Father Injured After Heroic Act of Kindness
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On August 21st, I sustained injuries to my right hand after rescuing a 5 year old little girl and her mother from their burning SUV after a violent hit and run crash. Once I realized there was a little girl in the backseat, my instinct as a father took over and I kicked in the window and fell over into the car and injured my hand from the window glass.
Without question, I would do it all over again. I have completed a 3.5 hour surgery in which glass had to be extracted from my hand, two nerves and three tendons had to be repaired. Due to the nature of my injuries to my dominant hand, I can no longer do things I could do before. I work as an Operations Supervisor and I do Youth Corrections.
My surgeon has also informed me that the recovery process will include physical therapy in order to regain movement in my hand. At this time, he cannot guarantee that I will regain full movement of my writing hand.
There are links to this news story listed below. I appreciate any and all the help given. Thank you.
https://www.wsmv.com/news/man-talks-to-news-after-helping-pull-woman-and-passenger/article_a8e51a70-c559-11e9-b8a7-1b51cef8e45b.html
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/good-samaritans-rescue-mother-daughter-from-fiery-rollover-crash-in-nashville
https://fox17.com/news/local/heroic-dad-of-5-who-helped-save-mom-child-from-burning-car-in-nashville-needs-help
Without question, I would do it all over again. I have completed a 3.5 hour surgery in which glass had to be extracted from my hand, two nerves and three tendons had to be repaired. Due to the nature of my injuries to my dominant hand, I can no longer do things I could do before. I work as an Operations Supervisor and I do Youth Corrections.
My surgeon has also informed me that the recovery process will include physical therapy in order to regain movement in my hand. At this time, he cannot guarantee that I will regain full movement of my writing hand.
There are links to this news story listed below. I appreciate any and all the help given. Thank you.
https://www.wsmv.com/news/man-talks-to-news-after-helping-pull-woman-and-passenger/article_a8e51a70-c559-11e9-b8a7-1b51cef8e45b.html
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/good-samaritans-rescue-mother-daughter-from-fiery-rollover-crash-in-nashville
https://fox17.com/news/local/heroic-dad-of-5-who-helped-save-mom-child-from-burning-car-in-nashville-needs-help
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Elijah Blacksmith
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Nashville-Davidson, TN