West Sussex County Times

West Sussex County Times 25th 9th 2009

An indebted father from Ashington has found a novel way to thank paramedics after they saved his sons life after an horrific car accident.

Published author Philip L Moore is certain his son Lee would have died had it not been for the excellent service from the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

And now he has decided t demonstrate his gratitude by giving proceeds from the sales of his aviation themed books to all Air Ambulance Services across the UK.

Philip said “When I heard about the accident I thought I had lost him, but the Air Ambulance Services did an incredible job and I am so grateful to them. Thanks to them, within an hour of the crash Lee had been flown to hospital, operated on, bandaged up and sent to the specialist head injury unit in Southampton. They saved his life.”

The accident in September 2008, was so severe his son had to be cut free from his car. He suffered a fractured skull, a punctured lung, a crushed eye socket and severe abdominal injuries. Much of his scalp was also torn off in the crash.

Lee still endures an agonising recovery process and says his thoughts constantly turn to the air crew that saved him. “The whole left side of my face was smashed in and my left eye was hanging out. I can’t remember anything about the crash but I do know that if I had been taken to hospital by road, I would not be here today,” explained the 23-year-old.

On September 13th, almost a year to the day after the crash, Lee was delighted to meet his rescuers at a fundraising event organised by Philip at Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset.

Lee added: “Without the Air Ambulance, there is not a chance in hell that I would have made it,”

Philip, who runs an aircraft cleaning and servicing business from Ashington as well as being an author, who has five published books, has now pledged to donate £2.00 from every book sold to UK Air Ambulances.

He is hoping to raise as much as he can and said:

I have this feeling in me that I need to express my gratitude to them for what they did. It is something I really need to do.”

Philip’s new books Kez, a teenage adventure story, and Eternal Wish (a romance novel) can be ordered from most book shops or Amazon .co.uk.

For more information , visit his website www.philiplmoore.com