Wimberly family, please do so at Capital One Bank, account number 2079392572, and not through “Tributes.” The name on the account is Thomas Wimberly, Jr., or Tim Wimberly.

Friends of the family will be holding a Jambalya benefit for Tim Wimberly in the near future. For more information, please call 225-445-1856.