The story that jn published on September 23
(Fatal ride
took martin's dreams) has gained media visibility and,
according to information published by the
solidarity group "Martin the warrior" on its Facebook
page, "there are countless people and companies willing to help".
"No one is indifferent to our Martin.
For the next few weeks there are already some events scheduled, the will
ingness to help is so great, that they do not stop growing", it reads.
The distribution of cans in solidarity with
the boy's image was also announced on that page. "Given the high number of
requests related to solidarity cans, a group and friends of
Martin created on a small scale a few dozen cans to
put in some commercial establishments that have requested them," the group
said.
A game of Âncora Praia, club where Martin
was a goalkeeper and where he was honored with the presentation a stripe that
read "Martin Force", yielded 2200 euros. Other games, trails and
solidarity shows are scheduled until December, the month in which a year of the
tragic accident is being made.
It was on December 16, 2020 that Martin's
life, then 12, changed forever. As well as her parents Amaya Guterres, 43, and
Paulo Fonseca, 44, and the three brothers Paulo, 14, Ricardo, 17 and Diogo, 19.
The ride in the car of the mother of a friend of the school was fatal in a
level crossing with guard in Caminha. The vehicle was violently picked up by a
train. The driver and her son were unharmed, but Martin suffered several
fractures and severe brain and cervical injuries. He became totally dependent (
he is tracheostomized, powered by gastric button, and has a tetraparesis). It
doesn't walk, it doesn't talk and it's ventilated 24 hours a day.
Parents are currently struggling with the
insurer to "take responsibility" and be able to bear "the high
expenses" that their child's recovery therapies and new condition represent.
