Thanks from the Kaludjak family

Thank you to all on behalf of Joeffrey Kaludjak, his wife Charlene, and their son, Cole.

I have not had time until now to express my greatest thanks to all who assisted my son when he got into an accident during the Kimmirut-Iqaluit race on Easter weekend last month. I acknowledge the care and consideration given to my son until he was picked up by helicopter and eventually to the hospital for care and treatment.

He received two fractures on his upper neck. I am thankful it was not any worse than that. He is currently recovering at home in Rankin Inlet and will be off work for two months or so. I especially want to thank the individual who stopped and left the race to stay with my son when he was unconscious for about five hours off and on.

On behalf of the Kaludjak families, grandparents, and friends, we do not know all the people who stopped and assisted. We acknowledge the following with the information we have:

* Paul Gordon from Quebec, who quit the race to help my son. We commend you greatly.
* Neco Towtoogie and James Makpah for informing us by satellite phone about the accident.
* Johnny Mike for advising people of the location by GPS.
* Bruce Uviluq Patterson and Janet Brewster for staying with him and caring for him until the helicopter arrived.
* The young people who helped him when he was first discovered, and whose names we did not get.

Finally, David and Kelvin Salluviniq for advising me he was taken care of, and on his way to the Iqaluit hospital and to the race organizer for getting the helicopter to go pick him up in spite of difficulty in convincing them to go.

Once again, our greatest thank-you for your actions. You have shown human kindness to our family. If it wasn’t for your help, he wouldn’t have being able to pull through all this.

For this we are indebted for your deeds. Qujanamimarialuvusi – Tamasitiaq.

On behalf of the Kaludjak family
Paul and Dorothy Kaludjak
Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet