{"id":9764,"date":"2024-04-10T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?p=9764"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:43:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:43:40","slug":"help-for-pef-member-stabbed-at-buffalo-psychiatric-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/help-for-pef-member-stabbed-at-buffalo-psychiatric-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Help for PEF member stabbed at Buffalo Psychiatric Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On April 3, PEF member Edward Gordon was one of three staff members brutally attacked by a patient at Buffalo Psychiatric Center (BPC).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> Gordon works as a Residential Program Manager 2 at BPC.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He suffered stab wounds to his abdomen and back and a laceration to his neck; one of his coworkers, a CSEA member, was stabbed 10 times; and another staff member also suffered knife wounds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gordon underwent two surgeries at Erie County Medical Center, where he was recently moved out of the ICU. He and his wife Monica, who also works for the Office of Mental Health, have dedicated their lives to the mental health field, helping others in need. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They have been through a lot recently \u2013 with Monica fighting cancer and burying her mother within a day of her husband\u2019s stabbing.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Union members understand how we are \u201cstronger together.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you are able, please consider helping Ed, Monica, and their son, Jacob with expenses as he recovers. You can help the Gordon family via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/ed-gordon-and-family?utm_campaign=p_cp+fundraiser-sidebar&amp;utm_medium=copy_link_all&amp;utm_source=customer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">GoFundMe<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Venmo, gift cards, or meals through a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.edgepilot.com\/s\/5a2dd582\/f5XT8P7yMUGy3joUdUHOpw?u=https:\/\/m.signupgenius.com\/%23!\/showSignUp\/4090C49A4AA2FA1F85-48918667-meal\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">meal train<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meals, deliveries, or gift cards can be sent to the Gordon family at 6615 Emily Lane, Lockport, N.Y. 14094, or digitally by email to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:kehagiasm@yahoo.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">kehagiasm@yahoo.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. For monetary donations, you can Venmo @Monica-Gordon-1210.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 3, PEF member Edward Gordon was one of three staff members brutally attacked by a patient at Buffalo Psychiatric Center (BPC). 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