The family of a local man in stable condition in a Texas hospital says he will be on his way home in the coming days.
Danny Fehr, who was bitten by a rattlesnake on July 27 while golfing and has since been in an Odessa hospital, will be on his way back to Canada.
His wife, Stephanie Fehr, posted on social media saying the journey home is only being made possible by the efforts of their family, e-transfers, and the GoFundMe. The GoFundMe has raised nearly $44,000.
"The kids and I will never forget who stepped up to help us get Danny home," she said.
She also thanked the nursing staff and credited them for going above and beyond.
"What donations did not cover, you came together and covered what we could not," she said. "These men and women have become our away-from-home family. They have cried with us and laughed with us. Complete strangers have become family. They saw a need and filled a need for us."