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Catastrophic Injuries Support Scheme
Ebonny McGann
So I was out for a ride on my motorbike and I was feeling faint so we decided to stop for food at a pub at the Noble Falls Tavern and the police seemed to think that I might have lost consciousness. So I just ended up riding straight through a corner, off of a bridge across to the bank on the other side and then rolled down into the water.
**Images of Ebonny on motorbike and the crash site
I had completely shattered my vertebra at T3 to the point where it completely sliced my spinal cord at that level. My life had sort of completely turned upside down and I was extremely worried going forward, how expensive everything was going to be.
**Images of Ebonny X-ray and injury
Susan Reilly – Senior Care Services Coordinator, CIS
The Insurance Commission got involved with Ebonny when we received notification of her catastrophic injury through the hospital.
We looked at discharge from hospital and the preference was for Ebonny to return home. She had newly built her house, not taking into account being in a wheelchair. So there was a lot of planning on how Ebonny would be able to move back home and live independently. And on top of that we looked at rehabilitation for her to reach her maximum potential.
**Video of Ebonny in her kitchen
So there was a lot of physiotherapy, occupational therapy involved in that.
**Images of Ebonny in rehabilitation sessions
Modifications to Ebonny’s home have included her bathroom to widen her doorways so that she could actually get into the bathroom and then to utilise the bathroom facilities.
In her bedroom, we changed the wardrobe so that she was able to have pull down rails so she could access all of her clothes and then the kitchen has been recently modified so that she can be independent in cooking. She can access all aspects of her kitchen now independently. She wasn’t able to use the cooker because it was unsafe with the height and dealing with hot foods, and she’s now able to use the cooker.
Without the Catastrophic Injuries Support Scheme, Ebonny would likely have been unable to have all the modifications completed that there have been and therefore she would have been more reliant on care services for probably the rest of her life, and probably unable to actually live independently in her own home.
**Video of Ebonny moving around in her modified home
It’s been really important from day one for me to be able to understand Ebonny and understand what her goals are in life, particularly at the time of early injury, but also for long-term future planning as well.
So, having that relationship has enabled me to have that insight to be able to support Ebonny.
**Video of Ebonny and Susan talking
Ebonny McGann
As things were getting done, I could kind of see some sort of light at the end of the tunnel, and I now have a lot more to look forward to and I’m able to sort of dream about what i can do and make it happen.
**Video of Ebonny moving around in her modified home
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Insurance Commission of Western Australia Logo
Catastrophic Injuries Support Scheme
Ebonny McGann
So I was out for a ride on my motorbike and I was feeling faint so we decided to stop for food at a pub at the Noble Falls Tavern and the police seemed to think that I might have lost consciousness. So I just ended up riding straight through a corner, off of a bridge across to the bank on the other side and then rolled down into the water.
**Images of Ebonny on motorbike and the crash site
I had completely shattered my vertebra at T3 to the point where it completely sliced my spinal cord at that level. My life had sort of completely turned upside down and I was extremely worried going forward, how expensive everything was going to be.
**Images of Ebonny X-ray and injury
Susan Reilly – Senior Care Services Coordinator, CIS
The Insurance Commission got involved with Ebonny when we received notification of her catastrophic injury through the hospital.
We looked at discharge from hospital and the preference was for Ebonny to return home. She had newly built her house, not taking into account being in a wheelchair. So there was a lot of planning on how Ebonny would be able to move back home and live independently. And on top of that we looked at rehabilitation for her to reach her maximum potential.
**Video of Ebonny in her kitchen
So there was a lot of physiotherapy, occupational therapy involved in that.
**Images of Ebonny in rehabilitation sessions
Modifications to Ebonny’s home have included her bathroom to widen her doorways so that she could actually get into the bathroom and then to utilise the bathroom facilities.
In her bedroom, we changed the wardrobe so that she was able to have pull down rails so she could access all of her clothes and then the kitchen has been recently modified so that she can be independent in cooking. She can access all aspects of her kitchen now independently. She wasn’t able to use the cooker because it was unsafe with the height and dealing with hot foods, and she’s now able to use the cooker.
Without the Catastrophic Injuries Support Scheme, Ebonny would likely have been unable to have all the modifications completed that there have been and therefore she would have been more reliant on care services for probably the rest of her life, and probably unable to actually live independently in her own home.
**Video of Ebonny moving around in her modified home
It’s been really important from day one for me to be able to understand Ebonny and understand what her goals are in life, particularly at the time of early injury, but also for long-term future planning as well.
So, having that relationship has enabled me to have that insight to be able to support Ebonny.
**Video of Ebonny and Susan talking
Ebonny McGann
As things were getting done, I could kind of see some sort of light at the end of the tunnel, and I now have a lot more to look forward to and I’m able to sort of dream about what i can do and make it happen.
**Video of Ebonny moving around in her modified home
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