YEAR OF THE KNIFE Shares Positive Health Update On Vocalist MADI WATKINS

Year Of The Knife had been sadly concerned in a horrible automotive accident on June 28 that left vocalist Madi Watkins in essential situation, and the remainder of the band with different traumas.

Year Of The Knife guitarist Brandon Watkins has been offering intermittent updates on Madi‘s situation, and happily the most recent one is nice information! Brandon states that Madi has been slowly coming unconsciousness and is conscious of exterior stimuli, and can ultimately be moved to an acute rehab program.

Learn the complete assertion under and donate to the band’s fund for their medical bills here.

“Madi‘s now at KPC Promise Hospital in SLC. It is a long run acute rehab facility. She’ll be right here til she’s prepared for the U of U acute rehab program. Right here they work on nearly each sort of rehab you may consider, cognitive, speech, bodily and so on. issues are shifting actually quick. She’s been capable of talk to nurses periodically via completely different hand indicators like thumbs up or three fingers out.

“Right this moment she’s monitoring visually taking a look at us and searching in my eyes. I swear she’s been mouthing B when she seems my means. She’s additionally in an agitated state from all of the ache and confusion. The docs say it is simply a part of waking up. It is arduous to see the one you love in ache. However issues will solely get higher, as they’ve been, from right here. The street forward is an extended one however we owe you all an enormous thanks for preserving us going.”

The next is an outline taken from the GoFundMe of what occurred to Year Of The Knife.

“Hello, we’re elevating funds for our mates Madi, Brandon, Andy and Aaron who’re band members in Year Of The Knife. Final night time, the band was driving from SLC to Colorado Springs after they collided with an 18-wheeler. Andy & Aaron each sustained damaged legs and different trauma. Brandon is concussed. Madi is in essential situation with head and spinal accidents and some damaged bones. As we wait for added info on their situations, we’re doing one of the best we are able to to alleviate any stress doable.

“As you may assume, their touring van is totaled. The van additionally doubles as Madi and B‘s sole automobile so this may impression them in additional methods than simply touring. Madi and B additionally run their model, Sweet Corpse, that may proceed to meet orders however different facets could also be halted for the foreseeable future. As a result of these terrible circumstance, we sadly have to consider the monetary burden this may place on our mates. If you’ll be able to assist in any means, all of us vastly admire it.

“We ask that you simply please share with your loved ones and mates, and please ship the 4 of all of them the optimistic ideas, power, prayers, something. We’re so grateful that everybody is alive, however there’s a lengthy street forward of them for restoration. Please think about donating to assist with their medical payments and to maintain them afoot whereas they’re caught in SLC. Thanks upfront.”