Addingham family's plea for support after life-changing accident
Jaime Lunn's family are hoping to raise £75,000.
A family in Addingham are aiming to raise £75,000 to enable them to modify their home, so Jaime Lunn can get around in a wheelchair.
He came off his mountain bike while on Ilkley Moor, and a spinal injury means he has no sensation below the chest.
He spent five weeks in intensive care, followed by six months in rehab. It's now around six months before he'd be assessed for publicly-funded modifications.
Not being able to navigate around the house means Jaime is stuck in one room for eating, sleeping, toileting, bathing and playing with his two children.
"They see things that they shouldn't see"
The past eight months had had a huge impact on Jaime's children, Florence and Seth.
On the day of the accident, there was no alternative but for them to attend.
Covid-19 restrictions meant they weren't able to see Jaime in hospital, but now he's home, he wants to spend as much time with them as possible.
Jaime's partner, Caroline, told us: "They see things that they shouldn't see, because Jaime has to toilet in his bedroom and get a bed wash.
"They found that very difficult. They see catheters... things that used to make them laugh make them quite sad now.
"No family really expects something like this is ever going to happen to them, it's something you read about someone else."
Since Jaime was discharged from hospital, a crowdfunding page which was set up by a friend has seen an increase in donations.
Jaime told us they've had other offers too. He said: "The community's been amazing.
"We've had so many volunteers of support, from builders, from architects, from structural engineers, from people who just want to ride their bikes to raise money for us.
"It's been really an amazing response in the community."
All of this is helping the family to come to terms with the impact on their lives, although they're not there yet.
Caroline says there's "still a lot of grief."
"As you grieve the life you thought you were going to have, and the plans we'd put in place, and maybe what we'd hoped and planned to do with the children.
"I think with time and maybe as things move on we'll see a different future?
"No matter what happens I'll make sure our future's happy, and our children feel happy and loved and have fun."
"We're not in a great place, but we will be."
Jaime says the amount support they've received is "humbling".
"You don't imagine you've touched peoples lives as much as it seems we have done.
"We live in a lovely village and we know lots of people in the village... but you never feel as though you matter that much."
"We do matter to people, and people have been very very quick and very able to support and help us, and that's been amazing."
Caroline added: "We've got some really good people around us and without them I don't think we'd be in such a good place.
"We're not in a great place, but we will be."
To support the family, click here to access their JustGiving page.