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The family of a man whose life was saved by a fundraising campaign say he is “struggling”, six months after he was shot in the head.<\/p>

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Christopher Tester, 37, from Torquay, was shot during a robbery at his parents’ restaurant in Antigua.<\/p>\n

He was wounded on Christmas Day while trying to “shield his mother”, and campaigners raised more than \u00a3103,000 to fly him to Devon for treatment.<\/p>

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Mr. Tester needed an operation on his skull and is now blind.<\/p>

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After the shooting Mr Tester was in an induced coma at Mount St John Hospital on the Caribbean island before being brought to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.<\/p>\n

He returned home on his birthday at the end of February, and his parents Tony and Gill said additional money was raised to adapt his home to make it comfortable.<\/p>

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He is now said to be enjoying guitar lessons, playing the ukulele, walking, swimming and spinning, despite “struggling to come to terms with his blindness”, according to his parents.<\/p>\n

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Image caption<\/span>Mr Tester’s attendance at his sister’s wedding was described as an ’emotional day’ by his family<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an update on his appeal website, his parents said it had been a “very trying time” for him since his return to the UK in January and he was in “a lot of pain” after surgery.<\/p>

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After being transferred to a rehabilitation hospital in Plymouth, a CT scan revealed Mr Tester had an “air leak” in his skull, requiring a seven-hour operation to avoid a brain infection, they said.<\/p>

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Mr and Mrs Tester said they were “truly grateful” to the 1,728 fundraisers who made their son’s journey home possible.<\/p>\n

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