1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: You might recall towards the end of last year, it 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: was a story. 3 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 2: I think this. 4 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Really shook us all. An eight year old boy struck 5 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,239 Speaker 1: by a car in Bee's Creek. It happened just last 6 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: year after leaving to walk. Well, well, now he is 7 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: learning to walk and talk again. Little Harrison and his 8 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: family this week have actually been out meeting the paramedics, 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: the doctors, and the nurses who saved his life. Now 10 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: joining me on the line right now is eight year 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 1: old Harrison's mum, Paula Upholstal. Is sorry, Paula if I've 12 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: pronounced that name wrong. Good morning to you. 13 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 3: Good morning coming. 14 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 2: Oh thanks so much for your time this morning. Paula. 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 2: Can you just talk us. 16 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: Through for those listeners who aren't aware of exactly what 17 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: happened to your little fellow last year? 18 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: What happened? 19 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 4: So when Harrison was getting off the bus, I suppose 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 4: just I don't know how to say it, because I 21 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 4: certainly don't buy him the driver she was just as traumatized. 22 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 3: As I wasn't the scene, So I think just too 23 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 3: bad choice has caused an accident that day, and he 24 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 3: was just very lucky the stars aligned and he had 25 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 3: all the best paramedics on the scene that day put 26 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 3: him in an injuice coma on the scene because he 27 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 3: had a traumatic brain injury. And then he spent about 28 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 3: two weeks in an induce in Darwin Hospital. And unfortunately 29 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 3: in Darwin Hospital we have no pediatric neuro rehabs, so 30 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 3: they're more off to Adelaide's for the last ten weeks 31 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 3: and he's been doing intensive neuro rehab which was five 32 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 3: days a week, and he's doing really well. The world Now, Okaydie. 33 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: I'm so happy to hear that, Paula, tell me how 34 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: Look is he back to himself? 35 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 2: How's he going? 36 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 3: He's getting there? He still really struggles with headaches. He 37 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 3: still speaks very slowly. 38 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 4: Is that him in the background she makes telling me 39 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 4: he's got a headache. 40 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 3: He still struggles with his concentration. He still gets very 41 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 3: tired and sometimes needs a wheelchair, especially long distances. It'll 42 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 3: be a while before he gets back to school. But look, 43 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 3: his prognosis in the beginning was not very good, and 44 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 3: he's beat all the odds and he's come back with 45 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 3: flying colors. 46 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: What an absolute little legend. He sounds like he is. Paula, 47 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: how are you going it? Must have been so bloody 48 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: hard for you. 49 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: I now I've got home. I've actually got a bit 50 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 3: of a cold. I think I've just wrung myself rugged. 51 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 3: But now we're filing home and I can sort of 52 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 3: relax a bit. I think I'm just you know, everything's 53 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 3: taken over. 54 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, now we got home. 55 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 3: All I wanted to do it was Sangreys, fantastic paramedics 56 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 3: and ICU in nexes and doctors that not only supported 57 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: him but supported me. Yeah, it's fantastic paper we've got 58 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 3: out there. And those paramedics what they did is they 59 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 3: were the ones who give him a chance at survival. 60 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 2: You know, they are incredible. 61 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 3: And the police and that's right, and the police that 62 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 3: we're all there on the scene. 63 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: Look, I can't imagine the trauma you know that you've 64 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: gone through and that little Harrison's gone through, and you 65 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: know what the paramedics, what the police, what those first 66 00:03:54,920 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: responders do in the first instance is just unbelievable. But 67 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: you know you must be feeling like you're indebted to them. 68 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 3: I certainly do. And that's why as soon as we 69 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 3: got back, I had to do it. And you know, 70 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 3: I absolutely blew my mind is Harrison is the first 71 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 3: in the twenty six years of him made a paramedic. 72 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 3: He's the first patient to come back and thank them. 73 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 2: Oh goodness, man, have went. 74 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 3: My life without doing it at all? Goodness I'm about 75 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 3: Without them, he wouldn't be here. 76 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: So oh, Paula, I mean what you know, what would 77 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: you say about those first responders, but also all of 78 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: those health staffed stuff that have helped. 79 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: Your little boy. 80 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 3: They're just amazing. They are one of the kind that 81 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 3: put on the earth to do their job because they 82 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 3: are just one of a kind people helping people through 83 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 3: the hardest time in their life and they're supporting just 84 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 3: amazing people. 