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The 29-year-old Mexican is in a ‘comfortable’ state after undergoing surgery Sunday night following a head clash with David Luiz in a 2-1 win at Arsenal.
The wolves have asked that Jiménez and his family now receive ‘a period of space and privacy’ while he remains under observation.
And Goodman, who also suffered a skull fracture against Huddersfield at Molineux in 1996, said: “For now, Raúl Jiménez will not have a single lonely thought about football.
“You will think of your partner, your family and your baby, your immediate family and your friends.
“He will think about improving his health, so that he can live the rest of his life as a healthy and happy human being. That is first.
“When I made mine, my wife was eight and a half months pregnant and my little one was three. I also had a seizure in the hospital and it was a time in my life when I thought I was actually dying.
“So, you go through that and then your knight in shining armor, the surgeon, explains why that happened, what he’s going to do, and how you’re going to heal.
“And if all goes well, you can go back to playing football.
“But soccer is probably the last thing Raúl thinks about at the moment. Until you are clear that there will be no health problems or ramifications, you will not be thinking about football.
“That is why you need this time with your family and loved ones to overcome that initial shock.
“I literally felt like my brain was shaking in my head that day. So it’s about health first, and then it’s about understanding what kind of fracture it is and what the healing process is, and how long it will take you to play again. “
Goodman suffered his skull fracture when he collided heads with Steve Jenkins of Huddersfield and says the Jimenez incident, which he saw in person while covering the game for Sky, was ‘almost a carbon copy’ of his, but that he was the one who attacked the ball. like Luiz.
Goodman, who also had spells with Albion and Walsall, took six months to recover.
Explaining his diagnosis and recovery, he said: “I had a skull fracture and was able to recover in six months and get back to playing professionally, but not long ago Ryan Mason fractured his skull and ended his career.
“The reason I was able to continue, I think, is because I had what is called a depressed skull fracture.
“The analogy they gave me at the time was to imagine having a ping-pong ball and pressing hard on it, then there is an indentation and it remains indented.
“So the surgeon’s job was to drill four holes in my skull and lift it up to where it should be, allowing for a natural healing process. The healing process for a depressed fracture is that there are fibers and tendons growing from one side of the fracture to the other side, grabbing and pulling on it more tightly.
“The surgeon reinforced the message that my head would actually be stronger than it was before the fracture, due to this remarkable healing process of the human body.
“Nobody knows what kind of fracture this is at the moment, but that is something really important. I hope that Raúl’s was more similar to mine ”.
Goodman, who feels the Wolves showed ‘remarkable’ character in beating the Gunners, added: “It’s just the moment and pace that your body recovers. Once you’ve gotten through the initial phase, you can start to worry about football and recovery.
“And the only thing about recovery is that it requires patience.
“I was able to run about six weeks later, and that makes you feel better, but the only thing you have when you’ve fractured your skull is patience.
“That is the only merchandise you have. Your skull will heal as quickly or as slowly as it does. That requires patience. “
