Crash couple count blessings

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The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter flew Amy, accompanied by Flynn, to Wellington Hospital when it became clear her injuries were life threatening.

“It still makes me a bit upset and teary thinking about it,” Amy says.

“We didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to each other, I went off in one direction and David another. If one of us had died that would have been the last time we saw each other.”

Around six hours after the crash, the pair talked to each other on the phone.

Amy spent five days in Wellington Hospital before being transferred to Wairau

Hospital. David was discharged after two nights but had to later return for surgery.

The support from the community during this time has been “humbling” Amy says.

“The love and support, even from people we don’t know has been amazing.

“It got us through the last three months, we feel just so blessed.”

The accident has changed them for the better in many ways, David says.

“You appreciate what you have and try to simplify life and reflect on what’s important.

“We work long hours but now I’ll spend an hour catching up with someone.

“It’s bought us all closer together and I’ll always be grateful for that.”