85 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: How did you feel when you saw them? How did 86 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: you feel when you saw them earlier in the weekend? 87 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 2: How did they feel? 88 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 3: Well? I couldn't tape it together. 89 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 1: I was so. 90 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 3: Emotional. I wanted to document would get back to load paramedics. 91 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 3: I bet look, I wanted to breed up. Like the 92 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: road safety when the side of it came. People just 93 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 3: need to remind their kids about the road rules and 94 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 3: people just need to slow down. 95 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: You spot on and you know, Paula, it's a it's 96 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: a worry, hey, Like whether it's around schools. I know 97 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: that this was it on bees Creek Road. I know 98 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: it's a you know, it's a different sort of situation. 99 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: But when kids are little, they don't think about road 100 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: safety in the same way that you or I would, 101 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: you know, and we've all just got to be so 102 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: aware of that. 103 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: Yes, that's right, and we all need to way down. 104 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 3: And I think think some foot parts on road will 105 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 3: go astray, or some bus stops where there's an actual 106 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: bus stop where cards have to stop behind the bus 107 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 3: instead of going around the bus. There's so many things 108 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 3: that sort of help the situation. 109 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, Paula, we've been speaking about that actually last week, 110 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: and we had we had wondered that whether you know, 111 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: we should be in a situation here we're along b 112 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: Screek Road, whether it does need to be either a 113 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: bus stop, some signage or a footpath to make sure 114 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: that the kids are safe. 115 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 3: That's the Yeah, one hundred percent agree. And me and 116 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 3: my daughter talks about one's parishes. But I still needs 117 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 3: a lot of therapy that that will be our lets focus. 118 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: You know, well, Paula, I'd be more than happy to 119 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: try and help you, you know, have you on the 120 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: show to try and to help you to really raise 121 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: that awareness and to try and lobby if you want 122 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: to force something. 123 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 3: Like that, absolutely, Katie. Yeah, I just need to get 124 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 3: Harrison back to where he needs to be and then 125 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 3: my focus can switch to that. 126 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: Paula, how have you like? How have you been through 127 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: all of this? You know, I know, I know you focus. 128 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: You're a mum, You're a beautiful mum and I can 129 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: hear that in your voice. Your focus is holy and 130 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: solely on on your son and your children right now. 131 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 2: But how have you been? 132 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 3: I've been really good? Like I say, I just whatever, 133 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 3: how and age I was going to do. It's a 134 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:48,679 Speaker 3: mum thing, isn't that. Yeah. I've been positive. I've stayed 135 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 3: happy and positive. To get the environment to him, I 136 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 3: had to stay at the hospital. We were in the 137 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 3: hospital for six weeks in Adelaide, and then we went 138 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 3: to the Ronald McDonald house and just walked back for 139 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 3: their You know what, I didn't really think about it. 140 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 3: You do what you've got to do with a mum. 141 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 2: What a bloody wonderful mum you are. 142 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: And Paula, well, you're our territory and of the week 143 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: this week as well. You get yourself a voucher for 144 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: Malone's butchery out there at Gateway. I'm so glad that 145 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: Harrison's on the road to recovery, and I'm so glad. 146 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 5: That you're doing well. Paula, stop it. I am a 147 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 5: crier from way back. You're going to get me going 148 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 5: and I won't be able to stop. Paula, you are incredible. 149 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: Honestly, any parent listening this morning, I think is going 150 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: to be crying their eyes out as well thinking about 151 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: what you've been. 152 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 2: Through and your eight year old boy. What a little 153 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 2: legend he is. 154 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: I'd love to meet him at some point, so I'm 155 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: sure next time you're in town, if you're around the 156 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,439 Speaker 1: radio station, come and say get a but Paula, we 157 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 1: will make sure that we've got your details so that 158 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: you can get your voucher because you are a very 159 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: worthy Territorian of the Week this week. Thank you so much, Paula, 160 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: Thank you, thanks for having a chat with us this morning. 161 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: All my love and best wishes to you and your 162 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: beautiful family. 163 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 2: Thank you, thank you, thank you.