Shortly after Pam Ingeberg-Cannon suffered a fractured pelvis in an ATV accident, the Brookswood resident was worrying about her daughter Tiahna Cannon, who suffered bruised ribs in the same incident.
鈥淪he said, I鈥檓 sorry,鈥� Tiahna recalled.
It was typical of her mother, a former victim services worker, Tiahna told the 91原创 Advance Times.
鈥淓ven in tons of pain, she鈥檚 looking out for other people.鈥�
Now, a family friend has launched a GoFundMe page to look out for Pam.
As of Wednesday, July 21, 鈥溾�� had raised more than half of a $10,000 goal.
Mother and daughter had gone to Gun Lake in the central interior to stay at an uncle鈥檚 cabin with an aunt and a friend, as part of what Tiahna described as a 鈥渟mall girls鈥� trip.鈥�
On Saturday, July 17, around 2 p.m. they were out quadding on ATVs when they came upon a slow-moving truck.
It happened near a corner on a gravel road with a steep drop down one side.
The truck immediately braked, and so did Tiahna, but Pam ended up rear-ending her daughter, and disappearing in a cloud of dust near the drop.
Tiahna was afraid her mother had fallen down the slope.
鈥淚 thought she was dead,鈥� Tiahna recalled.
When the dust cleared, she could see her mother on the ground at the edge of the drop,鈥渁ll twisted up,鈥� and not moving.
Then Pam came to, and screamed in pain.
Because a helicopter was not available, Pam ended up waiting two hours for an ambulance.
On Wednesday, she was scheduled to be transferred to Royal Columbia Hospital for surgery.
Doctors estimate it will take at least three months for Pam, an active, physically fit 51-year-old, to recover to the point of walking again.
Tianha describes her mother as 鈥渋mpatient, in a good way,鈥� and suspects Pam will find it frustrating to have to use a wheelchair.
On the GoFundme page launched by family friend Brandee Radford, Radford said Pam faces a 鈥渓ong and hard鈥� recovery time and will need lots of help 鈥渂y the way of house cleaners, maintenance for her home, meal preparations and medical cost鈥檚.鈥�
鈥淧am has always been such a happy, friendly, outgoing, beautiful woman, who would help anybody who need it at any time of the day,鈥� Radford added.
鈥淏ecause of that, and because of who she is, I know that we can rally together and help her get the best possible care so she can heal fully and begin her life as it was before the accident.鈥�
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