Campbell's Recovery at ABI - raising funds to give back in the form of gym / rehabilitation equipment.
Napier, Hawke's Bay
Campbell will never forget his 19th birthday, although ironically, it’s one he’s had to rely on others to help him remember.
During a game of hockey, he was hit with a ball which fractured his skull, optical bone and jaw. He also sustained an epidural haematoma, requiring lifesaving brain surgery and his family was advised he had sustained a traumatic brain injury.
After leaving Waikato Hospital, he spent a month at the in-patient facility of ABI Rehabilitation in Auckland and the rehabilitation and care that Campbell received was second to none. At ABI he worked with a physiotherapist, a speech and language therapist, an occupational therapist, a neuropsychologist and a case manager who were all dedicated to assisting Campbell's recovery.
Less than a year since his injury, Campbell is now back at university and achieving the goals he set soon after the injury. He recently won the Motu Challenge multisport race and is now focused on the two-day Coast to Coast race in February 2024.
Proceeds raised will go towards essential gym equipment for ABI. It’s his way of giving back and thanking those who helped him when he really needed it!
Thank you,
Campbell, Olivia, Louise and Dave Gray.
If you would like to read more about Campbell's journey, please read the following:
https://www.acc.co.nz/newsroom/stories/campbells-story-rough-roads-lead-to-beautiful-places/
Campbell is a past patient of ABI - rehabilitating in Auckland for a month last year.
Funds raised through this page will be used towards donating gym equipment to ABI, to assist other individuals going through recovery at ABI following a traumatic brain injury.
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