After a morning motorbike ride on November 2, Mount Isa man Saxon Park and his friend Terry Suell were returning to town when the unimaginable happened.
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“We were riding down the river on our way back into town and on the last corner Saxon had his accident,” Terry said.
“We had one last corner before we were back on the bitumen. Saxon went around the corner wide to avoid a stump and did not see a log half submerged in the sand. I didn’t see what happened but from what I can understand, Saxon was thrown over the front of the bike and he landed on his head.”
Saxon was flown from Mount Isa Hospital to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane where he is still in recovery. The accident resulted in him becoming a paraplegic.
His friends are now calling on the support from family, friends and the community to assist in raising funds for his new needs.
Previously renting a room from his friend Terry, Saxon plans to return to the same residence. However some changes to the house now need to be made.
“I have to change my bathroom to make it suitable for someone in a wheelchair,” Terry said.
“The government does provide some funding to making changes to the house for a person with a disability. Although because he lives with me and it is my house, the government only supplies a portion of what you would normally get of you were modifying your own house.”
A fundraising page was created in January for anyone to donate money too. The page has already raised $2800.
After a conversation with Terry, Saxon told him he was surprised with how much money has already been donated.
A minimum of $20,000 would be needed to cover the full renovation of the bathroom.
“We are having a barbecue out the front of Bunnings Warehouse on February 20 and some mates from Saxon’s work are in the process of organising a cricket event to be held in March.
“Depending on how much money is raised we would also like to help Saxon purchase equipment for his rehabilitation. Through using the specilised equipment, recently Saxon has had some sensation back in his legs and he would like to use the same resources back at home to hopefully improve.”
Saxon said the support from the community, family and friends had been overwhelming and he was looking forward to returning to Mount Isa.
If you would like to donate to Saxon’s recovery visit, www.mycause.com.au/page/117469/help-saxons-recovery
