Cody Baker and Colton Gray
Cody in the hospital after his injury
At first glance, you might wonder what these two gentlemen have in common. After all, Cody lives in Western Massachusetts and Colton in Southwest Colorado. That, however, is one of the things they share. Cody’s father owns Davenport Construction, a company that engages in all manner of work involving commercial buildings including site work, paving, septic work etc. Cody worked for his father when he was in high school and planned to make that his career after graduation. A motorcross accident intervened and he was left with a T8 complete spinal cord injury, with no feeling below his rib cage.
Colton before his accident
Colton meanwhile started working for a log home construction company while he was in high school. Following graduation, he went to work for a general contractor where he learned how to pour concrete, do framing work, run a shovel and other construction equipment. He found himself wanting to run larger equipment so he went to work for a Texas company which built roads and ground platforms for oilfield companies. While driving back and forth between Colorado and Texas, he helped his dad haul logs, and that’s when the accident happened. A log fell off the trailer and hit Colton in the back. He was left with an incomplete T7 spinal cord injury. Both men requested a Rio Firefly 2.5 electric wheelchair attachment, because both live in an area that is quite hilly if not mountainous. Even though both are young, constantly propelling themselves in this terrain was taking a toll on their shoulders. This device turns a manual wheelchair into a power one, and thanks to our generous donors, we were able to supply this item for both Cody and Colton.
Rio Firefly 2.5 electric wheelchair attachment