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Previously we reported on the tragic news of an extra, 24-year-old Gabriela Cedillo who was struck by debris from a filmed explosion for Transformers 3.

Although she has remained unconscious since the accident her family report that she is "doing better". Her brother, Adan Cedillo said "She's moving a lot...her hands and legs, she's doing a lot better."

Our thoughts go out to her family and her friends at this difficult time.

More details can be found here.

Man, hope she makes a speedy recovery.

I'm glad she is doing better just wish my grandmother was getting better but she's only getting worse

I wish her the best and a speedy recovery.

Sorry to hear about your grandmother Sky-Quake. I wish see was doing better too. My isn't fairing so well either. Let us think of all those who are suffering.

I hope her recovery is fast and not too expensive. Can't have an injured extra suing our "favorite" director Michael Bay.

GEEWUN wrote:I hope her recovery is fast and not too expensive. Can't have an injured extra suing our "favorite" director Michael Bay.

I disagree. If she is seriously injured, she absolutely should sue for a large amount. The movie has insurance that is supposed to cover such things. Such a lawsuit needs to be big enough so that it hurts Bay and the production company. This will motivate them to do a much better job in the future with safety. Otherwise, if the lawsuit is too small, then they do not have a financial incentive to do anything differently next time.

Naked Magnus wrote:

GEEWUN wrote:I hope her recovery is fast and not too expensive. Can't have an injured extra suing our "favorite" director Michael Bay.

I disagree. If she is seriously injured, she absolutely should sue for a large amount. The movie has insurance that is supposed to cover such things. Such a lawsuit needs to be big enough so that it hurts Bay and the production company. This will motivate them to do a much better job in the future with safety. Otherwise, if the lawsuit is too small, then they do not have a financial incentive to do anything differently next time.

She will get financial compensation for sure, including any work time missed, all her bills paid for, etc. Reasonable due is what would be awarded. She probably already has a least two dozen plants from law offices with their phone numbers. I guarantee that Bay and company are already dtepping up precautions; bad press hurts more than anything in that business, which is partially why Megan Fox was canned. It's simply not humanly possible to foresee ALL possible outcomes. Accidents do unfortunately happen.

On a medical note, I wanted to add that in cases like this it is not uncommon for the patient to have not regained consciousness. In these cases, it doesn't necessarily automatically mean severity however; with severe head injuries, concussions, and skull fractures (if there was one), the doctors very often will intentionally induce a coma-like condition to prevent the brain from swelling. The fact that she is in fact moving is a great sign that her motor skills were probably not damaged. If she doesn't have amnesia I will be surprised, however. It is very common in these cases- the only question is the extent of the amnesia and that, unfortunately, is something that doctors cannot predict as we still know relatively little about the functioning of the brain compared to other organs. Once the swelling in the brain begins to decrease, the doctors will ease back the coma and she will come out of it, allowing a further examination of potential neurological damage. So, although she seems to be doing better, it is a long road. Our well wishes go with her.

Naked Magnus wrote:

GEEWUN wrote:I hope her recovery is fast and not too expensive. Can't have an injured extra suing our "favorite" director Michael Bay.

I disagree. If she is seriously injured, she absolutely should sue for a large amount. The movie has insurance that is supposed to cover such things. Such a lawsuit needs to be big enough so that it hurts Bay and the production company. This will motivate them to do a much better job in the future with safety. Otherwise, if the lawsuit is too small, then they do not have a financial incentive to do anything differently next time.

Better job with saftey... How exactly? In this particular case it doesn't seem to have been any negligence in part of the production company or bay. All reports are leading to it being just what is is;.. An accident.
As far as her law suit, it will only go so far. When one signs on to be an extra and/or stunt double, there are inherit risks that are involved. Part of the paper work signed states that there are always going to be unforeseen things that might happen and are out of the production teams hands. This will limit how much she can gain from such an accident. She will defiantly get compensated for her injuries, as well as time off work etc. But don't expect her to gain 10's of millions of dollars from this either. Nor should she receive that kind of compensation.

Naked Magnus wrote:

GEEWUN wrote:I hope her recovery is fast and not too expensive. Can't have an injured extra suing our "favorite" director Michael Bay.

I disagree. If she is seriously injured, she absolutely should sue for a large amount. The movie has insurance that is supposed to cover such things. Such a lawsuit needs to be big enough so that it hurts Bay and the production company. This will motivate them to do a much better job in the future with safety. Otherwise, if the lawsuit is too small, then they do not have a financial incentive to do anything differently next time.

IDK if this is right, but from what I know, she wasnt supposed to be there.

Cheetron wrote:I wish her the best and a speedy recovery.

Sorry to hear about your grandmother Sky-Quake. I wish see was doing better too. My isn't fairing so well either. Let us think of all those who are suffering.

thanks man I went to see my grandmother today at the hospital her pancreatic cancer's really got her in bad condition she's skin and bones,her skin is severly bruised even me giving her a hug today made her ache bad. I blame her doctor who failed to properly diagnose her two years ago but all he did was push more and more pills on her honestly I expect her to go any day now

Sky-Quake wrote:

Cheetron wrote:I wish her the best and a speedy recovery.

Sorry to hear about your grandmother Sky-Quake. I wish see was doing better too. My isn't fairing so well either. Let us think of all those who are suffering.

thanks man I went to see my grandmother today at the hospital her pancreatic cancer's really got her in bad condition she's skin and bones,her skin is severly bruised even me giving her a hug today made her ache bad. I blame her doctor who failed to properly diagnose her two years ago but all he did was push more and more pills on her honestly I expect her to go any day now

I know it seems hard. One thing you should know though is that Pancreatic cancer is one of those that is virtually impossible to stop. The 1 year survival rate is less than 5%. The reason is that it is virtually impossible to diagnose without actually going in and doing a surgical study, and doctors try to avoid that if at all possible as it is disruptive for the patient. I am truly sorry about your grandmother. I have lost two of them myself to cancer and know how hard it is.