Support being organized for badly injured man here By SARAH A, ZIMMERMAN A TERRACE man may never walk again after a tragic cycling accident Thanksgiving weekend. Frank Amante, 37, was riding his mountain bike with his four-year-old son, Ty, when he fell off the bicycle and landed awkwardly. It was no small tumble — the forestry worker suffered a broken collar bone, fractured his fourth and fifth verte- brae and twisted his spine. Amante was flown to Vancouver General Hospital the night of his injury. He underwent surgery and is still _ there-recuperating. | - re -An avid snowmobiler and motorcyclist, he is not tak- ing the news very well. “The nurse says he’s more depressed than the average person with his diagnosis,” said his sister Rose Amante of Prince Rupert. . In an effort to perk up his spirits, Rose is flying Amante’s son Ty to Vancouver to visit him in hospital Nov. 8. “We're hoping this. will help snap him out of his de- pression,” she said, This is the second serious accident for Amante in less than three months. _ While working on the Kincolith road this August, Amante got blood poisoning after suffering a serious gash on his finger. He went into cardiac arrest as result of the injury and was flown to Terrace by a helicopter pilot. “The doctor told him had he stayed in the bush he would: have had two hours to live,” said Rose Amante. With no insurance and no income right now, the Amante family is struggling. , “He’s scared because he has no insurance and he feels like they’re ruined now,” said his sister. Friends and relatives are organizing a trust fund for the man to help pay for medical costs and bills. An account has been set up in his name at Northern Savings Credit Union. - “I told them I’d do whatever J can to help.” said long- FRIENDS OF Frank Amante, badly injured wh en he fell off of a bicycle at Thanksgiving, are organiz- ing support for the Terrace man. Pictured here Is Frank with son Ty. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO time friend Russ Shauer. Shauer, a member of the Terrace Snowmobile Asso- ciation, said he plans to organize a fundraising ride this winter to get some money together for the family. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 7, 2001 - A? 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