Hey Connie, Dave, Janet, & Lou…
Thank you all for you sincere concerns… No matter what we all go through, we just have to remember that there are many more good people than bad… and I’ll be damned if I’ll let the bad ones destroy me.
I’d be a liar if I said this hasn’t changed my life. It has, profoundly. But it’s my choice how it changes me. And I choose to become stronger, be thankfull, and see this for what it is: a few really messed-up people who cannot possibly be understood or figured out.
I’ll be back next year. 
The original “victim” strangely ran off… maybe this was a staged event by a gang… or maybe it was some gang initiation? They were all Hispanic and dressed alike. That said, the nurses (who were the sweetest, kindest angels) were also Hispanic… so I do not hold any ill-will towards any race of people, and I do not think this was a hate crime.
The guy was charged with “Assault With Serious Bodily Injury” which(of course) is a fellony. I told them I would fly back to testifiy if needed, and to pursue civil damages for my phone, clothes, medication, and insurance deductible… which right now only adds up to about $750.