Save Tim's sight!

On October 11th, my Dad, Timothy Gee, was working in the garage. He was cutting a piece of wood with a table saw when the saw kicked the piece of wood up and into his face. The wood smashed the glasses off of his face, slamming into his eye, and knocking him to the floor. He was rushed to the emergency room, where the doctor took one look at the eye and said that we needed to prepared to have it removed immediatly. The damage was so severe that the ER doctor thought that he would need to be flown from Saint George to Salt Lake City. We then found out that they eye did not actually need to be removed, but because of the force of the impact, the trauma to the eye was so severe that the ER doctor and the ophthalmologist that was called in said that he would be permanently blind in his left eye.

This will impact our lives in ways we cannot entirely comprehend yet. He works as a nurse in very high acuity areas, areas that require very complicated and precise skills. He works with patients that need him. He works as a flight nurse for Life Flight, and may not be able to fly every again.

There is still hope. The Moran Eye Center is one of the best eye institutes in the western United States, and miraculously, it is based here in Utah. They are the cutting edge, the best of the best. They can provide us with treatments that can help my Dad, that can help to bring sight back to his eye, but time is of the essence. Every second counts.

The treatment will be extensive, and we will not be able to come up with the funds on our own. We need help covering the medical fees. HE needs your help. Please, help save this man's sight, so that he can keep saving the lives of others.

He is a great man. He does so much for so many people. He is a my best friend. This is so important to my family, his family.

Tim Gee, my Dad, is an amazing man. I know that everything done to help him, will be more appreciated than could ever be expressed. Your kindness will touch the hearts of his community, his neighbors, his patients, and his family. Thank you for caring, thank you for giving. Thank you for helping when it matters most. Thank you.

UPDATE as of 08/24/2017
So, here we are, almost a year later from the initial injury. It has been a very emotional rollercoaster. It was so bizarre and surreal seeing my dad on that gurney in the ER. It was terrifying not knowing what was going to happen to him. We didn't know the extent of his inury, we didn't know he'd lose his eye, or worse.

At first, we were told, there was told there was nothing that could be done. We were told that he would be blind permanently in that eye, and that we was lucky to even have it.

We were able to find a surgeon that was able help. With that first surgery, the inside of his eye was able to be cleaned out. The blood from the injury that went into his eye was essentially bleaching his retina. Unfortunatley, by the time the surgery had been done to remove the blood, significant damage had been done that would permanently decrease his vision. After the surgery, he had a small amount of vision, mostly just flecks of light.

In the time shortly after the first surgery, he could see a little bit! But then... the pain came. He had periods of excruciatingly intense pain. It turns out he had "traumatic glaucoma." The pressure in his eye was completly out of of control, cuasing the severe pain. The doctor said that if we couldn't get the pressure down, we would have to remove the eye. Eventually, after agressivley treating with pressure regulating drops, the pressure came down, and MOST of the pain went away. He still suffers from pain, even to this day, but the pressure is under control!

Over time, what little vision he had got worse and worse, until he lost all vision of the eye. The moment the injury occured, a cataract began to form. At the beginning of this month, he underwent another surgery, this time to remove the cataract and tighten his pupil so that it wasn't dilated all of the time.
Now, two weeks after the surgery, some of his vision has returned! Enough vision that he can see more than just a few flecks! It's no where near what it once was, but it's good enough that he can see through a scope of a rifle!

We want to thank everyone that contributed to his cause. All of the donations have gone to surgery and medications that have made this situation much better than it could have been. We owe so much of the outcome to the outpouring of support that came from the community. Thank you all, every last one! Your kindness and love has done more than you know, and it will payed forward.