Following the recent incident involving a Katherine toddler who suffered a vicious dog attack, friends and family have rallied together to relieve some of the financial burden.
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A friend of the family, Jaanika Mättikas, has set up a GoFundMe, with the hope of raising $10,000.
The funds will go towards covering the medical assistance, travel and accommodation, which is not covered by insurance.
Read the full story here: Katherine toddler recovering from horrific dog bite
The Katherine toddler – Logan Grieve, known as Logi Bear to those closest to him – was discharged from hospital on Tuesday after he was bitten by the family dog earlier in the month.
Suffering a compound fracture at the back of his eye socket, a five-inch gash to the forehead and a fractured skull, Logan Grieve needed hours of surgery to save the his eye, multiple CT and MRI scans and 46 stitches.
However, neuro-surgeons said the two-year-old’s recovery was a miracle.
The little boy is the only child of 20 reported child dog bites to the head penetrating the skull who has come away unimpaired, alive and not requiring brain surgery.
“He is an active young boy who enjoys playing outside, however, his parents worst nightmare came true when Logi Bear received a dog bite to the face,” a campaign spokeswoman said.
“Terence Grieve, Logi’s father, the sole income earner for the family has had to take out a loan and is going through the process of selling the family car to cover some of the unforeseen costs,” she said.
Little Logi, now back in Katherine, will need about three weeks of treatments and surgeries as well as in best 6-8 weeks of rehabilitation.
His mother, Shannon Coutts, said her son received the best care by Katherine hospital staff, St John Ambulance paramedics and a CareFlight aeromedical team before arriving at Royal Darwin Hospital.
“He has come away with his life, a few dozen stitches and a compression fracture to the top of his eye socket. We are so lucky.”
The family dog however, had “been removed and sent away with love”, Ms Coutts said.
As of midday today (Thursday, October 18), the campaign had raised more than $4000 in six days.
To support the cause head to the Go Fund Me page here.
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