Connor's Road To Recovery: January 2014

Donations for Connor

"I've made this blog for my brother Connor Dick. He was in a bad work accident falling 30+ feet off the UBC building they were working on October 24th, 2013. He sustained multiple injuries, the worst being a traumatic brain injury called Diffuse Axonal Injury. I will post updates and pictures on his progress along his road to recovery. We've made a PayPal account and a trust account for Connor where you can make donations. Every bit helps no matter how big or small. You can also help bring awareness to traumatic brain injuries by sharing his story."

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Another Update

Sorry it's been so long since I've written an update on Connor but we've had our hands full with getting Connor's fundraiser organized. The support from everyone has been so overwhelming! Obviously the first thing that comes to mind are people and companies that know our family or people connected locally through family and friends but it isn't just them. I've had replies back from people we don't know and it's so amazing to see how complete strangers can open their hearts and care so much for someone they've never even met. Honestly it's all so comforting to see people we know and people we don't know show their support for our brother. There's no words to describe how grateful our family is for everyone's generosity towards Connor's Road To Recovery. His fundraiser should be fantastic thanks to all the support! You can view some of the companies that are helping here.

Anyways back to my update. Connor has been busy with his rehab,OT, PT, speech and spending his free time with friends and family. I just had to share this picture because Connor is looking so good (Not that he didn't before) and the kiss on the cheek from Kayla as you can see made him quite happy!

Just so you all know I talk to Connor everyday on the phone because I don't get to see him on a regular basis anymore, but hopefully that will all change soon! As I previously mentioned Connor had his appointment at VGH on January 14th, 2014 to see if he'd get the OK to weight bare. He was a bit scared about what they would say and he told our mom "You better get ready to hold me down". Even though our mom reassured him everything would be fine, Connor had apparently said it again to our mom just before they got the news that we've all been waiting to hear. He is now allowed to weight bare on both sides and is starting to learn to walk again.

Since Connors first weekend spent at home he's enjoyed it so much they've been doing it every weekend. He gets a nice break from GF Strong and gets to feel like himself for a few days surrounded by the serenity of the Fraser river in Fort Langley. He gets many visitors while he's in town which is great, so as always he is surrounded by family and the best friends anyone could ever ask for.

Also as I said earlier Connors vision hasn't been very good for a while. He finally had his eye appointment on January 24th, 2014 and they said his eyes look good just his vision didn't. Connor isn't able to see things that aren't up close, so this morning our mom and Connor went to go pick out a pair of glasses. I personally think the ones he picked out look awesome and make him look more sophisticated but I'll let you decide that for yourselves!

A couple of weeks ago the doctors at GF Strong met with our family to go over their game plan for Connors recovery. The plan as of right now is that February 27th, 2014 Connor will be going home. He will have to have 24 hour in home care and his rehabilitation will be done at his place. Connor said that its too long but we told him time will go by faster then he thinks. Plus the extra time spent at GF Strong will also help his recovery that much more too! I know Connor is so excited and has been looking forward to that day ever since they told him so hopefully it will all go as planned. Everyone keep your fingers crossed!