MINNEAPOLIS (AP)A U.S. Army chaplain from Minnesota who suffered a grave brain injury during an attack in Iraq could soon return to his home state where he will be cared for in a long-term- care facility, his family said.
The Rev. Timothy Vakoc, a Roman Catholic priest, has been in a military hospital in Washington, D.C., for more than three months since he suffered neurological wounds and lost an eye in a roadside bombing May 29. ..
On a Web site tracking his progress, Brand disclosed Sunday that doctors had concluded that "Father Tim will not recover neurologically," and that he might not recover from the next infection or complication.
The entry was one of the grimmest in a three-month ordeal that has seen signs of progress followed by repeated medical setbacks. The family has posted updates since June on a Web site called Caring Bridge, www.caringbridge.org/mn/timvakoc . ..