---O-O---

I'm so happy, we just collected Trevor's new glasses from the Optometrist so at least now instead of just listening to the tv, he should be able to see it, which means hopefully he won't be so bored during the day.

We are just waiting for confirmation that they will operate on the fracture in his shoulder tomorrow, but it looks like it will be going ahead, they are pleased with how his chest/lungs are clearing up. We were also told that they have lowered the limits on his ventilator, which means his body is slowly getting used to the idea of being without the ventilator which is also good news. They told us they tried lowering the limits yesterday, but it didn't go so well, but that he was tolerating the lower limits well today :)

Trevor continues to communicate with us via the communication board and is asking questions which show he is thinking about every day type things. We actually joked with him today, because he always hated games like charades, but now its like we are all playing charades on a daily basis (not quite the same LOL but similar). Today he asked if they know he is left handed, so we had to just notify the physio and I left a note on the 'notice board' next to his bed to tell them that he is left handed. He also asked about his phone, so I told him it was fine, but that I had switched it off. He also asked us to change the channel on the tv to Mnet before we left. Its a long process, but usually we can fairly quickly figure out what he is trying to say from getting a few words spelled out.

As for me, I'm at least eating a bit better now, I still struggle with sleeping and have resorted to taking a sleeping tablet at night, but I still tend to wake up at about 4.30 to 5am anyway. There are many times when I just suddenly feel exhaused and remembering things is a bit difficult at the moment, I guess from the stress and lack of sleep.

The good news keeps coming

14.27 - The good news keeps coming. This morning when Matthew, Nicole and I visited Trevor, we met his Physician Specialist there and he said he is VERY happy with Trevor and how he is doing, he said it was much better than they had expected. He said there was improvement in mobility in both Trevor's arms and hands so we are very excited.

We are also getting better with the communication board and today Trevor asked us what the time was and then later about the headphones to listen to the tv. The only problem is, that the volume control on the hospital tv remote isn't working, so it was a little too loud, but I have found Trevor's headphones from his phone and they have their own volume control, so we will try see if that works when I go there again. He still can't sit up enough to watch tv and even if he could, he wouldn't be able to see it well anyway, until we get his new glasses next week, but if he can even listen to it, that will help keep him occupied.

The fact that Trevor is asking about things like the budgie and about the garden and to listen to the tv are all things that make me more relieved, because it means he is thinking of things other than his condition.

20.41 - Well, Trevor just keeps improving and is kinda showing off,  :D showing us how much he can move his arms and hands...it just makes my heart sing :D Both arms are now improving in leaps and bounds.

LOL unfortunately also, the list of things that need to be done at home keeps growing, so I will have to rope Kevin and Matthew in again. Nicole has been put in charge of watering the garden, although I have been watering the sprigs of buffalo grass that I planted in the back lawn. The previous bits I planted are doing well and looking very healthy. Seleste, Matthew, Nicole and Kevin, thanks so much for all the help you are giving me, it's been making it so much easier to deal with everything. Candice, thanks for putting up with Matthew having to spend so much time, driving, visiting and doing things for me, instead of spending his well earned leasure time with you, lazing around doing nothing ;) Thanks to Tracy, the Snowballs and the Skors' for all the visits. Oh and Jane, thanks for driving us all this morning and taking us shopping too :)

Thank you also to ALL of you who are constantly praying for Trevor and sending your well wishes for his recovery, we keep passing them all on to him.

Some more thoughts on 'That Day'

A while ago, we noticed that the Cape Town Marathon was using this pic for some of their advertising on fb and Trevor is in the pic (I circled him in red). At the time we all (including Trevor) thought it was very cool, but now, the caption with the pic is even more appropriate. We know how determined Trevor can be, especially with training and his physiotherapy is now his training and as determined as he is, we are hoping that it will only be a matter of time before the first part of the caption won't be applicable any longer. Trevor is too active a person and too nice a person for this injury to be his destiny.....

The Hikers Network fb page https://www.facebook.com/#!/HikersNetwork?fref=ts are using the following pic of Trevor as their cover pic.

 

Following is a letter than Bronwyn sent me yesterday, her thoughts about that day (she was also on the hike with Trevor and the others)...

 

07 May 2015

THAT Day

I love hiking with Trevor. I have many reasons for saying this, but the main reason is because you can see Trevor’s love for the mountain, his excitement for exploring it and how much he enjoys sharing in that experience with others. When I hike and am beginning to get tired and start to wonder ‘why am I doing this to myself’? I see Trevor and am reminded to take in everything I’m surrounded by (the beauty, the fresh air, the freedom, the exploration, the adventure, the good times).

