Celtic-daft Scots dad left unable to talk due to brain damage three years after pub attack
A Celtic-daft Scots dad who was left fighting for his life after an unprovoked street attack three years ago is still unable to talk after suffering a major brain injury. Kevin Hammond’s family are fundraising for a stem cell therapy treatment in Switzerland which doctors believe may help improve the 54-year-old’s quality of life.
But the devastating brain injury continues to have a lasting effect on the married dad who requires 24/7 care and can only communicate with his loved ones by using his mobile phone. Daughter Ashley, 29, told how her dad has had to relearn everything from scratch - including how to walk and make a cup of tea - but hopes that the £26k treatment will help get him back to watching his beloved team at Celtic Park.
“He was one of the patients who was in intensive care for the longest and then he got moved down to the high dependency unit and eventually onto the ward. During all that, he had to go through several major operations on his brain. She added: “He’s really missing his work. He was a slush puppy engineer and he’d been doing it since he was 16-years-old. He was a very handy man with DIY and building stuff but now, even trying to hammer a nail, he’s finding that difficult with his hand.
“We’ve tried all these communications books and apps on his phone for his speech. We’ve tried laptops, iPads but he’s a 54-year-old man and a lot of the resources are for children.
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