Captain Kim Fawcett lost the fight for disability compensation but is celebrating her nomination to run as a Conservative candidate in the upcoming federal election
Air Force Captain Kim Fawcett, who lost her leg and her only child in a horrific car crash in 2006 while dropping her son at daycare in preparation for her second deployment to Afghanistan, this week lost her long-running court battle over disability compensation.
As she waited for assistance, she bundled Keiran up and was carrying him to the shoulder of the highway, she previously told the Post.A truck hit the pair, sending her son flying onto the highway and pulling her down under its undercarriage. Her right leg was torn off. She had 21 additional fractures but the worst blow she learned after waking up in hospital: Keiran had been killed.
“I want to thank Capt. Fawcett for her service to our country. Our hearts go out to her for the loss she has suffered. We are committed to making sure she gets the support she needs, including for the prosthetic leg,” Sajjan said in the House. Asked what impact Fawcett running as a Conservative would have on the minister’s support of her and her case, Sajian said: “none.”
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