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Ottawa Spinal Cord Injury: Rene Faucher, hockey accident -University of Ottawa
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Injury and Accidents, Ottawa Spinal Cord Injury on February 2nd, 2010
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth : Most of you have probably heard by now the very sad news about Rene Faucher. If you haven’t a few weeks ago, he caught a rut in the ice at the University of Ottawa and went head first into the boards at a pick up hockey game. The result is now he’s paralyzed from the chest down with at least a year of rehab in the hospital and no long-term disability insurance to help his family. Rene and his wife Dianne Douglas have three young children under the age of 5. The community has been rallying together to raise funds to support the family at this incredibly difficult time. One of the latest initiatives is with the The Ottawa 67’s Hockey Club. The Ottawa 67’s will donate 50% of revenue from this week’s online and box office ticket sales to a trust fund in Rene’s name to support rehabilitation and living expenses for Dianne and the three children. You can support Rene Faucher and his family by attending this Sunday’s game against the Guelph Storm. you can order tickets at www.Ottawa67s.com and click on the René Faucher Fundraising icon. You may also order by telephone (613.232.6767) or simply show up on Sunday at the box office in the Coliseum Building at Lansdowne Park or at the Urbandale Centre box office and reference the Faucher Douglas Trust Fund when purchasing tickets. Game time is 2:00 PM. If you can’t attend, but want to support Rene, Dianne and the children you can make a donation at any local Scotiabank branch or by visiting www.FaucherDouglasTrustFund.com.
Thank you for considering to support Rene Faucher and his family. A spinal cord injury is a life altering injury. If you need more information as it relates to Rene Faucher and Dianne Douglas Trust Fund, or Ottawa and Ontario spinal cord injury resources, visit www.ottawainjury.ca or call 613 978-9549.
Please support Ottawa hockey dad. Accident resulting in spinal cord injury for Rene Faucher, father of 3.
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Injury and Accidents, Ottawa Spinal Cord Injury on January 21st, 2010
Ottawa hockey accident results in spinal cord injury.
“Rene Faucher is a friend of mine and I urge anyone who can to please donate to support this incredibly wonderful family who have always given to the Ottawa community and now need your help. I personally thank you”
David Hollingsworth
Ottawa father paralyzed in pickup hockey game
Rene Faucher, father of three may never walk again after suffering a serious spinal cord injury during a casual hockey game on Sunday. Rene, 40, was playing a game of pickup hockey when he went head-first into the boards at the University of Ottawa Sports Complex. He was rushed to the Ottawa Civic Hospital and immediately underwent surgery and is paralyzed from the neck down. Rene was wearing a helmet. Doctors in the trauma unit say it’s too soon to know if he will ever be able to walk again.
“We have to wait until the spinal shock subsides to understand what the long term recovery road looks like,” said Rene’s brother Marc to CTV Ottawa reporters. Rene and his wife Dianne Douglas have three wonderful children under the age of five. He is self-employed and does not have long-term disability insurance. Dianne expressed to CTV that she never thought her family would have to deal with. “Coming home to get that call, you just don’t ever think something serious would happen to you,” Family and friends are now appealing to the community to step in and help. Faucher’s brother Marc said the support has been overwhelming.
I urge anyone who can to help support this family by making a donation can do so at any Scotiabank branch. Donations can be made to the Faucher Douglas Trust Fund, branch 25486, account 0016713.
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Cheques payable to the “Faucher Douglas Trust Fund” can also be mailed to the attention of Russ Reil at Scotiabank, Markdale, Ont.,
If you missed the interviews with Rene’s brother Mark and wife Dianne tonight on CTV, you can view them at this link
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100121/OTT_Disabled_100121/20100121/?hub=OttawaHome
Again, thank you for your support !
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