He has one leg surgery to go, and doctors are confident Matt will be able to walk again in September. Since coming home May 23, Matt has been working with physical therapists at home five days a week. Peter's Episcopal Church also sponsored a scholarship for Matt's two eldest children to attend nearby Camp Arrowhead.

The PTO also made sure the family had food to put on the table. The teachers, staff and PTO at Rehoboth Elementary were equally as generous, he said, providing emotional support for his kids while he recovered in the hospital. “You'd be amazed if you looked in our fridge,” Matt said. Neighbors in the Villages at Herring Creek completed unfinished yard work, presented the family with a check to cover expenses and provided more dinners than the Morgans can consume. Atlantic Lacrosse stepped up by offering to take Matt's kids to and from practices and games. Since the incident, Kids Cottage and the Sussex Family YMCA have waived any charges and fees for the Morgan children. Matt said they knew this was the right place to raise a family, and it's all the more evident now. Matt said he and his wife looked in northern Delaware, but immediately fell in love with the Cape Region. The Morgan family moved to the area about a year ago from Long Island, N.Y. Nearly two months after the accident, the community is still looking out for the family and offering help in any way it can. “It's just mind-blowing the amount of support we've received.”Īdded Lisa, “People we don't even know were showing up at the front door with groceries. 'It's just amazing how much this small town cares for each other,” he said. But thanks to the overwhelming support of the Cape Region, the burden is less daunting. Much of the day-to-day work of taking children to doctor's appointments, sports and school has fallen on the shoulders of his wife, Lisa.

The 32-year-old father of seven children, all under 11 years old, he spends most days in his Long Neck area home recovering, unable to work or venture out of the house. In the days, weeks and months following the accident, Morgan has undergone several surgeries and is still unable to walk. If Morgan awoke during the crash, he doesn't remember it. Eight people were killed in the accident. Morgan was one of the more than 200 people injured when a train derailed as it negotiated a sharp curve at more than 100 mph in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. Four days later, he woke up in the hospital, with no recollection of what happened.

Settling into his seat in the first car of the train shortly after 9 p.m., he took a nap. He boarded an Amtrak train headed to New York City for work at one of his two full-time jobs. May 12 was just like any other work day for Matt Morgan.

Delmarva Remembered by Morgan C. Lee