Please help us while our dad recovers from his freak accident

On Saturday 2nd April dad grinded into an old metal drum that previously had isopropyl alcohol in it but was empty, When the sparks from the grinder went into the drum the residue chemical ignited with the spark causing the drum to blow up engulfing dad in flames the explosion was heard all over the area, we were quick to respond however the damage had already been done.

Dad suffered burns to 70% of his body (from his head to his thighs) upon further inspection by plastic surgeons in Christchurch hospital they found the majority of his burns were deeper and more severe then originally expected so the difficult decision was made to transfer dad to Middlemore Hospital where he is now receiving the care he needs for his severe burns in the ICU which has access to the country’s best national burns unit and specialist staff and surgeons.

As a single income family dad being out of work will seriously impact us financially such as continuing to pay our mortgage as well as other essential bills and food costs as well as while we are here in Auckland to support dad.

Already within the first two weeks since the accident dad has had two major infections which they have managed to control it these events did show us the vulnerability dad is still subject to and risk and critical nature of his injuries mean his life is still threatened daily and we don’t know what the future holds.

Dads recovery will include weeks of surgery to clean skin and then autograft his skin using his own skin.