01 May 2015 Hike up India Venster. A great hike, an absolute favourite of mine!

This is my account or recollection of THAT day.

India Venster is a real slog up until you reach the contour path, but knowing what is to follow makes up for the tiresome part of it. Next is the scramble. Another hiker passing us offered to give me hand up the rocks, and I politely said, ‘No thanks, this is my favourite part!’ He smiled and said, ‘Well then, don’t let me take that away from you!’
As we climbed, we joked and laughed. At the last pitch, Trevor was taking a photo of my dad’s boot just in case it touched the staple in the rock and then he would have evidence of my dad using the climbing aid. We laughed and laughed as my dad made his way up the rocks. Next it was my turn to climb up. My dad, Trevor and I were the last three in line. I remember, once up, turning around to see Trevor’s hands on the rock behind me, and I still thought that I’d better move so that he would have enough space to get up. Next thing I heard was the next hiker coming up shout. I spun around and screamed after Trevor. I don’t know where that scream came from…

My dad and I were witness to part of Trevor’s fall.

I shouted after Matthew, and before I knew it, Matthew was at Trevor’s side. In the time it took for my dad to take off his own pack, Matthew had flown down about 15m below us off those pitches. He must have jumped down those rock faces without even realising it himself.

How the rest of us got down is a bit of a blur… too much shock.

Upon waiting for help, this is what I remember seeing around me:

Tremendous Courage I saw how both Seleste and Matthew (and others too) were able to very calmly attend to Trevor. How they were able to compose themselves and continuously speak with him, holding his hand, attending to his wounds, reassuring him that help was on its way.

Quiet Moments I saw how each one had their moment to cry, be hugged, or be passed a tissue.

Pacing Up and Down I saw some unable to sit still, but up and down the rocks that Trevor had just fallen down. I think the idea of Trevor having possibly slipped was not a possibility. I know for a fact that that idea of slipping did not ring true for any one of us!

Shivering It was bitterly cold up on that mountain with the thick mist sweeping over us. We had all given up our jackets in order to keep Trevor warm or to prop him up in a position that was more comfortable. And there were so many space blankets!

Help I saw a stranger stop and come to the rescue; a medic student! Others in passing also offered to give up jackets, medical kits etc.

Flashlights I saw our group of family and friends standing at the edge of the mountain waving their arms, flashlights, and lights on their cellphones. We were able to hear Skymed, but were unable to see them because of the mist.

Hope The sun came out, and I saw hope!

Trevor I saw an extremely brave man. I did not for one moment see panic, or stress, or anything of the sort. Just bravery!

I thank God for Trevor and his family (and even though we may not be related by blood, we are definitely part of this family too)!

I have to believe that God has a bigger plan in store for each one of us.

I see Table Mountain now and it’s a very fresh and hurtful reminder of that day! I actually feel a bit angered towards it only because the trauma of that day is still affecting me. We will get over this mountain though (figuratively speaking, and in time).

Trevor, ‘encourager’ and ‘motivator’ are the two words that I think of when I think of you. May you be encouraged and motivated in your time of full recovery!

 

I also got this very heartwarming email from Gary's wife (remember, I posted a note from him in an earlier blog) I hope she won't mind me posting it here.

Dear Carol

I am Gary's wife and Benji's mom.

 

My heart goes out to Trevor, you and your family.

 

I walk around with a lump in my throat thinking about Trevor and praying for a good outcome and a full recovery.  His unfortunate fall has been close to us and each day Gary & Benji have needed debriefing in some way or another as they come to terms with what they witnessed.

It has been hard hitting to realise how safety and vulnerability are constantly in tension with the beauty of the mountain.

Thank U Carol for your bravery in sharing this blog which offers us all the opportunity to connect and get updates without invading your fragile space.

Wishing you all strength as you navigate your way forward.

Please give Trevor a special hug from us

Viv

 

Although this is a very hard time we are going through, it has proven to us without doubt what a wonderful support system we have, with family, friends and even people we do not really know. I know its probably not something I should be thinking, but I still have guilty thoughts about the trauma which was caused to Gary and Benji because they witnessed the accident and Viv, because she has to help them both through it. I'm sure both Gary and Viv would tell me not to worry about that, because that is the type of people they seem to be, but I can't help it. I worry about ALL those who saw it or were with Trevor when it happened...its just the kind of person I am. These are just some of the things I'm going to have to deal with myself.







