The family of kite-surfing accident victim Jeff Johnston is holding a fundraising dinner to raise cash for his rehabilitation.Mr Johnston was tragically injured in a boarding accident last August where he sustained severe head injuries, as well as broken ribs and limbs.He was immediately airlifted off the Island and has been undergoing physical, occupational and speech therapy at Spaulding Rehabilitation Clinic in Boston since September.Mr Johnston, who worked in the IT department at Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Ltd, was due to get married four weeks after the accident to Bermudian Stephanie Outerbridge.Helen Hall, Ms Outerbridge’s sister, said Mr Johnston, 35, has been on the long road to recovery.Since the beginning he has had to relearn skills, like breathing, swallowing and talking, from scratch.Ms Hall said movement was starting to come into his left arm and he is also spontaneously moving his right arm.He has also mastered one syllable words and is currently tackling words with three syllables.“It’s slow and steady. He was in a coma for almost a month so he didn’t wake up and just start talking,” she said.According to Ms Hall, his treatments at Spaulding were costing about $2,000 a day and insurance only covered 60 days of rehabilitation per year.As a result, family and friends are hosting a fundraising dinner on Saturday at 6.30pm at Gosling’s Wine Shop in Hamilton.Tickets for the event cost $100 and include dinner provided by Buzz, on behalf of owner Holger Eiselt.Other sponsors include Dunkley’s Dairy, Butterfield and Vallis, Gosling’s, Import Export and Viking Food Limited.Entertainment will be provided by the Tony Bari Trio. In addition a recent video of Mr Johnston will be played.Family and friends have been supporting Mr Johnston throughout his recovery, including Ms Outerbridge, who has not left his side and moved into an apartment within walking distance to the hospital.Ms Hall said: “I think that speaks for itself. [Stephanie] is dedicated to him and getting him to the best level he can, as far as he can go.“She is his motivation. Initially if she left the room, that was the one thing he could say ‘Steph’. When she left his eyes would follow her. He said ‘I love you, I love you’. He just wants to go home.”Ms Outerbridge has thanked everyone for their support, kind words and well wishes during the ordeal.Doctors haven’t been able to tell whether Mr Johnston will be able to operate at normal levels again, but Ms Hall said his progress so far has surprised many.Other families members in England and Canada will be hosting their own events to raise money for Mr Johnston, originally from Vancouver.To get tickets to the event or find out how you can donate to Mr Johnston’s medical costs go to www.jmjtrust.org.