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Digimon, .hack//SIGN Voice Actress Brianne Brozey Underwent 5-Hour Surgery After Accident

Voice actress Brianne Brozey is having difficulty speaking after undergoing a life-threatening, five-hour surgery to correct an injury that happened on the set of NCIS: Los Angeles in March 2011 where she worked as an assistant location manager. A falling steel grip head from a light stand hit Brozey on her neck, shoulder, and lower back. At the time of the accident, Brozey was looking down and taking notes, an act doctors said saved her life.

The surgery was to fuse two cervical discs and two artificial discs. Brozey was unable to speak to Deadline after her surgery and the website instead spoke with her husband, Deven Chierighino.

Brozey, who also works under the name Brianne Siddall, worked as a voice actress on the .hack franchise as Tsukasa. She also voiced Tommy Himi in the Digimon Frontier Movie, Keenan Crier in Digimon: Data Squad, and various Digimon including Calumon, Korikakumon, Kumamon, and Koromon. She appeared in Duel Masters, Gurren Lagann, Kikaider-01: The Animation, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Saint Tail, and Zatch Bell.

Brozey will undergo another surgery in May to fuse the C2 and C3 discs. Doctors specifically delayed the fusion because of the proximity to her vocal cords and the possible effect it could have on her voice acting career. More medical attention will be needed to address herniated discs in the lumbar portion of Brozey's back and fix an AC separation in her right shoulder that is preventing her from fully using her right arm and hand.

Chierighino wrote in a statement to Deadline that Worker's Compensation for the injury is not sufficient to cover her medical needs, "To add insult to injury, even to this day, more than four years now after her injury, she is still yet to be approved to consult and be treated for the pain management from the incident. Workers Comp and the court system says that she can't be in physical pain and refuses to acknowledge this fact or pay for any treatment. It's outrageous, and cruel. I used to come home from work and find her laying on the floor in the bathroom or kitchen rolled in a fetal position and crying to the point where the pain was so great she couldn't even scream."

A tax-deductible donation fund is set-up at The Wells Fargo Bank. Individuals who want to donate can do so at any Wells Fargo Bank in c/o the Brianne Brozey Donation Fund. Donations can also be sent via PayPal.

Thanks to Geoffrey Oliver for the news tip

Source: Deadline