A LOCAL family are asking for support to get their son home after a spinal cord stroke left him paralysed.

Sam Jones, 20, sustained a spinal cord injury a year ago that has left him paralysed from the neck down.

Sam and his family lived in Chew Magna for 10 years before moving to South Devon a few years ago.

Sam was an active young man before the spinal cord stroke, pictured here with his home team, Chew Valley Rugby Club, and the family are asking for support to bring him home
Sam was an active young man before the spinal cord stroke, pictured here with his home team, Chew Valley Rugby Club, and the family are asking for support to bring him home (Jones family)

Parent’s Scott and Naomi are now raising funds to get Sam the neuro-physio, the assistive technologies and home adaptations he needs for his recovery.

Speaking to the Chew Valley Gazette, Scott said: “Every day, Sam finds a smile and a joke, and every day he works so hard on his recovery.

“What’s happened to Sam has made us all look back on our time in Chew Magna. For ten years, the village was our home, and this is where Sam and his sisters grew up.

“Sam is the same person today. His injury hasn’t changed his character one bit.”

A JustGiving page has been created - www.justgiving.com/page/helpingsam - where donations are received by Aspire, a national spinal cord injury charity who will manage the fund and make sure donations go directly to Sam.

Fundraising events are also being organised locally, including a ‘Quizingo’ at Norton Malreward village hall on December 5 and another larger quiz in early March is being organised in Chew Magna, details to follow.