Rehab for Rosey run ride read repeat 4 Rosey

Hi! I'm Karen, and on the 24th/25th October I am taking on a massive (for me!) challenge to raise funds for an exceptional young lady, Rosey. I have been friends with Rosey’s family, and childminded her younger sister, for a few years and when I heard about Rosey’s accident I wanted to help. At a similar age to Rosey I also had a nasty horse-riding accident - I was relatively lucky and 6 months in plaster was nothing compared to what Rosey is going through. So, at the end of October, I am going to cycle (mostly on my own) the 220ish miles from Rosey’s home in St Austell to where she currently is in llandough Hospital Cardiff. Please follow the donation link and help however you can to help Rosey get the rehab she needs”

Rosey's Story:-

Each and every parent thinks that it won’t happen to their child, that it only happens to others. But on April 13th 2022 at 3.45pm it happened to Rosey. In a split second her life, her world, our lives and our world changed in the most unimaginable way. Rosey was doing one of the activities she delighted in – horse-riding. An activity in which she excelled beyond all our hopes and dreams and one where she was an equal with her peers. But that day, at 19 years of age, Rosey was thrown from a horse that subsequently slipped and fell onto her, breaking her neck. She suffered irrevocable damage to her spinal cord at C5 which required an emergency lifesaving vertebrae re-build whilst she was in a coma, subsequently undergoing a tracheostomy.

At the time of her accident, she was unable to breathe without assistance, unable to speak and unable to move. For those who don’t know, Rosey has had a fight on her hands since before birth, enduring major neurological complications throughout her life. We have fought the challenges together and mostly Rosey has won. But this time the challenge posed is beyond what we are able to capture in words and this time we need to ask for help. As a consequence of her catastrophic injuries, Rosey has paralysis in both her hands, all fingers and both lower limbs (quadriplegic). Due to the severity of Rosey’s injuries and care she requires in Wales this compromises her discharge (Home Package) to England where Rosey’s GP is located.

Currently Rosey’s younger siblings and stepdad have to travel 200 miles to visit her in hospital. Ordinarily we all reside in Cornwall so as a family we are trying to manage living between two homes (her dad’s and her mum’s), endlessly using the M5 motorway, whilst trying to work and balance the needs of all five children at the same time. We are exrtremely and her mammoth challenge to help us acquire as many of the essential services and equipment for her rehabilitation as possible. We dearly want to be able to maximise and optimise her future quality of life, despite the intense challenge of her injuries. Rosey will need lifelong care along with the following: • Intense neuro-physiotherapy • Essential adjustments to our home • Spinal cord stimulation (that is sadly only available in areas outside of the UK) and much much more. Go KAREN!!