An online fundraising effort hopes to help a Salt Spring family as they recover from injuries sustained in a B.C. Day long weekend vehicle collision on Vancouver Island.
A GoFundMe.com page has been set up by Petra Hazenboom and Kirsten Waddell on behalf of the Hancock family. Hazenboom shared that Taryn and Allan Hancock and their daughter Sage were involved in a head-on collision during a family weekend in Lake Cowichan Saturday, Aug. 2. All three have received care at the trauma unit at Victoria General Hospital, according to Hazenboom, and they likely face a long recovery.
“This accident has turned their world upside down,” wrote Hazenboom. “All three are receiving critical care, and their recovery will require extended hospital stays, medical treatments and rehabilitation.”
Hazenboom said in an Aug. 11 update that “Taryn and Sage are looking to be discharged from the hospital in the next few days. Allan will remain at VGH while he continues to recover from his shattered femur, broken arm, ribs, nose and sternum as well as other less serious injuries.”
She said a rental location has been secured in Victoria for Taryn and Sage to continue to heal and remain close to Allan.
“Please continue to put the Hancocks in your thoughts and prayers as they go through this difficult time,” said Hazenboom.
Donations of any size are welcomed at the gofundme page.