<div>Help Megan as she recovers from a horrible and traumatic wreck.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Yesterday, August 23rd, Megan was hit by a driver who lost control of his vehicle. Her left hip was dislocated, and her tibia on her right leg was fractured. She is going to have to have surgery and get a plate and screws to fix her tibia, and she may have to have additional work done on her left hip. She will not be able to bear weight for AT LEAST three months. That means she won’t be able to physically work for three months, as she is an RN and she doesn’t have short or long-term disability, so she won’t be able to receive ANY money while she’s off. She has a long road ahead of her, and she really needs the support of those around her. On top of everything else she’s dealing with, she’s going to go three months without pay. I created this GoFundMe to try and help raise some money for Megan to help with bills, groceries, taking care of her pets, etc.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>When I brought it up to her last night, she told me she didn’t think anyone would want to help. I told her she’s wrong, and I want us to prove it. She always tries to help anyone she can, as a nurse and as a person, but she doesn’t think she deserves any help in return. If you have the means and have the kindness in your heart, just know that any donations would mean the world to Megan. And us.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Megan is one of the hardest-working people I know. I mean, right now, she is working two jobs AND going to school to get her BSN. I couldn’t imagine doing all that she does and still being alive. She also has her precious babies to take care of, her two cats and two dogs, and her turtle, and we all know how expensive it can be to care for animals. She even had her backpack and computer with her because she knew she’d have to work on homework later. Unfortunately, her laptop was completely shattered in the crash.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Our family has been struggling this year, and Megan has been trying to help us stay afloat while also trying to take care of her own bills and expenses, but she can’t do it all. And because she’s also had to help us, she’s started struggling herself. She’s told me she’s already behind on some bills, and now it’s only going to get worse. With everything else she’s dealing with and the physical pain she’s in, I want to try and lift some of the burden off of her, even if it’s a little bit.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>After the wreck, she was immediately airlifted to CAMC General. Her left hip had to be popped back into place, but there is still a loose fragment that they are worried about. We won’t know for sure if they’ll have to go in and stabilize it until they actually put her under and physically examine her hip. Her tibia on her right leg was fractured and will have to have a plate and screws to stabilize it.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I had to come upon the scene of the wreck and come to the worst realization it was my sister in that car. Our nephew’s birthday party was yesterday, and we were on the way to it. We live beside each other, and I had thought about riding with her but hadn’t asked. Well, she ended up leaving her house just two minutes before me. And she only made it two minutes down the road before the other driver wrecked into her. When I got to Montgomery Heights, I saw traffic was stopped, and well, my mind always jumps to the worst conclusions, so I instantly tracked Megan on Life360. And it said she was right with me. My heart stopped. And then I happened to look back up, and I saw my uncle Jack down there at the wreck, and he was waving at me to come because he knew my car. I can’t even explain how I felt when I realized there was no way I could even get to her or try to see if she was even conscious. She had to be cut out of her car, but even before that, her car was totaled.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>So she was driving TOWARDS Montgomery, and he was driving away from it. He went to pass the car in front of him, and when he saw Megan, he jerked back over and then completely lost control of the car. The accident caused Megan to be hit so hard that she ended up in the passenger seat of her vehicle. She was terrified. Every airbag went off, and she thought her skin was burning because of how hot it was in her car from the smoke. She lost consciousness for at least a minute, and she said it was hard to stay awake. But she said she heard our daddy’s voice, and he kept saying, “Megan, what are you doing? Wake up.” And that is finally what got her awake 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>2025 has been a year our family will remember forever, for all the WRONG reasons. We lost our aunt to cancer in May, and our sister found out she had cancer as well. Her first chemo treatment ended up being the same day our aunt died. And now Megan had to go through a horrible and traumatic experience like this, and will be dealing with repercussions for a long time. This doesn’t even mention all of the other issues and heartaches we’ve had this year. We truly cannot catch a break.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>No matter how hard Megan works or how tired she may be at the end of her shifts, she always and I mean ALWAYS tries to help the rest of us out in any way she can. Even when she’s struggling herself. No matter what, Megan is always there for her family, her friends, and her pets.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The outcome of this could have been so much worse, and we’re beyond thankful our Megan is still with us today. She’s in a lot of pain and is going to need all the prayers, support, help, and positive vibes she can get as she navigates her life after this accident. Rest assured, she won’t go through it alone.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>If you do not feel comfortable donating through GoFundMe, we also have various other methods for donations. This includes cash, CashApp, PayPal, and Venmo. I’ll list them below.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Venmo – <button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener"><button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">https://venmo.com/u/Makaylarsmith</button></button>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>PayPal - <button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener"><button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">https://www.paypal.me/makaylaasmithh</button></button>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>CashApp - <button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener"><button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">https://cash.app/</button></button>$makaylaresmith
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Thank you all for taking the time to read this. Thank you to everyone who has prayed and is still praying for Megan and who has called and texted to check on Megan and us. None of it has gone unnoticed or unappreciated.
</div>

Molly Seidler

Leesa chenoweth

Shana Kurpel

Anonymous

Makayla Lovejoy

Samantha Tye

Samantha Stacy

Chelsie Wheeler

Catherine Schola

Heather Cooper

Elizabeth Kerr

Janice C Neal

Lori Atkins

Heather Baisden

Cheryl Ann White

Robert Flannagan

Melissa Bess

Haley Dan

Crystal Lee Queen

Help Megan Smith Through Her Road to Recovery

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Help Megan Smith Through Her Road to Recovery

Still $1,445 to go. Help us build momentum.