Meteorologist returns to work after traumatic brain injury

Lonnie Quinn, CBS New York's meteorologist, is back in the air this week after experiencing a traumatic brain injury in March.

“Listen, I missed you more than you know,” he said to his employees on the show on May 5. “I mean, this is a business in which we are connected to what we are doing and I'm certainly connected to you.”

Like Quinn, which is also presented CBS Evening Newssat at the news switch, footage showed that he was rejected with hugs. He noticed that a cake was also presented to his employer for 18 years.

“It was a very serious head injury,” said Quinn. “As soon as the MRI has come back, the doctors came in and said:” Okay, this is actually a traumatic brain injury, not just a concussion. You have to be outside of work for six to eight weeks, and we have just arrived [have] Quiet and relaxation and bring yourself back. '”

Quinn had said in March that he had gone through a scary situation after taking a “Wallop” in his head.

“The great concern in the medical community, they want to see whether it is bleeding a brain because they can be dead in the morning if they don't treat it,” said Quinn, whose preliminary scans were clear. “So I was free to go home. And I made my life, how we all do it when we hit our heads, right?”

But one night he looked at a scary situation when he suddenly couldn't see from his left eye shortly before he went up. After about 15 minutes it went away.

“I did the news program,” said Quinn. “But then our news director – who really looks for their people – said:” Okay, you don't go home. We'll get you a car. You go to the hospital. '”

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There, a neurologist discovered a more serious injury to an MRI. He said he would go through physical rehab and cognitive therapy.

Rob Marciano, who works with Quinn at CBS, was happy to welcome Quinn back.

“This man is a good friend, a talented weather professional and all -round great person,” he labeled a photo of both. “It was a fun privilege to fill for him in the past few weeks when he heals and works through the recovery of the concussion. We are all so excited to have him healthy and back in action !!”