NewsDecember 18, 2024 12:01 PM ET15,000 views

Philadelphia concert goer suffers major brain injury following stage dive, GoFundMe started

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This past Sunday night, December 15th, Cold World performed a benefit show at Preserving Underground in Philadelphia, PA along with Eternal Champion, War Hungry, and Sumerlands

During War Hungry's set well-known local poster designer/artist Yames Radek Andersven aka GRIMGRIMGRIM sustained a major head injury stage diving. Andersven claims he is "lucky to be alive" after he hitting his head so hard it caused brain bleed and was forced to have emergency brain surgery to correct it, leaving him with 50 staples in his head. Friends and locals rallied around Andersven starting a GoFundMe.

The GoFundMe started states:

My name is Colleen Crank and I'm a friend of Jim's (aka GRIMGRIMGRIM). On 12/15/24 Jim suffered a head injury at a show and ended up needing emergency brain surgery at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and now has 50 staples in his head. Jim is resting at the hospital now, and has been alert and FaceTiming with his friends, even giving a "GO BIRDS!" to end the call. Jim will need our help, now, however as he will be out of work both from his 9 - 5 and from vending.

If you've been around the Philly art/metal/hardcore/wrestling scene over the last 10+ years you've probably seen Jim around, if not you've definitely have seen his art on show fliers or at Philly sporting events on shirts. Jim has done a lot for a lot of people, and I hope we can do something big for him.

I'm starting the goal at 10k and will take it from there. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.

 

Andersven shared a few photos of the post surgery aftermath to his Twitter, which can be seen below.

 

 

 

If you wish to donate, you can do so here. 



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