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So, after arriving back home in
Australia, Holly was admitted to the
Princess Alexandra Hospital in
Brisbane. Although the Princess
Alexandra Hospital has an Acquired
Brain Injury Outreach Service and
rehabilitation centre, Holly’s
progress slowed remarkably and was
deemed not as successful as the
progress she had made in the 4 weeks
spent in rehabilitation in Burgau.
The family were disappointed and
distressed.
Following brain trauma, experts say
that the first six months are
critical for early intervention and
rehabilitation. It is vital to
ensure the best treatment medically
and also to continue expanding the
rehabilitation process to give a
patient the greatest chance of
recovering their former lives.
The Mason family, aware that the
care Holly received in Germany was
second to none, decided that the
best option for an optimal recovery
for Holly was to get her back to
Germany. Anne said that while home
in Australia, the family was racing
against time to preserve some
resemblance of Holly’s former life.
The Mason family were on a mission
to do their utmost so that Holly
will be able to go back to the
family home following her treatment
in Germany.
Amidst hours, days and weeks spent
with Holly at the Princess Alexandra
Hospital, the family managed to get
word out about Holly’s accident.
This started the ball rolling with
fundraising efforts. The aim was to
raise $226,000, enough money to fly
Holly back to Germany and back to
the Therapiezentrum Burgau to resume
her much needed rehabilitation. To
date, with amazing help from both
local and broader communities
$56,751 has been raised. This
enabled both Holly and her mum to
fly to Germany and get Holly back
into therapy for 2 months.
Kelly: How on Earth did you find
time to start getting word out about
Holly and to get the ball rolling
for fundraising? Did other people
take over this role for you?
Anne: ‘I am so lucky to have the
most amazing friends and family and
to be living in the Samford
Community. Everyone worked
tirelessly to help to get Holly out
of the Princess Alexandra Hospital
and back to Germany, while I was
stuck in the hospital doing the best
I could for Holly. It took us 3.5
months to raise enough money to pay
for therapy at TZB and the airfares
for a doctor, myself and Holly.’
In contrast to the trauma of Holly’s
first flight that had been organised
by the German Insurance company,
this time Anne was able to organise
the most stress free flight
possible. Anne, Holly and their
Doctor travelled with Emirates. This
time, Holly was able to sit
comfortably during the long Emirates
Flight watching movies or sleeping
comfortably. Anne said the service
from Emirates was incredible; with
all the staff making sure Holly was
OK. They received extra help from
the airline staff to get through
customs and security. For Anne it
was the most relaxing time she had
had for 3.5 months.
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