Michael Thor

On November 20, 2015 Michael Thor was involved in a motorcycle accident, that caused a catastrophic spinal cord injury. He suffered a C2 fracture of the spine, and while it is an incomplete injury, the bruising on the spinal cord has left him a quadriplegic with a long road to recovery.

Recovery from a spinal injury is a very difficult journey, no doctor can tell you exactly how he will heal or how long it will take. For us it has been almost 4 years and while Mike is still unable to make any functional movement like feeding himself, scratching his face, etc. he has gained the independence to hand drive chair, take steps with max assist and do stand a pivot transfers rather than using a hoyer lift. We know with continued therapy he will one day be able to reach his face and regain even more independence. He has come very far, but we need help!

The financial burden of this type of injury is significant! While we have good insurance coverage, many of the expenses falling to us to cover. All of his current therapy is out of pocket, all medications are out of pocket, he requires full time care that we pay for out of pocket, the cost of an accessible van is extreme both itself and the insurance to cover it. This isn’t sustainable on the average salary and his wife Sarah still takes on most of his care time meaning she can only work part time to help with bills.

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For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.

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