On
Dec. 2, Meg Alexander and Brett Greenhill threw a joint
bachelor/bachelorette party in Naples, Florida, inviting their loved
ones to have a great time and celebrate their upcoming wedding. But
after a tragic accident, Greenhill was rushed to the hospital and left
paralyzed, unable to speak.
People
reports that Greenhill, 39, was playing football with his friends on
the beach and decided to go swimming. He reportedly hit his head on a
sandbar and had to be pulled from the water. Alexander remembers her
fiancé telling her, “I can’t feel anything. Meg, I love you so much and
I’m so sorry. I love you so much.”
Greenhill
was airlifted to a hospital, where doctors said he was paralyzed from
the neck down; he has a 1 percent chance of being able to walk again.
“We’re holding on to that 1 percent because if anyone will do it, it’s
Brett,” Alexander said. “He’s the hardest-working person you could ever
imagine."
The
couple had just mailed out invitations to their February wedding, and
they were also planning a honeymoon traveling through New Zealand in a
camper van. But now things are extremely different for the couple.
Greenhill is unable to speak but will regain that ability in the future.
For now, Alexander goes through the alphabet letter by letter to help
him spell what he wants to say. The first thing he told her was “I love
you,” and the second was “Please be patient with me.”
Greenhill’s family and friends have started a GoFundMe account
to help pay for his medical expenses; the campaign has raised more than
$86,000 so far. They are also planning to start a charity in his name.
“Anyone who has met Brett Greenhill, if only for a moment, will tell you
how selfless, generous, and genuinely caring he is to everyone he
encounters,” the page reads.
“We are going to get married someday, and it’s going to be amazing,” Alexander told 11 Alive. “Plans changed a little but we’ll get there someday.”
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