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Monday, August 27, 2012

Inglis Family Celebrates Son's Homecoming

Daniel Inglis returned home from the Kessler Rehabilitation Center earlier this month

Over burgers, pulled pork and balloons, friends and family celebrated the homecoming of Daniel Inglis. “I love being home,” Daniel said on Saturday, while lying in a bed in his newly renovated bedroom. Daniel, a 24-year-old Lacey native, was paralyzed after a car accident on Christmas Eve. He spent several months at the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Bellevue Hospital in New York City and most recently, Kessler Rehabilitation Center, where he continues to work towards mobility. The transition back home has been a hectic one as the family adjusts to a new schedule and caring for Daniel. “It’s still kind of crazy,” Daniel said. “It’s getting things down to where it works for us.” Aids and nurses visit daily. Daniel also undergoes physical …

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Upcoming Events to be Held for Paralyzed Firefigther and Courage, Strength, Faith: Inglis Family Ready for Son's Return Home

MyOhMy

11:48 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

Welcome home Daniel!! God bless you, your family and friends.   more ›

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Courage, Strength, Faith: Inglis Family Ready for Son's Return Home

Lacey firefighter Daniel Inglis, paralyzed in car accident, nearing return to Lanoka Harbor

With my favorite pair of jeans and sandals on, a glob of construction glue fell into my hair. Lynn Inglis, who I met for the first time earlier Tuesday, attempted to pull it out. I was in a setting I had never been before and with a family like no other. The Inglis family is currently retrofitting their Lanoka Harbor home to accommodate their son Daniel, who is now a quadriplegic after suffering a spinal cord injury due to a Christmas Eve car accident. I was the “glue girl.” With a glue gun in hand, balancing on a ladder — a day of many firsts — I set glue on the wooden beams so his father Daniel Inglis Sr. and three other volunteers could drywall what will be Daniel’s room come Tuesday, Aug. 16. I had come a long way since three days …

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Community Rallies Together for Paralyzed Lacey Firefighter and Benefit Car Show for Paralyzed Lacey Firefighter Set for Sunday

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butch cassidy

4:19 pm on Sunday, August 12, 2012

it is! has anyone tried to get the story more national? maybe start with channel 12 nj and go to cbs nbc abc whatever   more ›

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