MY NAME IS MORGAN. I HAD A DEVASTATING CAR ACCIDENT IN OCTOBER OF 2012. I HAD SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. I WAS IN ICU FOR 28 DAYS. DURING THAT TIME, MY BRAIN BEGAN TO SWELL. THIS REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF MY CRANIUM. SOMETIME DURING THAT TIME, I ALSO HAD A STROKE. I WAS ALSO ON A VENTILATOR. THE HOSPITAL COULD NOT DO ANYTHING MORE FOR ME. THEY RECOMMENDED TO MY PARENTS THAT I BE PUT IN AN INSTITUTION OR "LET GO".
MY PARENTS DISAGREED.                                                         MY PARENTS ADVOCATED FOR ME AND I WAS TRANSFERRED TO AN ACUTE REHAB FACILITY. WHILE THERE, I WAS WEANED FROM THE VENTILATOR. I WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE BRAIN TRAUMA FLOOR TO BEGIN THERAPY. I SPENT 2 1/2 MONTHS THERE. MY PARENTS LEARNED HOW TO TAKE CARE OF ME WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE STAFF. WHEN I WAS RELEASED, MY PARENTS BROUGHT ME HOME TO CONTINUE MY VERY LONG HEALING PROCESS.        
  I AM WHEELCHAIR DEPENDANT. I CANNOT SPEAK YET, BUT I AM LEARNING TO MAKE SOUNDS. ALL OF MY MEDICATIONS AND NUTRITION IS GIVEN VIA G-TUBE. I AM LEARNIGN HOW TO VOLUNTARILY MOVE MY ARMS AND LEGS, BUT THIS WILL TAKE TIME. I AM COMPLETELY COGNATIVE, AND CAN ANSWER A QUESTION WITH LIFTING MY HAND. I CAN ALSO READ.                
 I HAVE UNDERGONE 6 CRANIOPLASTY SURGERIES TO REPLACE MY CRANIUM. IT WAS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE FACT OF INFECTIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN PUT IN AND TAKEN OUT 3 TIMES. I CURRENTLY HAD SURGERY IN DEC. 2014 FOR A PARTIAL CRANIUM "PROTECTOR" AND TISSUE EXPANDERS. BUT, ALAS, I WENT BACK IN AGAIN THE FOLLOWING MONTH, JAN. 2015 TO HAVE SURGERY AGAIN, DUE TO THE SITE OPENING.      
MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN WITH ME THROUGH EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THEY HAD TO BUY A USED WHEELCHAIR VAN FOR ME TO TRANSPORT ME TO THERAPIES, DOCTOR VISITS, HOSPITAL STAYS, ETC. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REMODIFY THE HOUSE TO ACCOMODATE MYSELF AND MY NEEDS. MY FRIENDS HAVE HAD SOME FUNDRAISERS FOR ME. THEY HAVE HELPED ALOT.
MY PARENTS ARE IN NEED OF FUNDS TO REDO OUR CURRENT LAUNDRY ROOM INTO A BATHROOM SO I CAN GET A SHOWER OR BATH. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO START USING A TOILET , TOO. RIGHT NOW, I GET A "BED BATH' TWICE A DAY, AND YOU CAN IMAGINE THE REST WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING AN ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM.                                                                                      
MY PARENTS STILL KEEP MODIFYING THE SMALLER THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE FOR ME, BUT CANNOT SAVE UP ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THIS NEW BATHROOM. CURRENTLY, I AM STILL RECOVERING AND GETTING THERAPY. I WILL FACE MORE SURGERIES LATER ON, AND HAVING A SHOWER TO GET CLEAN WOULD HELP,  LEAVING A LESSER CHANCE OF INFECTION. THANK YOU, GOD BLESS, & 'PEACE OUT!'