Conor's Memorial Fund
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We need to raise money to bury our son, Conor, and create a lasting memorial in his name. Friday afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving 2016, our son, Conor, had a few friends over to go to the trampoline park, eat pizza, and spend the night. While they were waiting to go to the trampoline park, they went to the next cul-de-sac to wheel around. Conor was on his longboard, and came down the hill. When he turned the corner, he hit some wet leaves and skidded. When the leaves ended, so did the skid, launching Conor off his board. He hit the back of his head on the road and was knocked unconscious. His friends called us and 911 at the same time. Conor was taken to the local hospital and then to Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.
At the hospital, they performed a CT scan which showed a skull fracture and two brain bruises. He didn't break anything else, just the most important part! The trauma staff and neurosurgical staff were confident that Conor's injury was recoverable given a few days. But although his CT scans showed the injury was stable, Conor's cranial pressure never stabilized. After 6 days, Conor required surgery to relieve his pressure. He nearly died on the way to the operating room. The neurosurgeon was confident the procedure was successful. It didn't work though, and a second surgery was required. In this surgery, the neurosurgeon saw bruising all over Conor's brain, and stated that it was more consistent with high velocity impact rather than a skateboarding accident. His injury was massive head trauma, and it was inevitably unrecoverable.
At 4:26 PM 12/5/2016, Conor passed away peacefully at Connecticut Children's Medical Clinic. 14 Years 7 Months 2 Days will never be long enough.
We did not have life insurance for him, and we have no more family savings while Whit has been unemployed, trying to shift careers. He was only 14 years old and shouldn't have been taken from us. We don't want him to be forgotten because he was so full of life and had SO much potential.
We know entire communities rallied for his recovery. People we didn't know prayed for him. Multiple schools in the region held days in which the students dressed up for Conor, like Conor did. He dressed up for school, wearing dress shirts and bow ties 2-3 times a week. And we cannot tell you how much that support has meant.
He was an outstanding cross country runner in only two years of running. As an 8th grader in his first season of cross country, he took 22nd in the state. And as a Freshman, he lettered on a strong Ledyard Connecticut cross country team this year. We want to build a fund to help a cross country runner or more to join the High School team, or to help the team directly itself. Please help us create a fitting memorial for a beautiful boy.
At the hospital, they performed a CT scan which showed a skull fracture and two brain bruises. He didn't break anything else, just the most important part! The trauma staff and neurosurgical staff were confident that Conor's injury was recoverable given a few days. But although his CT scans showed the injury was stable, Conor's cranial pressure never stabilized. After 6 days, Conor required surgery to relieve his pressure. He nearly died on the way to the operating room. The neurosurgeon was confident the procedure was successful. It didn't work though, and a second surgery was required. In this surgery, the neurosurgeon saw bruising all over Conor's brain, and stated that it was more consistent with high velocity impact rather than a skateboarding accident. His injury was massive head trauma, and it was inevitably unrecoverable.
At 4:26 PM 12/5/2016, Conor passed away peacefully at Connecticut Children's Medical Clinic. 14 Years 7 Months 2 Days will never be long enough.
We did not have life insurance for him, and we have no more family savings while Whit has been unemployed, trying to shift careers. He was only 14 years old and shouldn't have been taken from us. We don't want him to be forgotten because he was so full of life and had SO much potential.
We know entire communities rallied for his recovery. People we didn't know prayed for him. Multiple schools in the region held days in which the students dressed up for Conor, like Conor did. He dressed up for school, wearing dress shirts and bow ties 2-3 times a week. And we cannot tell you how much that support has meant.
He was an outstanding cross country runner in only two years of running. As an 8th grader in his first season of cross country, he took 22nd in the state. And as a Freshman, he lettered on a strong Ledyard Connecticut cross country team this year. We want to build a fund to help a cross country runner or more to join the High School team, or to help the team directly itself. Please help us create a fitting memorial for a beautiful boy.
Organizer
Whit Irwin
Organizer
Ledyard Center, CT
