David Archibald's Medical Fund

My dad, David Archibald, is the most amazing father, husband, and friend.

January 13th was the first nice , clear day since a while in the Maritimes. My dad wanted to check out the roof and get some things done around the house that day. However, he wasn't on the roof for long when he fell off it.

My mom found him out lying on the ground trying to breath. Come to find out at first that he had a collapsed lung and 13 broken ribs. As more doctors looked at him, they realized he had a spinal cord injury. He was airlifted right away to the QEII ICU.

There in the waiting room, my family was told by the trauma team leader that my dad would most likely never walk again due to damage on his spinal cord. Our hearts sank and we were devasted....not for us but for him.  

You see my dad is a very hard worker. He is a self-employed truck driver. Working from 4:00am to 5:00pm was his short days. He worked so hard all his life to get to this time where he was looking forward to travelling with his family, going on random adventures with mom, etc. They were saying to each other around Christmas how 2017 was going to be a good year. No one was expecting this tragedy to unfold. 

For a whole week after the accident, the nurses kept dad heavily sedated due to the pain in his ribs. So while he was sleeping for a week, the rest of the family was thinking. We were angry, sad, worried.....pretty much every emotion you can think of. We thought about how upset dad would be once he woke up and realized he was paralyzed from the waist down. He would be thinking how he will lose his company, how he won't be able to travel and do everything with us that he was hoping for, that we perhaps wouldn't love him as much.

However, these may be some thoughts that will go through my dad's head during his healing process and rehab. These feelings will pass through and we will make sure dad knows none of those thoughts are true. It took some pretty inspiring individuals in the waiting room who were going through family tragedies of their own to make us realize how greatful we should be.

I know that probably sounds crazy but it is true. It is a very hard emotion to have right now but we are truly thankful. Dad is alive! He is living and breathing. He will be here for birthdays, Christmas's, and any vacations we go on.
When he fell, yes...his spinal cord was damaged but there are so many positives. He has no brain damage, he is only paralyzed from his waist down, which means he will be able to be independant once he is taught. Once we thought about what could have happened, we started to think in a different way. Our family is still intact and whole. This is all that matters to us.


Dad just came off his sedation a couple days ago, which means he has only had this little of time to process what is happening to him. It is obviously emotional for him but he has such a huge support system from all his family and friends that I know he will feel the drive to get through the rehab and take on life day by day.  He will be in the ICU until he can breath on his own and the ribs are healed up. After that he will continue on to the Rehab Centre where he will stay for approximately 6 -8 months or until he is 100% able to function independently.

A lot of things will need to change in order to ensure that dad continues on with his life the way he used to for the most part. The house will have to be renovated to put in the necessary equipment and space that dad will need. Stair lifts, bathroom equipment, height adjustments, etc. are only a few of the new additions that he will need.

Dad also enjoys driving. He loves coming and going , driving people places, etc. We want him to still be able to have this ability. Mom is looking into purchasing a van so that it can be customized for dad to drive. Knowing he can still freely get around and go on road trips with his family will keep him determined going through rehab.

We have had so many people give us their love and best wishes. We still need everyone to keep David in your thoughts and prayers. So many of you want to help in any way you can. At first we didn't know of any way that people could help dad besides praying. Someone told us about this website and how amazing it is to give people the chance to actually reach out and help in some way.

Finances is one worry that my mom and dad do not need in addition to all the other hurdles they will have to deal with.  

The  funds will be used for any equipment dad will need during his rehab process, for renovations that will need to be done to the house before we can take dad home, and for daily expenses that my mom has due to staying away from home to be with dad. Our family is thankful for all your thoughts and prayers. If you want to help out in some way, please just donate whatever amount you wish. Any little bit will help at this point.

I can also accept etransfers to my email account: 
[email redacted] . I will place the donated amount into this fundraising account.
For the etransfer use password: DavidA

Dad is always so giving and caring to others and he would not expect anything like this. So it will be nice to show him that he has a lot of people supporting him.

Thank you for reading our story and keep my dad in your thoughts please. He will need all the support and love he can possibly get. 


Thank you, from his daughter.
Amelia