A good day

Today was such a good day, that I think we all feel more positive about the future. I did my run this morning and then got an sms on my phone from Trevor's physio which said the following:

Morning Carol, it's Tarryn (physio) from Vincent Pallotti, just letting you know that Trevor has woken up this morning with the ability to extend his right elbow, move his right wrist up and down and open and close his fingers :D :D :D

That really had me smiling. The Matthew, Nicole, Candice and myself all went to visit Trevor and we used the Communication Board with him (its a board with letters of the alphabet on it, so he can tell us things) and the first word he spelled out had us all laughing, it was 'budgie' :D The reason its so funny, is because Nicole and I bought the budgie and Trevor has always moaned about the budgie and how he looks after it but he never wanted it...but we all know Trevor loves the budgie, he is always the one talking to the budgie and letting him out to fly and feeding him etc, so it made us feel good to know that is the kind of thing that is going through his mind, if HIS budgie is okay and we are treating it right. The next word he spelled was 'operation' because he wanted to know about the tracheotomy he was having today. Next, he spelled 'water plants' which also had us smiling to know he was wanting to make sure the garden is okay. Next was the word 'tac' which stands for Telkom Athletics Club, which is his running club, so we let him know that everyone in Tac knew what happened to him and that they were all praying for him and sending good wishes.  A bit later we checked again if he wanted to say something and he nodded, so we went through the procedure and he spelled out 'what is on the board' so we told him. Its a board next to his bed, where the nursing staff have notes and things pinned up to do with his care, he wanted to know what was on a particular paper.

We also met his occupational therapist who gave us updates on what she has been doing, so we know have met another one of Trevor's 'team'.

Then, as if that wasn't enough goodness for the day a friend of Seleste's decided to make us some wonderful cupcakes...and they literally were the 'cherry on top' of a great day.

 

Your prayers are obviously all working, so please keep them up <3

Blogsite problems can be annoying and more rescue information and pictures

Well, the blogsite I was using had some problems and I was often getting error messages and now I can't access it at all, so I remembered this one and had to recover the information to access it. Later, when I can access the other one, I will copy over all the blogs I did there to this one.

This blog is more information about the accident/rescue, including some pics and a note that was sent to me by the guy who saw Trevor fall....so be warned and do not read further if it might be hard for you to see.

Yesterday, I received an email from the guy who saw Trevor fall on the mountain, the one who was hiking with his son behind Trevor. He sent me a note with his memories of the day (as I have asked for) and although I cried so hard reading it, that I had to stop reading, because I could no longer see through the tears and I had go back later and finish reading it, I so very much appreciated him sending it. It might seem weird, but as I was not there at the time, every additional bit of information I get about what happened, helps me to get closure on the actual accident. Following is the note he sent me...

Dear Carol

I feel like a voyeur as I read your blog so I have to introduce myself. I have spoken to Matthew as you know. And writing this is part of my catharsis.

I extend my deepest sympathies and best wishes for Trevor, Matthew, Seleste and yourself as you all adapt to this incredible challenge your lives.  I pray that you have the patience and resilience to deal with each day and moment and grow stronger through it all.

I was with Benji my 11 year old son when Trevor plummeted past us.  I called out that he was falling, and as soon as I had made sure my son was safe on the ledge I scrambled back down to Trevor.  As time stood still I kept thinking as I approached him that I don’t even have the most basic skills to help him.  He was clearly unconscious but moaning. I bent down close and told him that people were coming and he would be looked after. When I heard that members in the party were part of mountain rescue I felt relieved that he was in good hands, and relieved of personal responsibility.  I can remember Matthew cursing as he peered over the top pitch and saw what had happened.

Last night I read the theory that Trevor probably experienced a minor stroke. It is hard to recall exact details but he was completely silent when he fell past us, he was not even flailing his arms, he seemed somehow “passive”. I know that I was the person who shouted out that “he’s falling”.  I think this might corroborate the theory.

Thank you for your concerns regarding my son. He is coping better than me. He is able to articulate his thoughts and feelings eloquently at the best of times. Thus far he has learned two things – make sure he has three points of contact when he moves, and prioritise safety. I am sure more will follow. I have not shared Trevor’s condition with him yet. I will, after we go up India Venster on Sunday morning. Ironically this was Benji’s first India ascent. I have been up and down it 100’s of times. So it is important that he have a good ascent on Sunday. He was shaken by the experience but was very focussed and determined on the rest of the walk.  But he did want to go straight down the cable car and get home. 

