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Recovery only possible with love and support Villager readers will remember the story we published last year about the terrible accident involving Jennilyn Reed and two of her children. According to police reports at the time, a car traveling the wrong way on Highway 11 smashed into Jennilyn’s van, leaving her trapped. Thankfully her children sustained only minor injuries although emotional scars need care. The accident was on April 12, 2019. Jennilyn was rescued and airlifted to a trauma centre in Toronto where she underwent several major surgeries. In addition to serious internal injuries, she had a broken pelvis, pubic bone, knee and ankle, and her femur was broken in 3 places. She also had sternum and diaphragm injuries. Eventually she was transferred to Soldiers’ Memorial for physiotherapy. After meeting her physio goals, and to the amazement of doctors, she was released from the hospital only four months after the accident. On that day, April 12, 2018, and before the accident, Jennilyn was what we would consider a normal working woman – a mother to 5 children, a wife, and an employee at a local business. Everything changed early that evening and now, more than a year later, her previous ‘get things done now’ motto has changed to ‘if I can get up the stairs.’ Just managing small tasks is difficult. Her injuries still plague her. Her independence is gone. She needs a caregiver or companion to accompany her on a walk. Emotionally it has been difficult. “I admit I sometimes feel sorry for myself, actually feel overwhelmed. It was a very difficult winter,” she said. “I can’t participate with my family the way I want. For example, I was teaching two of my girls to drive before the accident. Afterwards, I couldn’t do that and I can’t help much around the house. It breaks my heart. I can’t go riding or even be near the horses because my balance is so bad I am afraid I could get hurt.” Thankfully, initial contributions through a Go Fund Me page helped with some of the financial burdens. Her friends and
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relatives, work colleagues, faith community, and even strangers, have supported her emotionally and given her strength. Added to the emotional support she gets is Jennilyn’s obvious grit, a determination to keep moving forward. She gets up in the morning to make sure she can see her kids off to school. She does exercises when she can, sometimes visits with her cousin or her parents, and takes great comfort in talking to her 95 year-old grandmother every day. Jennilyn may need more surgeries to correct some internal injuries and she knows there will always be ‘before the accident’ and ‘after’ but she says she can sit peacefully with her rescued dog, Champ, or sit outside in the sunshine. She will try not to think about what might have been had the accident not happened, but to focus on those things for which she can be grateful, most especially her loving family.
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600 Sundial Drive, Orillia 705-259-5453 Ext 1137 www.orilliaretirement.com
During her recovery, Jennilyn Reed takes comfort in the close ties developed with her recently rescued dog, Champ.
Wednesday August 14, 2019, 11am - 2pm
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