Monday, 17th August, Grantsville: the story of love and survival
- Then we drive to meet Leonard and Janet, members of the LDS church (regular Mormons). Leonard was very seriously burnt in an industrial accident in ’92 and admits that he is very very lucky to be alive. He spent 2 months in a coma after the accident, and was blind for nearly a year until he has cornea transplants. He wore a burn suit for his entire body for 18 months, before returning to (the same place to) work. Janet stayed with him throughout (statistically with very serious burns cases, this is very unusual) and they have now been married for 36 years, with 4 kids and many grandchildren. Janet and Leonard have been actively involved with a burns camp for burns victims and Leonard spends much of his spare time visiting children in the Salt Lake burns unit. They are a truly inspiring couple, and it was a pleasure to meet them. And their fab grandson Isaac, the pumpkin man.