I appreciated your comments about how desperate we were to see him evacuated off instantly and how frustrating it was to have to wait from 915 to 1318 when  Skymed finally airlifted him. I kept wandering out onto our balcony with my binoculars throughout the morning and felt an inexplicable feeling of emotional relief when I saw the helicopter finally carry him with his rescuers off the mountain.

I have had flashbacks and keep wondering how it happened. An experienced climber…on India, a route I know so well. I speculated that he had perhaps hit his head as he came out of the final pitch or that there was a physiological explanation. So the theory of a stroke not only makes sense but is for me far less threatening.  I did go up at 7am on Sunday morning. I had to deal with my anxiety which soared as I approached the pins and chains. Then I took some photos of the pins and pitches and scrambled securely, safely and quickly up. This reinforced my conviction that he was too experienced to have made a mistake. A short while later I was home with some questions answered.

Yesterday I had a trauma debriefing session with a retired Metro Rescue counsellor whom I had reached via the Mountain Club. It was useful.  The flashbacks will continue but hopefully fewer less frequently; the act of writing this down and to you is part of my process; never take the mountain for granted or compromise on safe procedures and movement no matter how many times I have been up; as inadequate as I felt, I was Trevor’s first human contact after the fall; his experience must not scare me from doing what I love; and life is so precious – I should not waste time fighting or arguing with my son, just love him.

So thank you for reading this. I will continue to follow your progress and Trevor’s progress via your blog. I look forward to a time when a visit will be appropriate.

My wife, daughter and son join me in wishing you all the best and a full recovery for Trevor. This is something for which we will pray.

Gary

 

I am also going to post some more pics of the rescue that were taken by other people.  The pictures are (1) The Rescue crew getting ready for the rescue (2) the paramedic and other rescuers climbing down part of where Trevor fell to get to him, they hiked to get there (3 & 4) more rescuers a bit later absailing down from the cable car to get to Trevor. (5, 6 & 7 ) Is Skymed coming to the rescue. (8) Skymed coming down to land with Trevor in the stretcher and two rescuers with him on the line.

 

 

*sigh*

9.09am - What I have been doing, I'm sure you have noticed, is writing a bit during the day and putting the time I update my blog and then I publish it in the evening. Yesterday morning, after doing the blog about the details of the accident, I sat and cried and just couldn't bring myself to go back and do my usual daily blog. It wasn't a big deal, because Trevor's condition is more or less the same, so I don't really have updates on that. At a point yesterday afternoon, I suddenly became very tired, but I do not want to sleep during the day, because then I know it will be even more difficult to sleep at night and I sleep badly enough as it is. I do have some sleeping tablets I can take if it gets too bad, but I don't want to use them unless I have to, because they make me feel groggy in the morning. I was going to skip yesterdays 7pm visiting hour to try get some relaxation, but then thanks to Eskom our power went out at 6pm, so I decided to rather spend the time visiting Trevor than spending 2.5hours in the dark on my own.

This morning I woke up at about 4.30 am which has been happening most of the time, I usually wake up a few times in the night too, but I stayed in bed and tried to see if I could sleep again, but by 6am, I realized I wasn't going to, but just couldn't face getting out of bed, but eventually at 7am, I forced myself up. Trevor always used to get up before me and he always used to bring me tea in bed :'( I miss that. It also got to 9am and I realized that I hadn't even thought of running (I normally run at about 8.30) so I will make myself run later.

I just want to once again thank everyone so much for all their well wishes and prayers for Trevor and for all of us. We constantly update him on all of that.

13.27 - Trevor's physical condition hasn't really changed, but he is still awake when we go visit him and able to nod etc as before. The Physician who is taking care of his heart and lungs is pleased with how he is doing, so that is good news too. I might not necessarily do daily blogs from now on, unless there is something for me to blog about or if Trevor's condition changes in any way.

18.00 - Some good things today. Seleste chatted with a 66 year old man that we had seen visiting someone in ICU before. He walks with a stick. He seems to have some weakness on the one side but gets along well. She found out that he had had an injury very similar to Trevor (his injury was about a year ago) and he was in the same hospital after it. He was told he would most likely never walk again and here he is walking, we saw the miracle for ourselves and we all chatted with him briefly. His wife told us (or at least I think its his wife) that the most important thing she can tell us is to concentrate heavily on the best physiotherapy possible, because that makes all the difference.

