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Florida Man Finally Returns Home After Major Brain Injury During Hurricane Milton
Nick Fiorentino, 80, survived a traumatic brain injury from tornado debris and returned home after months of surgery, rehab, and a new medication that aided his recovery this spring.
- More than a year ago, tornadoes tore through the Avenir community in Palm Beach Gardens during Hurricane Milton, and Nick Fiorentino was outside filming when flying debris struck his head.
- First responders arrived within minutes and rushed Nick Fiorentino to Saint Mary's Medical Center, where doctors diagnosed a traumatic brain injury and performed emergency surgery plus a blood clot removal.
- For months he moved between hospitals and rehab facilities, including a long stay at a center in West Palm Beach, and his family says a new medication this spring helped him begin responding again.
- Last month he finally came home, and Mary Belmonte says being home has helped spark Nick Fiorentino's memory and routines while speech remains impaired though movement and communication improve.
- Doctors had warned he might not survive and could be paralyzed on the right side, but rehabilitation staff later held a graduation ceremony at rehab where they played the theme, put a cap on him and filmed the moment.
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Florida man finally returns home after major brain injury during Hurricane Milton
The family of 80-year-old Nick Fiorentino is sharing their long and emotional recovery journey after flying debris from Hurricane Milton struck him in the head during the storm.
·Albuquerque, United States
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Florida man finally returns home after major brain injury during Hurricane Milton
The family of 80-year-old Nick Fiorentino is sharing their long and emotional recovery journey after flying debris from Hurricane Milton struck him in the head during the storm.
·Birmingham, United States
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