NC farmer attacked by bull returns home after 26-day hospital stint
A North Carolina dairy farmer has returned home after a bull attacked him in May at his Alamance County farm.
Randy Lewis, the owner of the Snow Camp-based Ran-Lew Dairy Milk Co., returned home after 26 days in the hospital, according to a Facebook post on Saturday from the farm.
“He’s very tired and still has a long recovery ahead, but he’s glad to be back in his own house,” the post said. “He even got to eat one of his favorite home-cooked meals last night - Burrito Magic.”
A GoFundMe started on behalf of Lewis has raised $182,091 out of its $195,000 goal.
Lewis required life-saving medical intervention to recover from broken ribs, punctured lungs, shattered vertebrae and other injuries.
"I'm flabbergasted. I'm touched. I'm overwhelmed. And I'm just deeply moved," Lewis said from his hospital bed in mid-May. "I'm not sure I'm capable of putting this feeling into words, so all I can say today is thank you."
The farm also held a benefit dinner for Lewis on Saturday night at Lloyd’s Dairy.
Lewis is one of the last remaining dairy farmers in the area and works tirelessly to preserve his fifth-generation farm.
