On October 6, 2025, my world changed forever. I was 36 weeks pregnant with our sixth child when my husband, Miguel, was riding home on his motorcycle. A car turned directly in front of him, claiming they didn’t see him, and hit him. The impact threw Miguel from his motorcycle, causing him to land hard on the cold concrete. He suffered a broken jaw in multiple places, a broken nose, facial fractures, a broken femur, two broken arms, a spinal cord injury, and lost several teeth. The worst injury was to his brain—Miguel suffered a traumatic brain injury and lost consciousness at the scene. He actually died and stopped breathing, but by God’s grace, he was revived and rushed to the hospital for lifesaving surgery. Seeing him hooked up to so many machines, with tubes coming out of his head to relieve brain pressure, was the most terrifying moment of my life. I got the call while home with our five kids, waiting for him to return. That night, my life turned upside down in an instant. Doctors didn’t think he was going to make it past day 2 or 3. But God isn’t done writing his story!

Miguel was the provider for our family, allowing me to stay home with our six children. Since his accident, I have had no income. We managed to get by for a few months with the help of Miguel’s last paychecks, emergency assistance, and the generosity of my family, a couple friends, Miguel’s coworkers, and our church. But now, I am worried about our financial security. Our children are 16, 9, 5, 3, 1, and our newest baby is just four months old. The emotional and financial strain has been overwhelming. We had just got married February 1st, 2025 and just moved into our new home at the March 1st, 2025, and what began as a year of blessings quickly turned into a struggle for survival. On top of everything, I was in a car accident just two weeks after giving birth, (a car ran a red light hitting me while I had our 3 youngest in the car on the way to pick up the older ones from school.) Leaving us carless and adding to our challenges. Every day is a battle to keep our family together and provide for our kids while Miguel fights for his life and recovery in the hospital.

It’s hard for me to ask for help, but I am in a difficult and lonely place right now. Any money raised will help us stay up on rent and bills, provide for our kids’ needs, maintain our cars for safe transportation, and cover household essentials. It will also help with any special items or care Miguel may need as he recovers. Eventually, I hope to bring him home, but I know he will need ongoing care and support. Your kindness will give us a sense of security and hope during this incredibly hard time. Thank you for considering helping our family!

More about Miguel;

He will be 28 years old in April. He came from a difficult past but he always had such a big heart! I remember during our son’s first birthday party in the cold weather he seen a man with no jacket on Miguel literally took the coat off his back and gave it to him along with a plate of hot food. This wasn’t out of character for him he has always been such a giving caring person! He is such a great, active, loving dad. Even after a 10 hour shift he would get on the floor with the kids and play dinosaurs or chase them around the house. They miss his so much! One of the hardest things is hearing them cry for him! Our family is not the same without him home. He would do anything to make the kids and me smile! I miss him so much… I miss us cooking, and eating together. Just the little things;; I would give anything to just hear him say, “I love you” and just feel him hugging me! ugh, I miss us praying as a family and him leading our family in Prayer! So many little things we don’t think of until all we have is the memories of those things; those are what's really important!

Please love each other! Be kind, forgive, don’t hold grudges.. Enjoy life! Tomorrow isn’t promised and what we think “could never be us” could happen in a blink of an eye.

March is also Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. I didn’t know much about it before but now I find myself researching more and more!

Please drive safe, slow down, take a second look, wear a helmet and seat belt it could save a life!!!

Things like this change and affects more people than just the victim.

Thank you all. Blessings!