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Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Sad update one year after Aussie dad was injured in a freak accident while riding his daughter's e-scooter
A much-loved father and family member has died in hospital one year after he was hit by a car while riding his daughter's e-scooter. Isaac Craig was hit by a driver who ran a stop sign while testing out a new tyre on his daughter's e-scooter near his home in Townsville, Queensland, in March 2024. His injuries meant the Aussie dad was bedridden for most of the time and struggled to perform everyday tasks due to the lingering pain. Mr Craig suffered a heart attack last month with his wife Lisa forced to make the heartbreaking decision to turn off his life support one week later. Callum Albert, Mr Craig's stepson, wrote on a GoFundMe that it had been heartbreaking to watch him slowly deteriorate both mentally and physically. 'The last year of his life, he was almost completely bed-bound, he did have a wheelchair but it wasn't used often as he was in such pain and discomfort,' he said. 'He couldn't leave the house as it being an old Queenslander style home with stairs, made it almost impossible to comfortably get him up and down.' Mr Albert said on his stepfather's worst days, he would lock himself inside his bedroom to hide his worsening mental state from his family. He said the heart attack, while not directly linked to the e-scooter accident, came moments after he told his wife he was experiencing a mild anxiety attack. Mr Craig was without a flow of oxygen to his brain for 24 minutes before he was revived and rushed to Townsville Hospital. He was placed in ICU where doctors found he had little to no brain activity. His life support was turned off a week later. In yet another blow to his grieving family, Mr Albert said his mother is now facing the possibility of losing their family home. Mortgage payments have been paused while the family comes up with a solution. The GoFundMe raising funds for house expenses, cremation expenses, daily expenses of Mr Craig's wife and daughter and future bills has raised over $3,000. 'If donations do come, all of it will be given to his widowed wife and she will use it to best herself and their daughter Rebecca's current financial situation,' Mr Albert said. 'She has no idea about any of this (now she does) but I do know this will make her happy cry and to be relieved that even though it's not all the pressure, at least some is taken off her shoulders.' In an update, Mr Albert said his mother had been aware of the campaign and that she had received his stepfather's ashes. 'The support has been overwhelmingly substantial! Thank you to everyone who has helped so far,' he wrote.
News.com.au
a day ago
- General
- News.com.au
Queensland dad's tragic death after life-changing crash
A beloved father has died a year after suffering life-changing injuries in a e-scooter accident, leaving his family facing the prospect of losing their home. Isaac Craig's loved ones have been left to pick up the pieces after his unexpected death from a heart attack last month. Mr Craig was seriously injured in March 2024 when he was trying out a new tyre he had put on his daughter's e-scooter in the Townsville suburb of Heatley. A driver ran through a stop sign, hitting Mr Craig – his injuries rendered him largely bed-bound for the last year of his life. Although his family don't blame the crash for his death, they say stress caused by Mr Craig's health conditions caught up with him. 'It was definitely out of the blue,' step son Callum Albert said. 'And it's a shame it happened how it did, especially in his condition. 'And obviously after the accident, he wasn't living the most fulfilled life. It was sort of a quite disappointing, sad life.' Wife Lisa Craig said before the accident her husband was 'fun loving' - an active dad and grandfather who worked as a chef. 'He loved his woodwork. He used to hang out with the grandkids,' she said. 'He loved walking the dog, (and) loved cooking.' After the incident, the family attempted to make life easier for Mr Craig by applying for support in making their traditional Queenslander home more disablility friendly. That has not been finalised by the time he died. He needed help to perform simple tasks like having a shower and lived in constant pain and discomfort. Mr Craig suffered a heart attack on May 31 and his wife made the heartbreaking decision to turn off his life support a week later. Ms Craig, who worked full-time while caring for her husband, said now there was uncertainty over whether the family would be able to stay in their home as the mortgage was under his name. 'So now I've got to try and fight to keep it,' she said. House payments have been put on hold in recent days as a possible solution was being discussed. Mr Albert wrote in a GoFundMe page set up to support his mother and younger sister that Mr Craig spent most days in his room but found joy in little moments like hearing the kids arrive or conversations with loved ones. 'Watching him slowly deteriorate physically, emotionally, mentally was heartbreaking,' he said. 'I found out later that on that (on) his really bad days, he would lock his bedroom door because he didn't want my mum or his daughter to see him like that.' He said the family had been overwhelmed with the support they had received since starting the fundraiser, with community members chipping in more than $3000. They have used that money to pay for Mr Craig's funeral costs.
