SUGAR HILL, Ga. — A Georgia tree worker and young father is paralyzed after a tree branch fell on his head.
Friday started off like a normal day on the job for Evan Parker. He was on a tree worksite when suddenly a dead tree branch fell and hit him on the head.
“In an instant, everything changed — he was left paralyzed from the shoulders down," his friend Jake Richardson said.
Evan’s family talks about the challenges he faces on his long road to recovery, on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
Parker, 21, remains hospitalized at Northside Gwinnett Hospital. Richardson said his friend will need extensive medical care and rehabilitation plus specialized equipment in the future.
Family and friends have set up a GoFundMe page to help support his girlfriend and their 1-year-old son. So far, they have raised over $10,000.
“The costs for these essential needs are overwhelming, and his family is doing everything they can to support him,” Richardson said.
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