Tyrus Bishop Rehabilitation Fund
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This is my friend Tyrus Bishop. I introduced you all to Tyrus last week during a War Horse Athlete spotlight. To give you some more background on him, he and I served in the Marines together at 1st Bn 3rd Marines. As I was finding my own way as a newly arrived Infantry Officer, Tyrus quickly demonstrated himself to be the Marine that every new Officer wants in his platoon. Extremely intelligent, hard working, an example to his peers, and loyal to a fault. Having this man as a Team Leader, my attached at-the-hip Radio Operator, and eventually Squad Leader are some of my better memories from the Marine Corps. He helped me while we sweat in Okinawan Jungles and Desert Heat, froze in cold tundra, and got soaked in uncountable days of rain. Our friendship continued after we both exited the Marine Corps and I was not surprised when he started to successfully establish himself within the Wildland Fire community. He has a passion for life and helping others that is infectious and inspires others to be better.
While road tripping from Seattle to Las Vegas with his fiancee, Savannah, and their three dogs, Tyrus was involved in a very serious accident. After 9+ hours of driving, they decided to pull over to get some sleep in Northern Nevada.
The following morning, April 5th, 2020 they awoke to find a hot spring near the van. Their van had gotten stuck in the mud, and while their attention was focused on trying to get it out, their dogs, Odin and Banjo, jumped in to the hot spring and were crying for help. Tyrus being the man and dog lover he is, immediately ran in to the hot spring to save the dogs. What he didn't know at the time was that this particular hot springs temperature was about 180 degrees.
The hot spring left Tyrus with extremely severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns on the lower half of his body. He was left in agonizing physical and emotional pain after experiencing the tragic death of his dog, Banjo, and his best friends dog, Odin. This added to the already serious blistering injuries from the hot spring.
They were eventually able to gain service and call 911. After about 45 minutes on the phone with dispatch, the Helicopter finally arrived to the scene. He was then transported to a small airport, loaded aboard a plane and airlifted to the University of Utah Burn Unit, where he is currently receiving medical attention.
Re-learning how to walk will be the first order of business after he sufficiently recovers from his surgeries. He and I have been in contact throughout the whole process and, typical Tyrus, he almost non-stop refuses to worry about himself. Voicing his concern and care for friends and family as he himself has just undergone an aggressive skin graft surgery schedule and is just starting the rehab process.
He is well aware of the long road ahead of him (about a year estimated of physical recovery). During this time Tyrus and I have discussed ways he can continue to find purpose and give back to the community that cares about him. We will be doing intermittent updates on his physical recovery, and more importantly, the mental lessons he is learning and applying during this incredibly difficult time. Our goal is that if you or a loved one ever finds themselves in a similar scenario (we hope you don’t), you can use the lessons learned from Tyrus’s experience to mentally prepare and succeed in those trying times. Tyrus is as tough as they come, and I have no doubt his mentality will be inspiring to you all.
Due to him having just left his previous job to make the journey to his new position on a Helitak Fire Crew, he was uninsured during the time of the accident, and as a result, will have medical bills estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.
When I told him about this idea his FIRST reaction was how HE could pay ME back. That’s just the kind of man Tyrus is. Whatever amount you can spare to financially support Tyrus during this life changing time is greatly appreciated by myself, Tyrus, his family and loved ones, and the entire Veteran / Fire / and War Horse community.
While road tripping from Seattle to Las Vegas with his fiancee, Savannah, and their three dogs, Tyrus was involved in a very serious accident. After 9+ hours of driving, they decided to pull over to get some sleep in Northern Nevada.
The following morning, April 5th, 2020 they awoke to find a hot spring near the van. Their van had gotten stuck in the mud, and while their attention was focused on trying to get it out, their dogs, Odin and Banjo, jumped in to the hot spring and were crying for help. Tyrus being the man and dog lover he is, immediately ran in to the hot spring to save the dogs. What he didn't know at the time was that this particular hot springs temperature was about 180 degrees.
The hot spring left Tyrus with extremely severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns on the lower half of his body. He was left in agonizing physical and emotional pain after experiencing the tragic death of his dog, Banjo, and his best friends dog, Odin. This added to the already serious blistering injuries from the hot spring.
They were eventually able to gain service and call 911. After about 45 minutes on the phone with dispatch, the Helicopter finally arrived to the scene. He was then transported to a small airport, loaded aboard a plane and airlifted to the University of Utah Burn Unit, where he is currently receiving medical attention.
Re-learning how to walk will be the first order of business after he sufficiently recovers from his surgeries. He and I have been in contact throughout the whole process and, typical Tyrus, he almost non-stop refuses to worry about himself. Voicing his concern and care for friends and family as he himself has just undergone an aggressive skin graft surgery schedule and is just starting the rehab process.
He is well aware of the long road ahead of him (about a year estimated of physical recovery). During this time Tyrus and I have discussed ways he can continue to find purpose and give back to the community that cares about him. We will be doing intermittent updates on his physical recovery, and more importantly, the mental lessons he is learning and applying during this incredibly difficult time. Our goal is that if you or a loved one ever finds themselves in a similar scenario (we hope you don’t), you can use the lessons learned from Tyrus’s experience to mentally prepare and succeed in those trying times. Tyrus is as tough as they come, and I have no doubt his mentality will be inspiring to you all.
Due to him having just left his previous job to make the journey to his new position on a Helitak Fire Crew, he was uninsured during the time of the accident, and as a result, will have medical bills estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.
When I told him about this idea his FIRST reaction was how HE could pay ME back. That’s just the kind of man Tyrus is. Whatever amount you can spare to financially support Tyrus during this life changing time is greatly appreciated by myself, Tyrus, his family and loved ones, and the entire Veteran / Fire / and War Horse community.
Organisator und Spendenbegünstigter
Harry Walker
Organisator
Boothbay, ME
Tyrus Bishop
Spendenbegünstigte