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More than $28,000 has been raised in this GoFundMe page to support Paul Roberts, of Fair Haven, who accidentally hit a live wire while cutting a tree branch last August.
Per a GoFundMe organized by Paul's friends, Carrie and Ron Drazin: "He was being electrocuted for approximately 20 minutes with his body literally in flames when the police arrived.
When the power was turned off, he fell 25 feet from a bucket and suffered devastating injuries including 4th and 5th-degree burns over 40% of his body."
Carrie and Ron continued, "Medicare has recently terminated his acute care forcing him into a sub-acute facility that is ill-equipped to sufficiently deal with his medical needs. The therapy he was getting while in an acute care setting has now been decreased from 3 hours a day to 45 minutes a day." Paul will need home renovations and may not ever be able to work again.
To contribute to the GoFundMe, click here.
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