DIOVANNI Fulford is preparing for an emotional return to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre.
The 20-year-old will be guest of honour when InterHealth Canada celebrates its year anniversary on Monday.
Diovanni became the hospital’s first trauma patient after he was knocked down by a car in Blue Hills, just hours after the facility opened on April 10, last year.
He was rushed to the emergency department suffering serious multiple injuries and immediately underwent life-saving surgery.
Once stable, he was flown to Florida for further treatment before returning to Cheshire Hall to undergo an intense physiotherapy programme.
Remarkably, the basketball fanatic returned to work as a ticket agent for Air Turks and Caicos, just three months after the horrific accident and is now back playing his favourite sport.
Diovanni will be cutting a special birthday cake at Cheshire Hall during a programme of celebrations that includes entertainment by pupils from Clement Howell High School.
Meanwhile, doing the honours simultaneously in Grand Turk will be Juliet Arthur and her partner Derron Thelwell.
Juliet gave birth to twins, Derron Jnr and Derronique, at the Cockburn Town Medical Centre, in December.
Unfortunately they were born two months premature and spent the first few weeks of their lives fighting for survival.
But thanks to the expertise of both doctors and nurses Derron Jnr and Derronique pulled through.
InterHealth Canada TC CEO, Roger Cheesman, explained: “It’s incredible to think we are about to celebrate our one year anniversary. The time has flown by and we have achieved so much.
“We have seen, treated, and continue to work with, some very special patients whose lives we have been able to either save or greatly improve.
“Diovanni and the Thelwell twins are fantastic examples of the wonderful service we provide the people of the TCI and we are honoured that they will be helping us celebrate this very special occasion.”
The Ona Glinton Junior School choir will be entertaining guests in Grand Turk.
