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Man offers six-month Caribbean holiday to physiotherapist who can help his girlfriend

Jeremie Tronet says he will cover accommodation and food, as well as provide kite-surfing lessons and excursions to local islands

Samuel Osborne
Monday 23 May 2016 13:43 EDT
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Jeremie Tronet said he will cover the cost of flights to Union Island in the Grenadines
Jeremie Tronet said he will cover the cost of flights to Union Island in the Grenadines (iStock)

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A man has offered a free six-month trip to the Caribbean to someone who can help his girlfriend with rehabilitation after she fractured her hip.

On a post on Facebook, Jeremie Tronet, 29, who runs a kite surfing centre on Union Island in the Grenadines, appealed for a physiotherapist and their plus one to fly out to treat his girlfriend.

Mr Thronet said he will cover the cost of flights, accommodation and food, and also provide kite-surfing lessons and excursions to local islands.

Zoe Schaffer-Jennett, 27, who worked as a kite surfing instructor, fell three metres into a concrete ditch and fractured her femur.

She was moved to Martinique Island for surgery, where three screws were inserted to reattach the femoral head during a four-hour long operation.

Zoe Schaffer-Jennett had three screws screws inserted to reattach the femoral head during a four-hour long operation
Zoe Schaffer-Jennett had three screws screws inserted to reattach the femoral head during a four-hour long operation (Jeremie Tronet/Facebook)

Ms Schaffer-Jennett will need daily help from a physiotherapist to learn to walk again after the operation. Her recovery could take between five to six months.

The couple are appealing for a physical therapist, orthopaedic surgeon or someone who works in a rehabilitation centre to help them. To apply for the job, email zoesurgery@gmail.com.

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