On Oct. 7, Nelson “Nels” Moulton suffered a brain bleed and was airlifted off island to care. He is now in  Seattle  undergoing rehabilitation for the physical challenges that resulted from the incident while waiting for the bleed to heal enough to explore diagnosis.

Nels is a long way from returning to his island home. Recovery will take one year or more, and elements of care will require maintenance for the rest of his life. The number of un-insured costs in this process are extensive.

“Nels, his wife Cathy Faulkner and their 10-year-old son Trevor have given their time and energy in countless ways to our community,” say friends. “Here is our chance to give back in their time of need.”

Checks can be made to Cathy Faulkner and sent to Salish Electric at P.O. Box 1502, Eastsound, Wash. 98245. There is also a basket at the OPAL office (286 Enchanted Forest Rd.) for well wishes, checks or gift cards. In addition, there is currently a crowdfunding campaign underway at GiveForward.com (search “Nels”).

On Facebook, there is a group that has been an uplifting forum for friends to post text and video messages for Nels, and for receiving day-to-day updates on Nels’ improvement (search “Join Cathy and Nels”).