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Closed 28/11/2017
Weʼve raised £375 to Help Chris get the prosthetic leg he deserves
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Funded on Tuesday, 28th November 2017
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Story
On Monday 18th September at 10.10pm, Chris Hood was almost home after a long 12 hour shift at work. As Chris crossed Brays Road to get to his house, a light coloured Astra, travelling at around 70mph, collided with Chris and failed to stop.
Chris suffered extensive damage to multiple organs, cuts to his head and on Wednesday the 20th his lower left leg was unable to be saved and was amputated. It is a miracle that Chris survived the collision, but he did survive, and we want to do everything we can to help Chris recover from the accident.
The aim of this page is to raise £20,000 towards a top of the range prosthetic leg that is not available from the NHS. Chris walks and cycles everywhere and is hugely active; just a few weeks ago Chris completed a gruelling 12 mile Tough Mudder obstacle course. Having a state of the art prosthetic leg will mean that he can keep up with the lifestyle that he is so used to and will help make his transition into life with a prosthetic that little bit easier.
Chris is a funny and caring man and an amazing father to a beautiful 9 year old daughter, he is loved dearly by his family, friends and everyone who knows him. Please donate and help Chris get the prosthetic he deserves.
Thank you for reading Chris' story, if you have any information regarding the hit and run you can contact the police here: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/sheldon-hit-run-victim-chris-13653531
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Anonymous
Sep 30, 2017
saw this in the paper good luck
£30.00
Andy Moran
Sep 23, 2017
£10.00
David Hemming
Sep 22, 2017
£100.00
Nathan Wright
Sep 22, 2017
All the best mate, dont peronally know you but want to help a fellow JLR worker out, hope this helps, get well soon mate
£30.00
Anonymous
Sep 22, 2017
Get well mate !
£5.00
Michelle Downing
Sep 22, 2017
Wish you all the best x
£25.00
Lee Richards
Sep 22, 2017
£10.00
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Michelle Gerrard
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Im Chris' Friend. Hoping to Help him on his road to recovery by fundraising for a prostetic leg for him so once he wakes from his coma he can continue to live the active healthy lifestyle he always has done.