By Sid Sharma
Photo credit: David Henry Hwang Facebook
Playwright David Henry Hwang posted a message on Facebook thanking his well wishers after being discharged from the emergency room following a stabbing attack. He is expected to make a full recovery.
As AsAmNews reported earlier, Hwang was attacked by an unknown assailant on the night of November 29th. In the Facebook post, Hwang provided additional details of the attack. He said that he was was walking home with groceries when he “felt suddenly as if [he] had been punched in the back of the head.” After realizing he was bleeding from his neck, Hwang proceeded to the emergency room.
The case remains unresolved and under investigation.
He expressed full confidence in the police and hoped they “would prevent another such random attack.”
Thanks for your outpouring of support! Doing fine – no pain, just a little tired – after Sun’s random attack and expect a full recovery.
— David Hwang (@DavidHenryHwang) December 3, 2015
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Thanks, expect to see me again soon! https://t.co/9DjSMmF3Ce
— David Hwang (@DavidHenryHwang) December 5, 2015
And there's me, with my groceries … https://t.co/kMCeFnsyky
— David Hwang (@DavidHenryHwang) December 5, 2015
Below is his entire message:
“Thanks to you all for your outpouring of support, love, and well-wishes! Here I am, leaving the hospital yesterday.
I was out getting groceries on Sunday around 9 pm. As I carried them home, I suddenly felt as if I’d been punched in the back of my head. I started home, but found myself unsteady on my feet, and realized I was bleeding from my neck. From Boy Scouts, I remembered one should put pressure on a wound, and did so, while I proceeded home, dropped off the groceries, then headed towards the ER a block away. My wife and daughter caught up with me along the way.
“Now I’m back home, comfortable, with no pain — just a little tired, and expected to make a full recovery. I have full confidence that the NYPD is investigating my case vigorously, and will hopefully prevent another such random attack. I am grateful for the excellent care of the doctors at Brooklyn Hospital Center and Mt. Sinai Hospital, and continue to love Fort Greene, as well as my friends in the APA and theatre communities.”
