ELBRIDGE — When Dawn Perrault got word that her son, Brandon Perrault, was tragically injured on the job, the distraught mother never...
ELBRIDGE — When Dawn Perrault got word that her son, Brandon Perrault, was tragically injured on the job, the distraught mother never dreamed that her younger son, Ethan Perrault, would suffer similar injuries just two months later.
On September 19, Brandon, 21, was working for a local roofing company when he fell from a 40-foot extension ladder, crushing his spine. His injuries were so severe he is now a quadriplegic and requires 24-hour nursing care.
Just two months later, almost to the day, on Nov. 20, Ethan 17, suffered a fractured spine and severe head trauma from a car accident that he was involved in.
"We wanted to do what we could to help," said Judy Nuber, of Weedsport, during a benefit for the family at the Elbridge Fire Department Saturday evening. "Ethan and my own son, Bobby, have been best friends for a long time."
Nuber, along with her son, Bobby Nuber, and brother, Rollin Mincher, put the benefit together to help the family in making their home wheelchair accessible.
The funds will also help the family to purchase a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
Dawn said that Brandon had initially been in a hospital in Pennsylvania, making it hard for the family to visit him on a regular basis.
"The day that he was transferred to Syracuse we were going to go and see him," Dawn said. "But then I got the call that Ethan had been in a car accident."
The brothers have a younger sister, Jocelyn Perrault, 13, who, according to Dawn, has been a pillar of strength for the family.
"When I was at Ethan's accident I was just about to lose it," she said. "But then I looked over and saw her and she kept me grounded."
Dawn said that it is unknown at this point how severe the results of Brandon's accident will be.
"His neuro-surgeon said that it will be about two years before we will be able to tell," she said.
Ethan is recovering well but has suffered short-term memory loss, according to his mother.
"I'm told that it could be a year before we know if the short-term memory loss will be lifelong," she said.
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Person InjuredPartial arm functionPartial finger functionPartial trunk controlPartial leg functionQuadriplegicMale
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