Ronald Poppo, the homeless man who was viciously attacked last Memorial Day weekend in Miami, has posted a video and photos to update the community on his progress and how he’s currently doing.
In the clip posted to YouTube by Jackson Health System, Poppo is seen playing an acoustic guitar and sporting a Miami Heat hat. He says a few brief words thanking people for their support.
JHS also posted a gallery of photos via their Facebook page along with the following press release:
On May 26, 2012, Ronald Poppo was brought to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital after being attacked on the MacArthur Causeway. He spent nearly a month at Ryder, recovering from severe facial injuries, before being moved to Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center, a long-term care facility in Cutler Bay.
Mr. Poppo, who is blind, remains at Perdue, where he is living happily and adjusting to his new life. In the past year, he has gained more than 50 pounds. He continues to work with an occupational therapist, who taught him how to dress himself, feed himself, shower and shave. He also was given a guitar, which he practices playing daily. He continues to see doctors at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center to treat his facial injuries.
Poppo’s story made national headlines last year as a naked Rudy Eugene, nicknamed the Miami Zombie, brutalized the now 66-year-old when he gnawed off most of Poppo’s face before being shot by an officer.
Messages can be sent to Poppo using the Twitter hashtag #Wishes4Poppo, and a nurse will read them to him next week.
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