Mike & Beverly Wilson Motorcycle Crash Fund

Hi, this is Dorothy Wilson, Mike and Beverly Wilson’s youngest daughter.

As many of you know, my parents were in a very bad motorcycle crash on Saturday morning, July 2nd. They were the only people involved in the accident, and their memory of what happened is very vague. They both suffered head injuries, so I expect the details to be foggy for now, if not always. The most important thing is that they survived.

My mom’s (Beverly) face and head took the brunt of the impact. She had to be flown to JPS (John Peter Smith) Hospital in Fort Worth for treatment, and my dad was transported via ambulance to Abilene Hendrick Medical Center.

The doctor and helicopter team told me that when my mom first got onto the flight, they started losing her, then miraculously during the flight, she started stabilizing on her own. They said it was nothing short of a miracle. (Also a huge thanks to Pete Klein for being on the scene and helping to get my mom onto the helicopter. It was a very scary time, and my mom found a lot of comfort in seeing a friendly smile from a longtime family friend.)

Unfortunately, she was scalped (exposing a large part of her skull), her nose was broken in multiple places, the inside of her bottom lip was completely detached from her gums down to the bottom of her jaw, she has bad road rash on her arm/face/stomach, multiple locations with deep bruising, and she is suffering from concussion syndrome. She busted many of her front teeth. Her neck and back have really been hurting her and she’s super weak. The doctor said it could take up to 2 months for her concussion syndrome to subside. Right now she requires help with her activities of daily living because she is having trouble getting up from sitting or laying, she struggles with getting her arms up, and needs assistance with bathing and whatnot.

As far as her treatment went, a surgeon had to put 3 layers of stitches on the top of her nose, diagonally across her forehead, and a circle part in her hair that’s between the size of a golfball and baseball. The doctor had to reattach everything. There were over 300 stitches placed in that area alone. Her nose (which again, was broken in multiple places) was also cut open and had to be stitched back together as well. She requires surgery on her nose, but has to wait for the swelling to go down.

Outside of the 300 stitches for her largest wound, she had to get stitches on her eyelid, on 2 separate places on her lips, and to reattach her skin to her gums it took a little over 30 stitches inside of her mouth. I watched as the doctor did every single stitch and he told me everything he was doing along the way. He took such great care of her. We are so grateful to him. My mom was an absolute trooper throughout the whole thing. She never cried from pain or complained about anything. The only time she cried was because she was worried about my dad. They are the most in love couple I’ve ever seen.

She was released to me Sunday afternoon, it was literally a miracle that she went from critical to stable on the flight, then was able to be released the following day. Her strength and courage throughout this horrible event has been incredible to witness.

My sister (Nicole) and her boyfriend drove all the way from Florida to our home in Dallas on Sunday, so she could help us care for my mom. That was really amazing! We have been helping her and taking great care of her. Today, Wednesday, July 6th, my sister and her boyfriend are driving her back to Anson. I will be joining them soon.

As I had mentioned, my dad (Mike), was sent to Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene for head injuries and a broken arm. His injuries ended up being a bit more severe than they initially thought. He had a severe concussion, a leison on his brain, road rash with deep bruising, facial injuries, and required surgery on his arm.

He had a lot of issues with short term memory and confusion. It was very scary, but luckily is improving. His face was injured quite a bit as well, but he only required stitches to reattach his eyebrow, and a few on his eyelid also. He has a lot of road rash on his face and body. The surgery on his arm required him to have pins placed and possibly more. I haven’t seen him face to face yet. I do know he was having a great deal of pain. Thankfully, after being hospitalized for 5 days, he was released today.

My parents have finally been reunited at their home in anson. My brother and sister are there with them. My brothers wife and my sisters boyfriend are also there to help take care of them. We cannot express enough how happy and thankful we all are that they are home and doing as well as they can at this point.

Their recoveries are going to take a while, but they are both strong and will take it one step at a time, together.

They are truly blessed to have so many wonderful people in their lives that wasted no time offering to help in any way that they could. That is incredibly selfless of you all and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. The lovely messages, prayers, and well wishes were tremendous. They really lifted their spirits. I literally have gotten hundreds of messages and we appreciate each and every one of you. I’m touched that so many people reached out. I can’t express this enough, I appreciate you all so much.

To answer a specific field of questions that I received over and over, yes, your help is welcome, but certainly not required. My mom has worked for Anson ISD officially for 25 years, but when you add in her years of subbing, it’s actually 28 years. My dad retired from construction last year, and now also works for Anson ISD and he loves it. Having said that, they both have insurance; however, there will still be tremendous expenses for them that insurance won’t cover, then the copays for everything they had done. My mom will also require extensive dental work and that’s always pricey. The helicopter flight for my mom, the ambulance my dad, 3-4 hours of surgery on my moms face in the trauma unit, hours of surgery for my dads arm, my mom needing plastic surgery in the near future to repair her nose, 5 days of hospitalization for my dad, there are just a lot of charges they will be incurring on the medical side of things.

The costs that people generally do not consider are things like loss of wages since my dad will not be able to work for a while. School is out for summer, but my dad is still working full time between all 4 campuses. Another is the fact that they won’t be able to cook for themselves for a bit. My mom will try, but she gets dizzy when she stands, so we will have to force her take it easy because she loves cooking and makes fantastic food. They will require future care and appointments for them to fully recover, so more costs. They won’t be able to drive for a bit due to their head injuries. There are a lot of things that will take time.

I know that a large portion of the country has fallen upon hard times financially, and we 100% understand that making a donation would be hard for many. If you can just spread this post, that helps. If you want to help, but can’t donate, feel free to stop by and see them. I have no idea how much needs to be raised, so based on things I know about medical costs, I ball-parked it. Please do not feel any pressure or expectations.

It’s so nice to see how many lives they have touched in their community. If you attended, worked at, or have/had kids that have passed through the Anson campuses, they have no doubt been met with my moms smile and loving demeanor. Everyone also knows my dad. He’s extremely personable and doesn’t know a stranger. He is always willing to help anyone and everyone if they need it. They are known for riding around town on their motorcycle. They are great people.

I appreciate everyone that was on the scene helping, those that visited my dad in the hospital, my boyfriend for driving me to the hospital and waiting for us up there, and countless others. Anyway that you can help spread this would be greatly appreciated!

The Wilson’s love and appreciate you all! Be blessed.