The Virginia councilman who was set on fire in a brutal attack will likely be in the hospital for the next six months, according to his wife, Blair Vogler.

The generosity and love we’ve seen has been overwhelming, and it’s making a real difference,” Lee Vogler’s publisher, Andrew Brooks, said.

A man named Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes attacked and poured gasoline on Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler before setting him on fire, according to Virginia police.