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An online Givealittle page has been set up for the family involved in a vehicle accident on Matakana Road on January 16.
Tania and Martin Casey, former owners of the Unicorn Bookshop in Warkworth, are keeping a bedside vigil at Starship Hospital where their 11-year-old son Charlie is recovering after undergoing three lots of surgery, with more operations planned.
“Charlie’s injuries are beginning to mend, but there is a long road ahead,” Tania says. “His right leg and hip have been shattered, and he will require many months of rehabilitation once he gets out of hospital.
At one stage, we thought he was going to lose his leg.”
The accident involved a truck and trailer unit and a taxi. The road was closed for more than four hours and the crash is still under investigation.
While keeping watch over Charlie, Tania has been unable to return to her job and Martin, who is blind and suffered concussion in the crash, has had to give up his part-time job teaching guitar.
Family friend Fiona McGeough, who set up the Givealittle page, says the bills are piling up and the family is finding it difficult to cope. On the Givealittle page she says the family is very thankful for the wonderful support they’ve received from friends and family, and the close-knit Warkworth community.
“But they could really use a little help to get them through the next few months.”
The funds raised will go towards cost of living expenses while both parents are unable to work.
The page can be found at: givealittle.co.nz/cause/the-casey-family
