Visual Connections is organising support for McDonald Signs and Print, a Sydney business, following a tragic accident involving owner Aaron McDonald's daughter, Madison.
The association explains, "One day in September last year, Aaron and his family were preparing to celebrate daughter Madison’s seventh birthday when the unthinkable happened – little Maddie was involved in an horrific motor vehicle accident and was airlifted to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead with a severe head injury.
"The next few days, understandably, were incredibly stressful for Aaron, his partner Sarah and their three young children, as they feared for Maddie’s life and tried to stay close to her when she needed her family the most.
"Madison’s terrible injuries brought her close to death many times. She suffered a stroke in the days following the accident, falling into a coma for three weeks and requiring Intensive Care treatment for a month.
"Thankfully, Maddie has since improved but she is still in hospital and has a long road ahead with further treatment and rehab.
"Since that fateful day, the McDonald family’s priority has been to get Maddie through, but the situation has taken its toll. McDonald Sign and Print has been closed while they focused on supporting Maddie, causing the kind of financial pressure which is, sadly, all too common in families with seriously ill children.
"Aaron is hoping to reopen McDonald Sign and Print in April this year, meanwhile his friends and colleagues in the industry would like to support the McDonald family to get their business up and running again and take some of the strain off their financial situation."
The effort is being coordinated by Visual Connections on behalf of the industry. If you are able to help in any way, email Peter Harper, CEO (peterh@visualconnections.org.au) or Sarah Moore, Business Development Manager (sarahm@visualconnections.org.au) or call Visual Connections on 02 9868 1577.
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