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£23,561
raised of £25,000 target by 507 supporters

    Weʼve raised £23,561 to help Lucy and Callum recover after life-changing injuries

    North Devon
    Funded on Thursday, 29th February 2024

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    Story

    Early on October 28th Lucy and Callum were involved in a serious car accident near Bristol Airport. Lucy sustained very serious injuries and has been in a medically-induced coma since the crash; for a time we feared we'd lose her.

    She received multiple injuries but of particular concern was damage to her right arm. Lucy was taken into theatre and operated on for 13 hours. The surgeons were able to save her life and battled to save her arm, and we pay a great tribute to them and the other hospital staff who have been outstanding.

    Unfortunately we got the sad news yesterday that Lucy will lose her right arm above the elbow. This is obviously devastating and will be life-changing, as anyone who knows Lucy knows how dedicated she is to driving HGVs and how much joy it brings her. It's especially heartbreaking to share this news on her birthday.

    Callum’s injuries were less severe and he is on the mend, but has a broken scapula and is still in a lot of pain. He will be staying in hospital for a while.

    Looking forward to Lucy and Callum’s future, we have decided to set up a crowdfund to help with Lucy’s anticipated needs and help with her loss of earnings. What we'd really like is to help her through her recovery with the hope that she'll be able to drive again through physio, prosthetics and modifications to her truck and that’s what we’re raising money towards. We would be incredibly grateful for any amount you can donate.

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    • The Leatham Family7 months ago
      The Leatham Family

      The Leatham Family

      7 months ago

      We just hit 90% of our funding target and would like to take this opportunity to say thank you again to everyone who has contributed to Lucy and Callum's fund, no matter how large or small. Lucy continues to get better. She's awake much more regularly and is off nearly all medications and machines now, and will hopefully be leaving the ICU in the next few days. Callum is with her every day. We want to say again how amazing the care she has received has been - everyone in the hospital we've interacted with has been absolutely stellar.

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    • The Leatham Family8 months ago
      The Leatham Family

      The Leatham Family

      8 months ago

      We're up over £21k now which is unbelievably generous so we just wanted to say thank you to everyone again, and thank you too for all your messages of support. Lucy is slowly on the mend - she's still asleep in ICU but is stable, and getting a little better every day.

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    • The Leatham Family8 months ago
      The Leatham Family

      The Leatham Family

      8 months ago
      Update from the Page owner

      We hit 75% of the total this morning which is amazing, so thank you to everyone who has donated no matter the amount. We truly appreciate every single one as they mean Lucy and Callum will just be able to focus on recuperation over the coming weeks.

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    8 months ago

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    Page last updated on: 1/26/2024 10.00

    Supporters

    507

    • Pete and Michelle

      Pete and Michelle

      Jan 26, 2024

      £30.00

    • MrWitt

      MrWitt

      Jan 11, 2024

      Saw your truck again today,Hope your feeling better 🫶,In my thoughts and in my Prayers.big hug to you Lucy 🤙

      £23.91

    • Libbaton Golf

      Libbaton Golf

      Jan 1, 2024

      A second donation from members who knew Lucy

      £66.09

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Jan 1, 2024

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Dec 24, 2023

    • Phillipa and John

      Phillipa and John

      Dec 23, 2023

      Thinking of you all this Christmas

    • Lee P

      Lee P

      Dec 18, 2023

      Best wishes to you both on the road on the road to recovery x

      £100.00

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