Prayers for Derrick's recovery

Hi, my name is Samantha.

I'm Derrick's oldest daughter.

On the Saturday before Christmas my father was in a terrible motorcycle accident.

He was taken by ambulance to the ICU at HCMC where he remained for a few days.

We are SO lucky we did not lose him.

Derrick suffered face lacerations, injuries to both arms that required surgery. A fractured collar bone and fractured leg. The scariest injuries were the lacerations to his liver. This required him to stay in the ICU to watch for internal bleeding.

As of Christmas Day he was down graded from the ICU.

His liver tests are looking great and we could not be more thankful!

While this is some of the best news, given the circumstances, he is still going to have a long road to recovery.

Both arms are casted. One having had a plate and screws placed into it, while the other had to have the ligaments re-attached. His leg fracture is located in a place of high pressure and cannot bear weight for at least 8 weeks.

He will require extensive physical therapy for his injuries.

This is going to be a long road to recovery.

Unfortunately, he will be unable to work for quite sometime given his physical condition.

If you know my dad, you know this is going to be a difficult endeavor. He is a hard worker and always has to keep busy. Both physically and mentally. He has always held a job and he is very proud of that.

If you know my dad, you know he is always helping others out. He is the one who needs help this time.

With him being out of work for an undetermined amount of time their household will be solely reliant on Joelle's (wife) income.

Going from 2 to 1 income would present challenges for anyone.

I am trying to easy the financial burden for them by asking you to donate today.

Any amount will help!

If you are unable to donate, please say a prayer for my dad and consider sharing his story.

All funds raised will be used to supplement my dad's lost income, and help with the day to day of his care moving forward.

Thank you so much,

Samantha Christensen (Roy)