Gianna Pristeras recovery!
Donation protected
Hi, my name is peyton kohn. One of gianna’s best friends, during our soccer season we became inseparable. i met gianna when she was in her neck brace. if you all are confused, on january 14th, 2022 gianna, her dad, and two close friends, were hit by a drunk driver. right after the accident everyone was okay, a few days later g was feeling off. she went to the hospital, got scans, and found out she had 2 torn ligaments in her neck from that point she was rushed to Luries Children’s Hospital in Downtown Chicago. From luries she had found out she was concussed, whiplash and her C1, C2 vertebrae were shifted. This is where everything took a turn. She had to be downtown every two weeks for scans, and after 3 months found out her neck was not healing. She had to undergo 6 hour long surgery to put a fusion on her c1,c2 vertebrae, they had to put a plate, metal rod, and 2 titanium bolts in her neck. Surgery went super well! She knew she had a long recovery ahead but she was willing to put all of her effort in. On friday december 16 she had an accident, she lost her ability to walk, and even move her legs on her own. She was rushed to Northwestern, which did scans but couldn’t find anything wrong structurally. She was then transferred to Luries again around 2 am. She’s had a rough time recently, but she’s trying to get her ability back to walk, it’s hard for her. Anything helps the Pristera family. We cannot wait to see her get back on the field!
Organizer and beneficiary
Peyton Kohn
Organizer
Huntley, IL
Rick Pristera
Beneficiary