News From the Cause
'I thought he was dead': (SUDBURY STAR, CANADA)
June 09, 2009
In late March, Justin and his family returned to Canada, with the injured soldier continuing his recovery at Ottawa's Civic Hospital. " The first day back, we were in an elevator at the Civic Hospital and he opened his good eye, to show me he could see from it," says Paul. "It was the first time I saw it." After five weeks at the Ottawa hospital Justin was released on an outpatient basis and returned to the home he owns near Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, where he is based. In addition to physiotherapy, he is awaiting a prosthetic eye and may require additional surgery for some lingering hearing loss and possibly more plastic surgery. Nevertheless, "he's already talking about entering some kind of strength or fitness competition" and is looking forward to resuming his military career, says Paul. click here to view
