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Good evening, A little update on everything that has happened. I found out that I was pregnant the night after Nathan's accident. I decided to go ahead with the pregnancy as I did not know if my husband was going to make it out alive the next 72 hours after his accident and the craniotomy he had to evacuate his brain bleed. I am a high risk pregnancy due to medications I was on and the stress of this whole ordeal. Which I also lost my mom in a motorcycle accident back in 2023. So this is not my first rodeo with accidents plus Nate's previous one from November 2025. I was asked if I wanted Nathan on a trach and peg tube about a week after the accident. I opted for both as he was breathing over the ventilator. Nathan was moved from the ICU to an "acute" care facility on March 30,2026. This facility did not do my husband justice. It was constantly a fight with the case managers to get the information and care he required! This facility was not chosen by myself to move him to, as the original hospital case managers called day of transport and said he's going there. I did not understand our rights at the time to say no. This is also not the first time this hospital has done this to other patients as I have found out. The second facility was fairly atrocious with his care. He was thoroughly neglected in my opinion. A lot of his nurses were great, but a lot were also not. The case managers there are pretty disgusting individuals as well. I requested a new case manager multiple times, only to have the case manager I did not want on my husbands case, to stick her nose into everything and fight me on every opinion I ever expressed. We had a Nurse practitioner, who btw is not trained for Neuro or TBI related injuries (they had absolutely zero staff that had any concentration on Neuro or TBI) tell my mother in law and myself that my husband would never come out of the comatose like state he was in. Which the reason he was back to being in a coma like state was because anytime his mind and body was waking up the staff not knowing what they were doing and didn't want to deal with the neurostorming, resedated him back into a coma. They also stated he would never eat solid foods again and that he would never have the trach come out. Boy if my husband doesn't just overcome what people say. They took out the trach, but were still feeding him via peg tube. I ended up weighing more than my husband. Most places that we were trying to get him into would not accept him because he wasn't "awake" enough. I held out hope and fought tooth and nail to not send my husband to a nursing home (that most he didn't qualify for anyways because of his age) and skilled nursing facilities. We knew in our hearts what my husband needed and the rehabilitation that was needed. After everything failed and we received denial after denial for inpatient TBI rehabilitation facilities kept coming, we were down to two. One a bunch of individuals were pushing me to go with and another. I talked with both facilities. One was a sit down in person, and the other a phone call. The sit down I did not get the warm fuzzies. But I went through with sending for approvals. The second I fell in love with how they spoke about the facility and it really felt like they were going to treat my husband as an individual with his care. I also requested to have this facility sent for approval. The facility I did not get the warm fuzzies ended up denying because they did not like my discharge plan. Because I like having options due to the fact I can't predict the future and how my husband will progress. Also they constantly told me my insurance would only pay 3 weeks there, (they hadn't even talked to my insurance they were just going off the standard). Oh also at this second facility, they never requested a follow up with Nate's neurologist/neurosurgeon. So the right side of his skull flap is still off at this point. Jump forward. He got accepted to the facility I fell in love with. We had to apply to get Nathan a medical flight there. The only stipulation they would not pay to fly him home if need be. Nathan flew out on June 16, 2026 to his third facility. When he got to this facility, they told us how appalled they were with how neglected my husband looked. They did a very thorough work up. Including a swab under his armpits. This swab will now forever change the future of the facilities where my husband could go in the future. He contracted C. Auris. It is a skin colonization bacteria that can lie dormant and then become active at any time. This will come up later. Nate started progressing as they weaned him off of all of the sedating medications. If you know Nate then you know how stubborn he is. Well that part has not been lost because he does things on his terms including his therapies. He has tone extremely bad and required serial casting. The doctor started noticing how bad Nate's head had sunken in on the right side because again his skull flap is still off at this point thanks to the second facility not doing their due diligence. We get approvals to get a 3D flap put on at the end of July. After his surgery we were shown photos and images of how extensive the damage is to his brain. No one had shown us these before. It's very heart wrenching to see the midline shift because of the flap being off and all the damage actually sustained. Nate comes back to the third facility for more rehab. He had officially graduated from DOC (disorder of consciousness) to PTA (Post traumatic Amnesia). He's still progressing but it is slowing. He's started talking more. Some you can hear very well and it makes sense. Some he's just moving his lips and can be off the wall. He is still not mobile on his own and has tone extremely bad (they have said more than likely he will need surgery to help correct these issues). Now we are basically caught up. Our options for next facilities as he is not medically needed to stay where he is, has been cut down to basically nothing due to the C. Auris. There is one... one that will accept him. They did not have a bed. Then all of a sudden they have a bed! We think yes this is it! Just kidding... insurance has denied everything. Why? "Slow to progress" is their reason. Our only options a skilled nursing facility (which this facility is billed as) or home... I'm 7.5 months pregnant and just moved so it's more accessible for wheelchairs etc. the house is not set up yet. It's a rental so I can't make any renovations, (also don't ask about disability and Medicaid, because that's all pending and could take up to a year, the second facility also did not do their job on that) we are in desperate need of funds to purchase what is needed medically for my husband. We will still submit things for insurance, but I'm told they only pay for the bare essentials. I.e a crank hospital bed, a manual hoyer lift, no tub buddy system (need a specific one due to safety since he postures when uncomfortable and due to his tone), and of course I will need a medical transport van. These things can cost thousands of dollars, that we do not have, plus I will be having to look into in home nurses to help me when I'm at work/sleeping as I work nights. We will also have the cost of our child coming very soon. Any tiny amount helps greatly and every share helps spread the word. I am so desperate at this point, because I truly do not know how I am going to get through all this. Thank you!
