{"id":119683,"date":"2019-09-05T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/?p=15997"},"modified":"2022-06-13T06:58:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T06:58:33","slug":"why-we-walk-joey-pasqualini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/why-we-walk-joey-pasqualini\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Walk: Joey Pasqualini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Who was Joey?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My son Joey Pasqualini was born on March 2, 1988 in Sterling, VA. Joe moved with me to Vienna, Austria during high school years when I was transferred overseas with my job. He graduated from the American International School (AIS).<\/p>\n<p>When I remember him growing up &ndash; I remember him wrestling, playing football and baseball, and hanging out with his friends. Joe loved being with his friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Crash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Joe was 20 years old his dreams and future plans were taken from him.\u00a0 On January 18, 2009, Joe and his brother, Ed, were walking home from town when a drunk driver made the irresponsible decision to drive home.\u00a0 The drunk driver hit my sons when they were about 200 yards from home.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Joey-WLM-Pittsburgh-300x225-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-123529\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ed called me hysterically and told me that they had been hit by a car. I arrived within in a few minutes to see my sons in the back of an ambulance. This is a call that a parent dreads receiving in the middle of the night and the image burned in my mind of the emergency responders performing CPR on Joe is a parent&rsquo;s worse nightmare. Ed was injured both physically and mentally. Ed&rsquo;s wounds have healed, although his memories of that night never will.<\/p>\n<p>Joe was killed at the scene. Thankfully the local police, fire department, and rescue squad arrived within minutes. Joe was resuscitated and by a miracle, lived. His injuries were life-threatening. He was in a coma for months. When he finally regained consciousness, Joe&rsquo;s life had changed forever. He was paralyzed, required a ventilator to assist with his breathing, required a feeding tube for nutrition, and required around the clock care. Again, through a miracle, Joe fought hard and slowly recovered some of his life functions and we made the most of each and every day. After 8 years of fighting, ultimately the injuries that he suffered that night when he was hit took his life. On December 18, 2016, my son died.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why We Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instead on planning my son\u2019s wedding, I planned his funeral.\u00a0 Instead of looking forward to Joe getting married and having children, all I have are memories to hold.\u00a0 I walk in memory of my precious son.\u00a0 I walk to raise awareness.\u00a0 I walk until there are no more victims of impaired drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Register for the North Virginia Walk Like MADD <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walklikemadd.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&amp;eventID=1033\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who was Joey? My son Joey Pasqualini was born on March 2, 1988 in Sterling, VA. 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