The “Helmet Awareness Party with Auction” will be held on Tuesday, May 21 at 7pm, at Cafe Jaan Duan on Phang Nga Road in Phuket Town. (The restaurant is located at the east end of Phang Nga Road, opposite the Honda dealership and next door to Acer.)
There will be live music by local bands and drinks available by donation.
Stu was driving home on his motorbike from Ao Yon on April 2 around 9pm when he moved to avoid a cat that came out onto the road suddenly. He then hit the concrete curb and his bike flipped and hit a metal fence.
He flew off and landed on his head, suffering multiple fractures to the top part of his spine. He is now in Vachira Hospital Phuket, unable to move his legs.
However, he is working on regaining full movement in his arms and hands, and is starting to breathe completely on his own.
Stu is covered by insurance. He has AIA accident insurance, which covered up to B100,000, all of which was used up during his stay at Bangkok Hospital Phuket.
He is also covered by social insurance by his work (he is the general manager of Coral Seekers), which will cover at least three months of care. However friends are rallying together to raise money for any additional costs for treatment that Stu needs.
Stu’s wife Cathy credits her husband’s full face helmet for “absolutely” saving his life.
“There’s no doubt about it – whether it saved his life, as in he’s still alive, or saved it as in he doesn’t have brain damage,” she told The Phuket News after the crash.
Anyone who would like to donate an item or voucher for the fundraising auction, or make a private donation can contact malia.rowe@gmail.com. The Phuket News and Live 89.5 are media sponsors of the charity auction.
For more information, see tinyurl.com/phuketcharityevent
There will also be a concert by Thai performer Singto Numchok on May 19 at Larn 72 Pansar, Phuket Town (opposite Sofa Pub). Doors open from 4.30pm.
Tickets for the concert start at B100 and can be bought at Phuket Indy Market, Cafe’ de Lard or on the door.