We also got to meet Trevor's physiotherapist and she seems very nice and showed us the 'Communication Board' that they have so they can communicate better with Trevor. Its a piece of paper with the letters of the alphabet written on it and I have actually made a printed one, put it on cardboard and laminated it and I will take it in when I visit again, because I'm sure it will make things easier. We tried to use their paper one, but because the paper keeps folding over (it has to be held in the air so Trevor can see it when lying on his back), so its difficult to use. She explained to us what she is doing so far in terms of physio, so I'm pleased about that. I have also printed a few motivational messages and laminated them and will stick them to the board next to Trevor's bed and even if he can't always see them, he will know they are there and I will read them before I stick them up and alternate them every now and then.

Details of the accident

 

 

I know everyone is probably wondering about what exactly happened and as I've now had two days in which I've felt more calm and able to cope better, I thought that I'd give you the details I know about 1 May 2015 when Trevor fell.

 

Trevor, Matthew, Seleste and some other family and friends had decided to do a hike up India Venster on Table Mountain. I did not go with them, because I've only recently started running again and felt the hike would be a bit too much for me and might make me too sore to run. I was sitting at home in my pj's watching tv, when I got a phone call from Seleste (sometime after 9am, I can't remember exactly when), I can't remember exactly what she said, but I know she mentioned that Trevor had a fall. For a while I was silent and while part of me grasped what she was saying, I was thinking that it must be her just joking and any minute she was going to start laughing and say 'Don't worry mom, I'm only kidding', but she didn't and I asked her if she was serious and she said "Yes Mom, I'm serious" and then the tears started, I can't remember what I said after that, I just remember crying and after I put the phone down, I sat and cried, my mind was just too blank to even try and comprehend what I should do. After a few minutes, whatever comprehension I had kicked in and I thought that I had better get dressed, so I went to my bedroom in a haze and started getting out clothes. At that point, Nicole and Kevin arrived at my house and Nicole told me Seleste had phoned her and told her to come to me. I asked Nicole and Kevin if they could take me to the bottom of Table Mountain so I could wait there till Trevor was brought down from the mountain.

Trevor is part of Hikers Network and part of the mountain rescue team, so he has been on quite a few rescues and because of that, I kind of know the procedure and how it works. I have always fretted about the amount of time it takes from the report of an accident to sometimes when the person is actually rescued, but because of Trevor being involved, I know all the work and planing that has to happen before the rescuers go up. In this case of course, that lengthy time flew into my head and although I know its how it works, I wanted this rescue to happen in the blink of an eye, I didn't want it to take hours, regardless of the planning etc.

We arrived at Table Mountain and first went to the lower cable station and I saw a rescue vehicle there, so got out and went to speak to the guy with the vehicle (Forgive me for not remembering names, they all just went in one ear and out the other because I was just to worried). I can't even remember exactly what that guy told me, but I know shortly after, he said he was going down to the skymed landing zone at the bottom of Table Mountain road, where they were going to discuss the rescue and suggested we went down there, which we did. At the landing zone there were a lot of rescue personal, again, most of whom, I just cannot remember their names, although the name David Nel stuck in my head somehow. They were all very helpful in letting us know what was going on and trying to reassure us. There was one lady, who's name I can't remember, who talked to us a lot and that helped, so whoever you are, thank you.

Skymed (the rescue helicopter) was there, but the problem was that the place Trevor fell, was near the top of Table Mountain, just below the cable car route. Not only was the top of the mountain covered in cloud/mist, but the cables from the cable cars would not allow Skymed to get too close, so my hope of a quick rescue by skymed flew out the window and my heart sank. I did see Skymed go up and fly to the accident site, as close as they could get, but the visibility was just too poor. Matthew told me later, that he could hear Skymed, he could hear that they were VERY close to them, but the mist was so thick that he could not even see them at all.

At this point, the information I had was that Trevor had fallen, that he had knocked his head and it was bleeding and that his shoulder was dislocated but that he was still alert and talking. That I could deal with, I was thinking okay...its concussion and a dislocated shoulder, that will probably mean, an overnight stay in hospital and his arm strapped up for a while, so at that point the panic I felt when I got the first phone call, had calmed down and I was relatively calm. My brother, Kenny also arrived on the scene unexpectedly, I did not even know how he knew about it, until I found that Seleste had posted something on fb (the joys of cellphones) and having him there helped too, thanks Kenny.
I don't know exactly when the different parts of the rescue team went up, but I know Anwaaz from Hikers Network went up with a paramedic to get medical attention to Trevor as soon as possible. Matthew also told me later, that just after Trevor's fall, a guy had come up and asked if he could help and miraculously he was a 4th year medical student, so I'm sure having him there so soon helped as well. Because they could not use Skymed to get Trevor off the mountain, the next plan was to use the cable car, so the rescue team had to arrange with the cable car company to stop the whole system for a while so that they could make use of the cable car and stop it just above the accident site (thank you to the cable car company for allowing that). The rescuers absailed down from the cable car to the ground to make plans to take Trevor out via the cable car.

