Help Aid in Gabby Guthrie’s Recovery

Hello all who have come to our go fund me! Thanks for being here. As a group of Gabbys close friends, we want to tell her story and do something for her that will have a lasting impact.

Gabby is a 23 year old girl who was in a serious accident in November 2022. She was walking along a crosswalk in downtown detroit when someone driving turned and hit her. The driver did not know that they had hit someone and Gabby was run over and stuck underneath the driver’s car. The construction workers nearby were able to lift the car off of Gabby so that EMS was then able to transport her to Detroit Medical Center, a level I trauma center only minutes away. The proximity may have saved her life. She received hours of life saving interventions once there and then underwent several serious surgeries to keep her alive and save her left leg. This all happened in the first 48 hours. After 9 surgeries, a month in the ICU, and a metal structure holding her pelvis together, she was able to go home to continue her recovery. Gabby now uses crutches to get around after 9 months of slow and steady progress but still frequently experiences chronic pain with increased activity. Although Gabby’s mobility since then has significantly improved, the road has been more than grueling. Gabby has multiple more surgeries in the future and a lifetime of readjustment to the injuries from the accident. Although we can tell you all Gabby’s story, we cannot begin to explain what Gabby’s experience has been. Gabby has always been and is still one of the most enduring, strong, and lively people we have ever encountered in our lives. She impresses everyone around her on a daily basis and we want to give her the world.

Unfortunately, the settlement that she received from the driver was very little and not enough to cover the irrevocable physical and emotional damages she has and will continue to face. As Gabby has had to significantly decrease her working hours since the accident, we hope you all can help us ease the financial burden and emotional stress of life’s expenses in addition to the coverage needed for the medical and surgical needs of Gabby’s future. Our goal is to raise $20,000 by Christmas. All money that we receive will be given directly to Gabby! Thank you all sincerely for any and all donations and for taking the time to read our beautiful Gabby’s story.