Progress for Billy Twigger

It’s ironic how things get thrown into perspective, and while I’ve been feeling guilty about not being able to have a look in here and post anything, I’ve felt even more guilty about thinking that my own problems that are keeping me away are anything in comparison to BT’s.

However, this is the first chance I’ve had to take a look and see if there were any updates, and it’s odd how you can worry about the unknown, and potential bad news, but I had to look, and was pleased to see that progress was still being reported as positive. Here is the info, passed on as seen:-

May 11, 2007: Unfortunately, Ewan’s recovery hasn’t been a smooth one in recent months. He had to have an operation in March and several times it was touch and go whether he would pull through. However, he is now back to focusing on recovery and getting used to using a wheelchair. Despite these setbacks, Ewan manages to keep in good spirits.

I’m sure that everyone here will join me in sending our sincere wishes for continued progress.

For new cachers who may not know Ewan (aka Billy Twigger), he fell off a cliff on the Isle of Bute at the end of the summer last year, while placing a cache. He suffered major injuries, and was in intensive care for a prolonged period, moving onto the Spinal Injuries unit in Glasgow towards the end of last year. BT as we like to call him is a cacher-setter extraodinaire and made many friends in the geocaching community.

June 1, 2007: More news from Ewan’s Dad:

He now has a wheelchair that is fitted to his body shape and is therefore much more comfortable. He is spending up to 5 hours a day in it, but it’s pretty exhausting work. Ewan’s thinking remains positive and he recently enjoyed watching all of the televised football in the day-room.

He can also access a computer with some aids. Ewan’s sister ran the Womens 10k in Glasgow and raised £650 for Spinal Injuries Scotland.

He has had family members to visit and a few work colleagues. He would be pleased to see any geocacher who would care to visit. If you would like to do so, please get in touch with me and I can pass on a contact number to telephone his wife to arrange the best time.