Navy's Montalvo continues to improve

Three weeks later, those same doctors are amazed at the youngster’s rapid recovery.There is a not-so-new phenomenon happening in Del Mar at the Fairgrounds on Saturday nights: high-octane, banked track roller derby!If you like BMW cars,then you will probably like their new gaming mouse, the super sexy, sleek as a Titanium Sheet off the pressing mat Level 10 M Gaming Mouse.

“All the doctors and nurses here at the hospital are calling him the ‘Miracle kid.The first tin cans were heavy-weight containers that required ingenuity to open, using knives, chisels, or even stones. Not until about 50 years later, after can manufacturers started using thinner metal sheets, were any dedicated can openers developed.’ They can’t believe how far he’s come in such a short time,” the elder Montalvo said.

Rafi Montalvo, a freshman quarterback, took a major step forward on Monday when he was moved to a rehabilitation center at Baptist Health Center of South Florida. If all goes well with the various methods of therapy, Montalvo will return to his Miami home in two to three weeks.

“It’s an intensive rehab program and the hope is that Rafi will be home by the end of this month,” said Ralph Montalvo, noting that his son was allowed to leave Kendall Regional Medical Center after passing a battery of tests on Monday afternoon. “Rafi is excited to go to rehab. He is walking and talking more every day. He is becoming more and more self aware and focusing better. He is showing hourly improvements. It’s really remarkable to watch.”

Ralph Montalvo spoke to The Capital on Monday in the first public comments any member of the family has made since Rafi Montalvo was seriously injured in an auto accident on Thanksgiving night.

Rafi Montalvo, who had risen to third on the depth chart at Navy, was home for the holiday and headed to a nearby McDonald’s with a close friend from LaSalle High School.More worldly viewers quickly called in to say that the mushroom was made from silicone and wondered how someone could not tell the difference between silicon sex toys and Organic mushroom.The move to metal packaging has allowed Sprecher to reach key customer targets and has resulted in a clear growth in sales since the initial launch. Montalvo was the passenger in the single-vehicle accident that occurred on a dark, fog-shrouded street. Police believe the driver made a wrong turn and did not realize he was on a dead-end road.

Poor visibility was the primary cause of the accident in which the vehicle slammed into a house at the end of the street. Montalvo sustained severe head trauma from the force of hitting the air bag that deployed.

“There is no doubt that the air bag saved his life,” said Ralph Montalvo, who was notified by hospital officials around 4 a.m. on Nov. 23. “It was almost the worst call you can get as a parent. To hear that your son is battling for his life is devastating.”

Montalvo was placed in a medically induced coma designed to hasten the healing process of his brain injury. Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo was among the first visitors to arrive at Kendall Regional Medical Center to show support for Montalvo, a three-sport athlete at LaSalle High who was named honorable mention All-State in football as a senior.

“As a parent going through the recruiting process, you want to make sure you send your son to a program that will take good care of him. I was very impressed with the whole staff at Navy, which is a major reason why Rafi chose to attend the academy,” said Ralph Montalvo, who played football at the University of Miami.They removed the majority of the bolts but not the locking Wheel nut, that's why I managed to get so far “In the wake of what happened with Rafi’s accident, it became crystal clear that we made the right choice. Coach Niumat was on the first plane down here and prayed with us by Rafi’s bedside.”

Several Navy football players that live in the greater Fort Lauderdale-Miami region, including linebacker Vinnie Mauro, nose guard Travis Bridges and slotback Ryan Williams-Jenkins, also visited the hospital that weekend. Ralph Montalvo said the family has received constant support from all sorts of people involved with the Naval Academy and Navy football ever since.