Riding in his mobility chair, he was struck head-on by a neighbor driving 35 miles an hour. The impact lifted Labome off his chair and into the air. He landed on his right side.
“We’ve told this young lady several times to slow down,” he says. “And this time, she got me. At first, I didn’t think I was in pain.”
Labome initially hesitated to seek care, thinking the pain might pass, but he ultimately accepted help and was transported to Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital where he learned he had suffered a broken femur and needed surgery.
“When I got out of surgery and saw my leg, I remember thinking, ‘Wow, my leg has never looked better or straighter.’ I was born with cerebral palsy, and my leg had never been that straight,” he says. “But thanks to the rod they put in there to repair my leg—it looked great. The team did a great job.”
Labome credits the surgeons and the medical team for their expertise.
“Surgery was wonderful,” he says. “It was nothing like I was expecting. I was thinking I would be in pain for a while, but thankfully I wasn’t. The team here is incredible.”
Labome now looks forward to starting a non-profit organization to help unhoused individuals.