Charles' Story

On March 8, 2007, Mark and Sara Reges' eight year old son, Charles, was hit by a car in Potomac Village, Maryland. Charles was airlifted to Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. with life threatening injuries. Charles suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI), a broken leg, a bruised lung.  He spent 14 days in a coma and was hospitalized a total of 51 days.  

Due to the hard work of many doctors and nurses at Children's, Charles not only survived, but his recovery is nothing short of miraculous. During Charles' treatment, the Reges family realized that one of the most stressful, risky and expensive procedures was moving Intensive Care patients from the Intensive Care Unit to radiology for CT scans. To show their appreciation to the hospital and medical team, the Reges family is raising $400,000 to purchase a "CereTom" - a recently developed portable scanner - designed specifically for patients suffering from TBI. The Reges family hopes that the CereTom will give children a greater chance of recovering from TBI so that there are more success stories like Charles'.

On October 26, 2007, the Reges family hosted an Oktoberfest event at their restaurant, the Old Angler's Inn in Potomac, MD, to celebrate Charles' recovery promote support for the CereTom donation.