Cancer survivor fighting for her life after serious car crash in northern Ontario
A northern Ontario community is rallying around a woman fighting for her life after a serious car crash on Monday sent her to hospital with life-changing injuries.
Larissa Moffat is a breast cancer survivor who owns The Red Dog Grill in Whitefish Falls, Ont.
"Larissa sustained life-changing head injuries and is currently in an induced coma to help keep her stable," said Johnny Kulwartian, the organizer of an online fundraising campaign. "We need some serious prayers, please. There are more procedures to come when she wakes up. They are keeping her sedated to let her body heal."
In just one day, the GoFundMe campaign smashed the goal of $10,000 and at the time of publication has raised nearly $30,000 with just over 200 donors contributing.
"Larissa is the most thoughtful and hardest working provider for her daughter Paige through her restaurant The Red Dog Grill located in Whitefish Falls. While the restaurant is closed during this difficult time, Philip Eadie, Paige's father, is managing while not being able to run the restaurant in her absence as she was the cornerstone," Kulwartian said. "We know she's going to have to have a long road to recovery which means more time in the hospital."
The money raised will be helping Eadie while Moffat is in the hospital.
"We're blown away by how quickly we reached our fundraising goal. The success of this fundraiser is a testament to Larissa's character and the impact she has on so many people. Though our family is filled with tremendous worry during this time, it brings us some joy to know how loved Larissa is, and that everyone that knows her as we do: a passionate, hardworking woman and radiant shining light," Eadie said in an update on the GoFundMe page.
Looking at Moffatt's Facebook page, she has many loving family and friends.
One of her employees posted: "Best boss in the world. Biggest heart on the planet. Love you Larissa Moffatt."
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