Raised More Than $60,000 Through GoFundMe

In February 2018, Scott Booth was piloting a helicopter that went down in the Grand Canyon. He as several passengers suffered severe injuries, and were airlifted to Las Vegas, where his long road to recovery began.

Some of Scott's friends established a GoFundMe page to help offset his medical expenses, and over the past two years, more than $60,000 has been contributed to the campaign. But he's not out of the woods yet.

Scott posted this update on his progress just before Christmas on the site:

"Again, THANK YOU so much for donating your hard earned money to help me recover! All together the amount raised ended up being over 60k in a matter of days. Some local businesses donated directly to my family and not thru the site. For nearly 2 years the money has been set aside and only used for medical devices, procedures, equipment and Dr. office visits, etc that were not covered by insurance.

"To date I have spent $800 on X- Rays and CT Scans that were not covered by insurance, $200 to see a pain management doctor and $25,000 on titanium implants (1 for each leg). The implants will be inserted into my tibia on my right leg and femur on my left leg (see photo for example of tibia implant). The original cost was 100k but the company gave me 75% because they want to be apart of the team that will help me walk without the use of traditional socket prosthetics. The surgery will allow me to "click" into my legs directly into my bones instead of wearing the prosthetics like gloves which is very painful on my skin, bones and joints. Osseointegration has been around for decades but is limited in use in the US and because it is only approved by the FDA on a trial basis my insurance company denied the procedure for me which is why I am so grateful and thankful to all of you.

"The cost for this procedure including prosthetics is well over $250k, however my insurance company already provided the prosthetics and although they denied the Osseo surgery I am using the donations to pay for the implants, surgical fees, surgical center and additional hardware needed.

"I will provide an update and photos after the surgery and hopefully a video (someday) of me taking more than few steps. I can currently walk but I need at least one crutch and I can't go more than a few minutes without needed to take a break from the pain. Some of you have seen me walking and it's not a pretty sight so I'm going to wait until I get the hang of it before I share.

"Thank you everyone and Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

(Image posted to GoFundMe)

FMI: www.gofundme.com/f/scott-booth-fund