There are fundraisers for the grandson of Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputy David Gilstrap, who was killed while working as a school crossing guard, struck by a car in 2008. 8 year-old Hendrix Avery is hospitalized in Augusta, facing a long list of COVID-related medical challenges that could mean several months of medical attention and recuperation, possibly at a hospital in Atlanta. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family offset medical expenses.
From WSB TV…
The 8-year-old grandson of a Georgia officer killed in the line of duty is now fighting for his life at an Augusta hospital.
Hendrix David Avery, who is the grandson of the late Deputy David Gilstrap, has been hospitalized in critical condition since Dec. 16 after a seri e s of medical emergencies. He’s since had multiple surgeries, had his left leg partially amputated, and has suffered from pneumonia, kidney failure, C-DIFFtoxic megacolon, sepsis, COVID-19, cardiac arrest and seizures.
His grandfather, Gilstrap, was an Oconee County deputy who was killed in the line of duty after being hit by a car in 2008.