Skymed and the rescue team were constantly keeping an eye on the cloud/mist around the accident site in the hope that it would clear enough to allow Skymed to get Trevor out. The mist cleared sporadically, but it never stayed clear long enough, but then before the cable car rescuse started, Skymed decided it might be clear enough to attempt the rescue. The rescue team with Trevor had to move him further away from the cables from the cable car (they had a stretcher at that point) so that Skymed could airlift him out. The cable car rescue was put on hold and the cable car was freed for normal use and Skymed went up. I felt both relief and a rush of worry, because hearing how Trevor was, was one thing, but seeing him like that...well, I knew that was going to be hard. It was kind of weird....while I was down at the bottom, even with all the information I was getting, it just didn't seem real and because of that, it was easier for me to handle....but now it was getting real and my panic started again.

I was at this point still thinking it wasn't too serious and because I knew Trevor well, I knew he would kill me if I didn't take some pics for him, so I used my cellphone to take some pics of the part of the rescue I could see and I know those on the mountain with him, would have taken pics for the same reason. As I mentioned in a previous blog....when Trevor came down and I got to see him, that was when I had this feeling that it was a lot worse than I had thought, nobody said anything to give me any reason to think it wasn't more than we had previously thought...my instinct just kicked in, telling me that its not what we thought it was and that was when the worry REALLY started.

Kevin drove me and Nicole to the hospital behind the ambulance (well lol not just behind it, we couldn't keep up because they had red lights and we didn't) and when we got there, they were just taking Trevor out of the ambulance into the emergency unit. Then it was more waiting while things were assessed and later the operation to try straighten the vertebrae in his neck. I think I eventually got home again around midnight. It was a long wait, but it was made easier by having some family and friends there so I just want to mention some names (I hope you don't mind me mentioning your names). In the emergency room, Seleste, Matthew, Candice, Charl, and Karen, all of whom had been with Trevor on the mountain when it happened and had had to still walk down after Trevor was airlifted off and I think it was later that Kenny, Glenda, Jane, Caitlin, Mom, Dad and Tracy arrived. Michael, Lydia, Bronwyn and her boyfriend, I think his name is Ryan, Colin and Sandra, and at one point a friend of Trevor's from work arrived too, I think it was Kevin, but I'm not sure. As I right this, I'm trying to picture who was there, but its so difficult to remember, so forgive me if I haven't mentioned your name. Some of these people were with us right up till the time we left the hospital eventually just before midnight. You have no idea how much you being there means to me and to us.

With regards how Trevor fell, originally we all assumed he slipped, but later when we were talking about it, we all thought that knowing Trevor and how much he hikes etc, that slipping wasn't really likely. It was also mentioned that he didn't scream as he fell, nor did he seem to be fighting to stop his fall, he just fell backwards quietly. After this was mentioned to the neurosurgeon, he told us that on the brain scan they did, he did see a small bleed deep in Trevor's brain, so he thinks its very likely that Trevor might have had a mini stroke, which made him black out and that caused his fall. I had been told that a man hiking with his son had seen Trevor fall and as worried as I was about Trevor, that really concerned me and kept coming into my mind. I was worried about how that must have affected them, especially as the son was a youngster, but there was nothing I could do about it. Luckily, later when we went to the hospital, I was told that someone had phoned asking about Trevor and was given a name and telephone number and was told it was a man who had been hiking with his son, so I assumed it was the one who saw the fall and felt a bit of relief that we could actually contact him and see how him and his son were handling it. Matthew phoned him and he and his son had been a bit traumatised by it, but I hope it helped that they could find out about Trevor and that would make it easier for them to deal with it. I know everyone who was with Trevor on the mountain is traumatised and I hope that the fact that we are all banding together to help get through this, is helping them all, I know its helping me.

I will later add some photos to this blog, so keep checking on it later. I just need to get some off my phone and I asked one person for permission to use theirs from fb, because I do not know the person and so don't just want to use his photos. I am not giving detailed information at this time on Trevor's condition, but just know its a spinal injury and he will be in hospital and rehab for about 3 months.