A teenager from the Vöcklabruck district suffered serious head injuries in a moped accident in May and struggled with death. His parents support the now 16-year-old in every spare minute on the very rocky road back to life. In addition to the enormous burdens, there are also financial challenges.
“Suddenly another mother was at the door and said that Julian had had a serious accident and that the helicopter was already there,” says Andrea, recalling that fateful evening on May 9 this year, when the lives of the four children changing families would change the Vöcklabruck district forever.
Julian, then 15 years old, was riding his moped with friends before he overlooked an oncoming truck at an intersection. He was hit in the side and suffered serious head injuries. “He was in immediate danger; the bleeding was so extensive that the emergency physician could not estimate what the outcome would be. He just said it would be a difficult course,” says dad Mario.
“That was the next bad news”
Julian lay in a deep sleep for six weeks at the Kepler University Hospital in Linz – for a long time it was uncertain whether he would survive at all. “Then the doctors didn’t know if he would ever wake up from his deep sleep – and when he finally woke up, his eyes were open but he was unresponsive. That was the next bad news,” Mario said. Postscript: “It could have stayed that way, but luckily it got better and better with small steps!”
Julian can now even understand everything again and communicate with individual words. However, the left side of his body is still affected and his hand is spastic. He can only move his foot a little, but cannot stand on it. Finally, he had a titanium plate implanted in his head because it was open due to massive bleeding. “Nobody knows how it will develop. We hope he can eventually lead an independent life.”
“You have to take a step back”
Julian was in the hospital for almost seven months. His parents, who both work, spent every spare minute with their son. “We drive almost every day, it’s really tiring. “You’re down, but somehow it works – and now the renovations are starting so that everything in the house is barrier-free,” Andrea and Mario are at their limit. “First and foremost, only Julian matters, you have to take a step back yourself. Only through moments like these do you know how great a mother and father’s love is for their child. That’s all that matters.”
100,000 euros for conversion, e-wheelchair and car
Without the support of friends and family, but also of the very accommodating employers, Stahlgruber GmbH and Taxi Marek, none of this would have been possible – and they will continue to be needed in the future, especially since Julian has now come to Rohrbach-Berg for rehabilitation. His mother must always be there as a companion; she took a leave of absence from hospice. 100,000 euros for conversion, car and e-wheelchair In addition to the costs, there is also financial uncertainty.
“At best, Julian would not need anything other than the new bathroom, but at worst he would also need an electric wheelchair and a new car. We count on a maximum of 100,000 euros!” There is no mention of all-round support. “Where do you get it from and don’t steal it?”, which the family, who will celebrate Christmas together this year in the rehabilitation center, also hopes for the support of the ‘Krone’ readers.
Source: Krone
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