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Brandon's story
Brandon Steeley was just 15 months old when he suffered a severe brain injury in a car crash which also claimed the lives of his mother Jenny, and six-year-old sister Kodi.
Due to the devastating impact on their family, Brandon’s father Barrie gave up work to care for him and his elder brother Morgan, who was four at the time.
The family were put in touch with Hudgell Solicitors, and over the past decade a holistic support package has been provided to aid Brandon’s recovery, independence, educational development and quality of life, whilst also supporting Morgan and their father.
Support has enabled Brandon to overcome obstacles at each step of his life, with initial support focused on home-based rehabilitation, counselling and care, provided by brain injury rehabilitation specialists and a specialist brain injury case worker who the family describe as a ‘dear friend’.
In more recent years, Brandon has attended a college for children with special education needs, with a dedicated support worker constantly by his side.
A number of interim damages payments have been made to the family, helping cover Mr Steeley’s loss of earnings in the early years, ensuring the family did not suffer financial hardship, and covering the cost of much-needed holidays which the family say they will cherish forever.
Now aged 19, the focus is on ensuring Brandon is provided with a future package of support to live as independent and comfortable a life as possible.
Mr Steeley said: "I can’t begin to describe the support we’ve had over the years. The best way to describe it is possibly like somebody coming along, putting an arm around us as a family, and taking us under their wings to make sure we’ve had all the help and support we needed. That support has been crucial for us all, not just Brandon. They've taken basically a broken family and glued it back together."
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