The daughters of the late Jay Briscoe (Jamin Pugh) had some positive advancements in their recovery Friday following Tuesday's car accident that took the life of their father and sent both of them to the hospital with serious injuries.
The news was relayed through two representatives of a local non-profit that is working with the Pugh family during this time, the video of which can be seen below.
After what was described as a tough night with some tingling and itching in her lower legs, Gracie, the Pughs' 12-year-old, regained feeling in her lower extremities after not having any feeling below the thighs
a day prior.
She was able to make small movements in her lower extremities Friday and was also able to get into a wheelchair several times to get out of bed. She is also off her IV delivering medications and will be receiving them more traditionally from here on out.
The hope for the Pughs' nine-year-old daughter, JJ, is that she will get her feeding tube out Saturday so she can begin eating regular food again. She was fitted for her back brace Friday and was able to get into a wheelchair for an hour as her recovery continues.
The two said that the couple's son Gannon, Mark Briscoe, and the Briscoes' father got to visit the girls on Friday.
They also shared the following in terms of donations and cards for the family:
- People can still donate to the Pugh family fund which is nearly $50,000 past the $200,000 goal. While the limit won't be raised, donations remain open for the family's medical costs and such.
- For those locally who aren't comfortable with online transactions, people can send checks to the Bank of Delmarva, made out to the Pugh Family Benefit.
- A t-shirt benefit by a Laurel local will be started soon with shirts also available online.
- A local business called A&K Tackle also has a benefit t-shirt and "Pray for Pugh" stickers available.
- Those who want to send cards for the family and get well cards for the girls can drop them off at several locations in Laurel or mail them to Laurel High School in Delaware.
Both of the Pugh daughters had positive medical advancements Friday.
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