Paul Ke and some co-workers were talking about the horrible accident that had befallen Victoria鈥檚 Lynn Phillips during a U.S. holiday when someone suggested they could help.

鈥淲e were sitting around and saying someone should do a GoFundMe,鈥� Ke, a Langley resident, recounted to Black Press Media.

Turned out that, someone was him.

Ke set up the 鈥溾�� with the hashtag #Lynnstrong, aiming to raise $125,000.

By Tuesday, the campaign had raised more than $49,000.

Phillips was on a weekend away in Los Angeles on June 13 when she was hit by a car and run over, not once but twice, when the panicked driver who hit her backed up and inflicted more injuries.

She suffered collapsed lungs, multiple broken ribs, multiple broken points in her collar bone and a broken arm as well as internal bleeding and required a ventilator to help her breathe.

鈥淚 got the news that she was in a coma,鈥� said Ke, who works with her as a marketing contractor.

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Though Phillips had travel insurance, it doesn鈥檛 cover everything and she and her family would still need some financial assistance, Ke explained.

鈥淏ecause she is self-employed, she鈥檚 basically got no income coming in.鈥�

Shortly after he began posting updates online, Ke had some good news to report: Phillips had emerged from her coma and while she was in considerable pain, she was able to talk.

Doctors at the UCLA hospital said she was recovering 鈥渨ay above trajectory.鈥�

While the news was encouraging, Phillips has a long way to go, Ke said.

鈥淪he鈥檚 still in a great deal of pain.鈥�

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Since then, she has been flown back back to Canada, and is being treated at a Victoria hospital.

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Email: dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com

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