Raising to help keep her independence and her means to get from here to there 💜

Since being diagnosed with emphysema the smallest of walks have been a challenge. She could no longer walk to the supermarket, and a taxi to and from became her normal as well as help from family on occasion. As a form of independence for herself she purchased a mobility scooter.

On the 27th of September she headed home from the supermarket on her mobility scooter. On the footpath not even half way home a car going 60ks came around the bend, over the centre line, up the curb, missed a power poll by literally an inch but instead hit my Nana front on and pushed her back 5 meters before it flipped over and the car came to a stop.

The driver of the vehicle is being charged. There was no wof on the vehicle and also no insurance. My nana believes that the driver is genuinely devastated at what has happened and says it's just one of those unfortunate things that could have happened to any one of us.

My Nana is an absolute super woman and so very blessed to still be alive.

She remembers the whole thing and she's being so brave. A few bumps & bruises & grazes all over here and there, her left leg is fractured/broken in two places and is in a full length cast, a date will be made to have surgery to have plates put in. She ended up in I.C.U the night of the accident as she began having severe trouble breathing. On day 3 in ICU Nana had her 67th Birthday which she spent mostly sleeping 💜 Much better than how she was the previous day tho so massive smiles from the family. Scans and tests were done and clots in the lungs were found. The doctor has suspected the accident most likely has something to do with the clots found in her lungs which has caused the struggle of simply - breathing!

The mobility scooter has been a complete write off by the Police and was impounded for investigation.

Today with it being quite clear that she really is some kind of super woman and although won't ever fully recover from the fractured leg and many changes are going to have to happen to make living as easy as possible.

For health reasons and so that Nana can be comfortable in a less cluttered & cleaner home (A good clean out from dust and dampness) the family are all doing there part to ensure Nanas recovery is the most comfortable it can be.

******** This page was set up to raise funds towards a new scooter. After a few chats with Nana she has come to terms and made it clear that she does not want to ever use a mobility scooter again.

PTSD is a real thing.

I will keep the page going and update with how the raised money so far will be spent.

Nana has been on the same single bed for 15 years, so a new bed will be a purchase.

I'll share during the week more updates i just wanted to edit this quickly.

Thank-you 💜