Juan Alderete, bajista de The Mars Volta y Marilyn Manson, en coma tras accidente en bicicleta

Domingo, 26 de Enero de 2020

En estos últimos días hemos lamentado otra mala noticia ligada a la música.

Está el caso de Juan Alderete, experimentado músico de la zona de Los Angeles, quien tiene una larga labor, destacando su puesto de bajista en The Mars Volta y Marilyn Manson, entre otros proyectos. Hace unos días sufrió un accidente mientras viajaba en su bicicleta, debiendo quedar en coma y con serias lesiones.

La noticia fue dada a conocer por Anna, su esposa, quien ha ocupado las redes sociales para informar del estado de salud de Alderete. Aunque llevaba casco y ropa protectora correspondiente, el músico sufrió un accidente -que no involucró autos ni otras personas-, con una lesión traumática cerebral el pasado 13 de enero. "El único pronóstico es esperar y ver qué pasa", escribió en Instagram, pidiendo además mantener al bajista en nuestros pensamientos.

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Hi everyone - this is Anne, Juan's wife. While I generally hesitate to share personal details on social media, it felt right to include all of you who've supported Juan over the years as friends, fans, fellow music (and food, cat, bike, Japan) lovers and musicians. Juan was in a solo (no cars, other people) and very serious bicycle accident on 1/13/20 not far from our home. He - as always - was wearing a helmet and protective clothing but sustained serious head trauma in the form of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); his form of TBI is Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) and as of today, he remains in a coma. The only prognosis is to wait and see, as the brain is a complicated organ and the outcomes for DAI patients has a range as wide as the sea. While frustrating, it also allows for a world of positive outcomes so we can only hope for the best. We know you have questions, concerns, thoughts to share, so please feel free to leave them in the comments (not DM please, sorry) here. We're also very eager to hear from neurologists, medical professionals with experience in DAI and TBI, first-person accounts of similar trauma and outcomes - essentially any useful, factual and accurate resources that relate to Juan's injury. If you have any of these, please DM me (Anne) @tunatoast. We will post updates here from time to time. Thank you all and please keep Juan in your thoughts. - xo, Anne

Una publicación compartida de Juan Alderete (@j_alderete) el 24 Ene, 2020 a las 5:26 PST