DW-Lindsey Roy
Former Estevan resident makes progress in recovery
ESTEVAN - A former resident of Estevan has made substantial progress from the injuries he suffered in a serious motorcycle accident in January in Arizona.
Lindsey Roy, who now resides at Saskatchewan Beach near Lumsden with his wife Bonnie, spent months in hospital in Arizona and Regina after the accident.
His friend, Brad Dutton, said Lindsey Roy is physically healed and has now been admitted to the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre in Regina for therapy for the brain injury he suffered.
Roy also sustained broken ribs and a shoulder injury in the accident.
Dutton noted that Roy’s long-term memory is fine, but his short-term memory is a challenge. Roy has been eating solid food for the first time in four months, which Dutton called “an incredible development.”
His motor skills are as good as they ever were and Roy is able to communicate effectively. Until about two weeks ago, he had feeding tubes following the accident.
It's a process and will take time, Dutton said, but the prognosis is Roy will fully recover.
A GoFundMe campaign was created for Roy shortly after the accident. It has received $54,485 in donations to help with expenses incurred due to the accident; the goal was $150,000.
There was also a fundraising raffle during the Estevan Strippers’ Spring Bust Recreation Hockey Tournament last month that raised $6,270.
