The Donating to Sc'Eric post went out to email with links that unfortunately could not be clicked/tapped*, so here are the two links from it once again.
*They could be long-pressed/right-clicked, but that wasn't how it was supposed to be.
Thank you all for your patience! We are excited to finally reach the goal we've been working towards: there is now a way to help Sc'Eric via donations!
After much paperwork, a Supplemental Needs Trust has been set up for Sc'Eric to hold all donated monies in a protected status without interfering with his Medicaid eligibility! Long-time friends Maria Day and Art Shipkowski are co-managing that trust. It can pay for physical therapy services not covered by Medicaid, and everyday expenses other than food and housing. The GoFundMe funds will go into that trust.
This link leads to a page with the GoFundMe link, and will host additional donation information as we receive/arrange it. We will need your help sharing on social media, and by word of mouth. We are printing cards with a QR code (and a written out link) and will be distributing them, starting with local businesses. Please contact us to coordinate other fundraising efforts and please be mindful of wording so no-one is misled -- the money isn’t going directly to Sc'Eric, it’s going into a trust for his benefit. If you are planning on donating a large amount, please contact us to arrange a direct donation. (We are looking into adding more ways to pay directly.)
Meanwhile, Sc'Eric looks fine, and acts like himself, but he still has a long road ahead of him. Per the GoFundMe content, we are hoping to get him into intensive rehabilitation at the Select Medical Neuro Transitional Center.
We've been sending a few pages of photos to add to Sc'Eric’s binder about once a week. We encourage those of you who haven't sent in photos of themselves to do so. "As he would have seen you" just means not a professional headshot if you always dressed casual; not a bikini/speedo/swim trunks shot if you weren’t a swim buddy. The photos do more than help him remember, they also let him know you care.
First off, thanks to those who have sent photos! We've printed off the initial set and look forward to printing off others for Sc'Eric. In case you need the email address: photos4sceric@fox-dreams.com
On Thursday afternoon Sc'Eric was transferred to inpatient therapy at Encompass Health in Mechanicsburg. We've made sure he has some clothes and toiletries from home.
Unfortunately, Sc'Eric hasn't yet recognized people who should be familiar to him. His recovery path is going to be measured in terms of months and years, not weeks. The path is different for every patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Brains are weird and unique. The trauma is still recent and his brain is still healing, so try not to despair. Hope is powerful.
We should know more this week after he's been settled in for a little and had time to adjust.
Address for cards, etc (but not flowers because of his allergies): (note: they moved rooms since this was first posted, this has been adjusted)
Scott Eric Horner
Room #247
175 Lancaster Blvd
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
We would like to create a physical photo album for Sc'Eric, to help him "remember" himself and his life. If you have the rare photo of yourself with him, or yourself as he would have seen you, or perhaps of events he attended and enjoyed, please send them to photos4sceric@fox-dreams.com, with a short caption: your name, the place in the photo if relevant, and who you are to him. We'll get them printed and into an album for him.
Sc'Eric has had a busy few days. On Sunday he was given food to eat for the first time since the accident and was able to feed himself. With the help of a speech therapist he's progressed to sentences and is able to answer questions. He is being transferred to a rehab hospital soon to help with the therapies needed for recovery. Expect another update soon once he's settled in.
Note: if you get this around 10am in the morning, it's because the blog->email system defaults to "newspaper mode" where it goes out at 10am (9am Eastern time + Daylight Savings).
Sc'Eric has been moved out of the ICU and into a regular room at Geisinger Danville. This is great news, as he is no longer intubated and fully breathing on his own! He still has a lot of recovery ahead, but is saying single words.