Help Megan Ehrhardt Rebuild After Tragic Accident

Asking for help has never come easy to me; and it still doesn’t. I’ve nearly made it a full year trying to tough it out in silence, but the truth is, June 2024, my life changed completely. I was in a horrific car accident that nearly took my life. I was the passenger and victim in a DUI accident, which occurred through no fault of my own and I had to be revived. Since that day, I haven’t been able to work. No paycheck. No real stability. Just recovery. A long, painful road of trying to regain everything I lost.

▪️ Half my face and skull was degloved

▪️An entire portion of my top right body was, to put this lightly; shredded

▪️A root avulsion (nerves ripped out my spinal cord)

▪️3 broken vertebrae in my neck

▪️4 in my back

▪️A brain bleed

▪️2 TBIs

▪️A broken collarbone

▪️An orbital fracture

▪️Teeth chipped

▪️Vagus nerve injury

I may be brain farting and missing a few things, but pretty much;

I couldn’t drink any fluids, I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t talk, I couldn’t even use the bathroom by myself

At my prime age of 22 (& then 23 as I spent my birthday in the hospital)

I was in the hospital for nearing the first month and ½ , before insurance kicked me out of course but that’s another story.

The first 25 days that I was back home (still in a hospital bed) I had 27 appointments, if that tells you anything else.

I am beyond grateful that I can walk, talk, think, and drink on my own again. These are victories I don’t take lightly. But the journey isn’t over. I’m still fighting every day to reclaim some sense of independence and to survive.

The cherry on my sundae is that before the accident, I was living my dream as an artist, turning my “unrealistic” passion into a reality. But now, I face a devastating reality that my dominant (right) arm is paralyzed….

Creating is how I expressed myself, how I connected with the world, and how I made a living. Now, everything is uncertain. I’m still holding onto hope but we don’t yet know what the future looks like for my art—or for me.

Due to legal complications, I can’t say too much about what’s happening behind the scenes, but I can say this: the government and Social Security have left me in limbo. This GoFundMe is my leap of faith. I’m swallowing my pride and reaching out, hoping that this small act of asking might help me get back on my feet.

If you’ve read this far, thank you for your time. Anything you can give; whether it’s a donation or just a share, means more to me than I can put into words.

With gratitude & grace,

Megan Ehrhardt