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Hoschton man fights to restore vision after fireworks accident
Porter seeking to raise funds for stem cell transplant
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Joel Porter is attempting to raise funds for a stem cell transplant for his right eye, which was severely injured in a fireworks accident on July 4.
It was the Fourth of July, and Joel Porter and his friends decided to shoot off some of the new fireworks only recently allowed to be sold in Georgia. The group went to a friend’s house in Athens, and after having a few drinks they decided to go out and shoot fireworks around midnight. “Somebody misfired one,” Porter said.