Help Monica Stegall
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What happened to Monica could've happened to any of us at any given moment of time. This is why her accident is so tragic, heartbreaking, and scary.
Monica had been working hard and long hours at her architecture firm -- normal for an aspiring architect. She arrived home safely, and dashed out of the car -- she reached the lobby of her apartment building, tripped and fell on her head. It was a simple accident. One that can happen to anyone.
The fall fractured her skull in two places and caused a brain hemorrhage. She was operated on immediately, and placed into a medically induced coma. Her coworkers, partner, son, mom, and close friends were with her during those first few hours.
The doctors are slowly reducing the sedatives to watch her responses. She is responding to all stimuli, and doctors and nurses are very pleased with her progression.
Once she is completely in stable condition she will leave the ICU and be transferred to her hospital's Neurological Unit, where she can start the recovery process. The hospital representative did warn us that brain trauma comes with a long road to recovery which can take as little as a few months to over a year.
What now? Now we help her partner Tim and son Torin out because they will need all the help they can get. Any donation is welcome, to assist Monica's family with not only medical bills, but to keep them afloat as she recovers. All funds collected here go directly to Tim.
(Edited version of Lannette's narrative of what happened to Monica, from her blog here .)
Click here to sign up for much more information on Monica's state and progression.
Monica had been working hard and long hours at her architecture firm -- normal for an aspiring architect. She arrived home safely, and dashed out of the car -- she reached the lobby of her apartment building, tripped and fell on her head. It was a simple accident. One that can happen to anyone.
The fall fractured her skull in two places and caused a brain hemorrhage. She was operated on immediately, and placed into a medically induced coma. Her coworkers, partner, son, mom, and close friends were with her during those first few hours.
The doctors are slowly reducing the sedatives to watch her responses. She is responding to all stimuli, and doctors and nurses are very pleased with her progression.
Once she is completely in stable condition she will leave the ICU and be transferred to her hospital's Neurological Unit, where she can start the recovery process. The hospital representative did warn us that brain trauma comes with a long road to recovery which can take as little as a few months to over a year.
What now? Now we help her partner Tim and son Torin out because they will need all the help they can get. Any donation is welcome, to assist Monica's family with not only medical bills, but to keep them afloat as she recovers. All funds collected here go directly to Tim.
(Edited version of Lannette's narrative of what happened to Monica, from her blog here .)
Click here to sign up for much more information on Monica's state and progression.
Organizer and beneficiary
Amanda Taylor Snelson
Organizer
San Francisco, CA
Tim Pilla
Beneficiary
