Osoyoos couple Elle and Jay Cassidy were out enjoying a summer ride on their motorcycle this July when a horrific crash changed their lives forever. To add insult to injury, because of ICBC91裸聊视频檚 no-fault insurance, they aren91裸聊视频檛 getting very much help from their insurer.
On July 7, the driver of a truck hauling a trailer made an unsafe left turn into the couple91裸聊视频檚 motorcycle, said their daughter Kaylee Cassidy who started a for them because of the long road ahead.
Elle, a well known dance and fitness instructor in Osoyoos was so badly injured she has since had her leg amputated above the knee and remains in hospital, two months after the crash.
Jay was seriously injured and taken by ambulance to Penticton hospital with extensive injuries including multiple breaks to the left side of his body, to his leg, ribs, wrist, the palm being torn off his hand, along with serious leg and ankle injuries.
Elle was so badly injured she had to be airlifted to Kelowna hospital where patients with severe trauma were sent. She broke her femur in two spots, shattering her tibia and fibula, and hand trauma from being launched off the bike and landing face first in pavement causing head trauma, said Cassidy.
Fast forward to today and Jay is now finally home trying his best to recover from his injuries. It91裸聊视频檚 been over nine weeks and he is still in a wheelchair while he regains strength to walk again, said his daughter.
He travels back and forth to the hospital to see Elle when he can, but the two-week closure on Highway 97 at the slide site has added an extra burden.
91裸聊视频淢y mom will never truly walk the way she used to. That mental anguish alone is enough however, she also remembers every moment of the accident,91裸聊视频 said Cassidy.
Elle has been a fitness and dance instructor for the past 20 years. It91裸聊视频檚 been her passion and now she won91裸聊视频檛 be able to do that anymore.
It91裸聊视频檚 been her passion and now she won91裸聊视频檛 be able to do that anymore. Before the crash, the couple started a blog called supporting local businesses and restaurants and spreading joy and community.
But now the Facebook blog shares life living in hospital.
Recently Elle posted this:
91裸聊视频淭his accident has changed our lives forever and I have also lost my ability to teach dance classes. While we are fighters and will do our best to find a new normal, it will never be the same.91裸聊视频
As a result of the new 91裸聊视频榥o fault insurance91裸聊视频 they have little support from ICBC, she said.
91裸聊视频淭hey are unable to privately sue the driver who hit them and changed their lives forever. Even though their lives will never be the same, no lawyers can/will help them as their hands are tied by this legislation,91裸聊视频 wrote Cassidy on the GoFundMe page.
Life costs will start to add up for them over the next years as they navigate their new lifestyle of 91裸聊视频渦nwanted and forced disabilities,91裸聊视频 their daughter added.
91裸聊视频淢y parents are incredible people. They are selfless individuals who will never ask for help because they would rather give it.91裸聊视频
Within just a few short days of putting up the Gofundme, already over $7,400 has been raised.
91裸聊视频淭he outpouring of love and support for my parents is so heartwarming and generous,91裸聊视频 said Cassidy on Friday.