NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — 12-year-old Grayson Manning is now in a struggle for his life after being struck by a truck on Father’s Day. His mom, Mindy McConnell, watched the incident occur.

“What went by way of my thoughts is that ‘Oh my God, he simply died,’ you understand? I believed that for a minimum of 15 to twenty minutes,” mentioned McConnell.

Grayson is being handled at Youngsters’s Hospital, dealing with severe accidents affecting his mind, backbone and extra. McConnell says now it’s largely a ready recreation.

“Nicely, they aren’t capable of give all of the solutions or the extent of his accidents till sort of day-to-day or as he heals or has setbacks, and so it’s exhausting so it’s exhausting to hope and the frustration. It’s emotionally, extraordinarily taxing,” mentioned McConnell.

Previous to the incident, Grayson was an avid curler skater and a good larger fan of paintball.

His father, Dustin Manning, says many members of the paintball neighborhood, even gamers on the New Orleans skilled paintball group, the Hurricanes, have reached out to share their help.

“It’s unbelievable how many individuals have come collectively and actually helped you understand. One thing to take a look at in addition to what’s occurring in that hospital mattress,” mentioned Dustin Manning.

Now, McConnell says she needs to point out her help to the motive force, saying what occurred to her son is just not his fault.

“The driving force didn’t do something fallacious and there was nothing he may have accomplished otherwise, so I really need him to know that it actually isn’t his fault and I would like to have the ability to transfer ahead and know that this isn’t on him in any respect,” mentioned McConnell.

Donations might be made to Grayson and his mom by way of a GoFundMe.

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