Lillooet鈥檚 Marcel Gaudry is back home after surgery in Kamloops.
Gaudry had part of his foot amputated following a lawn mower accident earlier this month.
His mother Gail says her son鈥檚 spirits have picked up noticeably since Gaudry, who is on the autism spectrum, arrived at Lillooet Hospital.
He is ready for local visitors, his mom said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a long day when all he鈥檚 doing is watching videos. He鈥檚 accustomed to having people with him 24/7 and the more people that drop in, even if it鈥檚 only for five minutes, the happier he is,鈥� she told the Bridge River Lillooet News. 鈥淗e says, 鈥楬i鈥� to everybody who walks by in the hallways because he wants that social contact he鈥檚 accustomed to having.鈥�
The family will only be in Lillooet for two or three weeks before Gaudry returns to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. He will have skin grafts at that time and after they heal, he will start a rehabilitation program.
Immediately after the accident, Gaudry, 33, suffered blood clots in his lungs that traveled to his heart, which then caused four cardiac arrests, according to an online crowd funding site set up to help the family.
After Gaudry鈥檚 accident, family friend Ruth Moyer placed donation jars in various local businesses. As of Sept. 19, more than $1,800 had been donated to assist the Gaudry family with expenses. So far, the GoFundMe account has raised $3,160 of its $5,000 goal.
If Squamish residents would like to help the family the online fundraiser can be accessed at .
An account has also been set up at the Lillooet branch of Interior Savings Credit Union donations may be made to account #918839.
