Tragedy hits a Waco-area family when a father is killed and his 6-year-old son is injured by a lightning strike
“Matthew and Grayson took one side [of the driveway] and Elijah went on the other side and Matthew had just reached down and grabbed Grayson’s hand and said, 'I love you, buddy,' when the lightning hit,” said Burris.
The Bosque County Sheriff’s Department said deputies found Boggs’ lifeless body and the child unresponsive but breathing -- his big brother was a witness to it all. Burris said Grayson suffered several injuries including a severe brain injury. The child is being treated at Baylor Scott & White McClane Children’s Medical Center in Temple.“It’s really hard to see anyone you love in a hospital bed. It’s even harder when it’s a child,” said Burris, through tears. “We’ve been told that he will never be the same rambunctious full-of-life kid that he once was.”She said Grayson’s condition is not getting worse but is only slowly improving.
Burris has also started a GoFundMe account to help with hospital bills and costly therapy expected down the road. “The whole reason the GoFundMe was started was because of the road that Grayson has. He’s got a really long road,” she said.There is a public candlelight vigil scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. at Bosque County Cowboy Church.
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