Donations to help in road to recovery

April 25 will be a day Katanning's Bolto family will remember forever as the day their lives were turned upside down.

While riding his motorbike, Hamish Bolto, 11, collided with a closed wire gate, receiving life-threatening injuries to his throat.

Rushed to Katanning Hospital by local paramedics who were first on the scene, Hamish was stabilised and air-lifted to Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth.

Because of the severity of his injuries, Hamish suffered a stroke two days later.

He was in an induced coma for 10 days and later released from intensive care.

With sheer bravery, determination and support of a loving family and community, Hamish has made amazing progress, but mother Paula Bolto said there was a long road ahead.

"He is doing a lot better than what we had thought, initially, he may have been paralysed down his left side but he has regained movement and is working very hard daily with the rehab team - he is doing amazingly," she said.

"The emergency doctors and local paramedics - we are in awe of what they did at home, because if they didn't, he wouldn't have made it."

Ms Bolto said it had been extremely tough but they had been inundated with support from their family, friends and the community. She and her husband Cameron were overwhelmed and very grateful for the things that people were doing back home.

"At the end of the day, we have so many people to be grateful for, so many people have been involved in Hamish's story, and we are lucky that he is still alive," she said.

To support the Bolto family and raise funds for Hamish's needs, the Hamburgers for Hamish fundraising event, supported by St Patrick's Parents and Friends Association, will be held at Katanning Country Club on Friday, July 31, from 6pm.

With a range of food and donations already flooding in from local businesses, funds raised will go towards Hamish's recovery, and any unused funds will be donated to St John Ambulance, RAC Rescue helicopter, Princess Margaret Hospital and Ronald McDonald House.

Initially, he may have been paralysed down his left side but he has regained movement and is working very hard daily with the rehab team - he is doing amazingly. Paula Bolto