Original story:
Nate was recently involved in a serious motorcycle accident that left him with significant injuries. This is the second accident he has experienced in just four months, and unfortunately, this time the situation is much more traumatic and overwhelming for both of us. Nate is someone who brings kindness to everyone he meets, and it’s heartbreaking to see him go through this again.
As a result of his injuries, Nate will be unable to work for the foreseeable future. I will also need to take time away from work to care for him once he is out of the ICU, so we can focus on his recovery together. The financial strain of medical bills and everyday expenses is quickly adding up, and we are facing a challenging road ahead.
We are reaching out to our friends, family, and community for support during this difficult time. Anything you can contribute—whether it’s a donation or simply sharing our story—will make a meaningful difference. Nate didn’t deserve for this to happen again, and your kindness will help us get through this. Thank you for being there for us.
Good evening, A little update on everything that has happened. I found out that I was pregnant the night after Nathan's accident. I decided to go ahead with the pregnancy as I did not know if my husband was going to make it out alive the next 72 hours after his accident and the craniotomy he had to evacuate his brain bleed. I am a high risk pregnancy due to medications I was on and the stress of this whole ordeal. Which I also lost my mom in a motorcycle accident back in 2023. So this is not my first rodeo with accidents plus Nate's previous one from November 2025. I was asked if I wanted Nathan on a trach and peg tube about a week after the accident. I opted for both as he was breathing over the ventilator. Nathan was moved from the ICU to an "acute" care facility on March 30,2026. This facility did not do my husband justice. It was constantly a fight with the case managers to get the information and care he required! This facility was not chosen by myself to move him to, as the original hospital case managers called day of transport and said he's going there. I did not understand our rights at the time to say no. This is also not the first time this hospital has done this to other patients as I have found out. The second facility was fairly atrocious with his care. He was thoroughly neglected in my opinion. A lot of his nurses were great, but a lot were also not. The case managers there are pretty disgusting individuals as well. I requested a new case manager multiple times, only to have the case manager I did not want on my husbands case, to stick her nose into everything and fight me on every opinion I ever expressed. We had a Nurse practitioner, who btw is not trained for Neuro or TBI related injuries (they had absolutely zero staff that had any concentration on Neuro or TBI) tell my mother in law and myself that my husband would never come out of the comatose like state he was in. Which the reason he was back to being in a coma like state was because anytime his mind and body was waking up the staff not knowing what they were doing and didn't want to deal with the neurostorming, resedated him back into a coma. They also stated he would never eat solid foods again and that he would never have the trach come out. Boy if my husband doesn't just overcome what people say. They took out the trach, but were still feeding him via peg tube. I ended up weighing more than my husband. Most places that we were trying to get him into would not accept him because he wasn't "awake" enough. I held out hope and fought tooth and nail to not send my husband to a nursing home (that most he didn't qualify for anyways because of his age) and skilled nursing facilities. We knew in our hearts what my husband needed and the rehabilitation that was needed. After everything failed and we received denial after denial for inpatient TBI rehabilitation facilities kept coming, we were down to two. One a bunch of individuals were pushing me to go with and another. I talked with both facilities. One was a sit down in person, and the other a phone call. The sit down I did not get the warm fuzzies. But I went through with sending for approvals. The second I fell in love with how they spoke about the facility and it really felt like they were going to treat my husband as an individual with his care. I also requested to have this facility sent for approval. The facility I did not get the warm fuzzies ended up denying because they did not like my discharge plan. Because I like having options due to the fact I can't predict the future and how my husband will progress. Also they constantly told me my insurance would only pay 3 weeks there, (they hadn't even talked to my insurance they were just going off the standard). Oh also at this second facility, they never requested a follow up with Nate's neurologist/neurosurgeon. So the right side of his skull flap is still off at this point. Jump forward. He got accepted to the facility I fell in love with. We had to apply to get Nathan a medical flight there. The only stipulation they would not pay to fly him home if need be. Nathan flew out on June 16, 2026 to his third facility. When he got to this facility, they told us how appalled they were with how neglected my husband looked. They did a very thorough work up. Including a swab under his armpits. This swab will now forever change the future of the facilities where my husband could go in the future. He contracted C. Auris. It is a skin colonization bacteria that can lie dormant and then become active at any time. This will come up later. Nate started progressing as they weaned him off of all of the sedating medications. If you know Nate then you know how stubborn he is. Well that part has not been lost because he does things on his terms including his therapies. He has tone extremely bad and required serial casting. The doctor started noticing how bad Nate's head had sunken in on the right side because again his skull flap is still off at this point thanks to the second facility not doing their due diligence. We get approvals to get a 3D flap put on at the end of July. After his surgery we were shown photos and images of how extensive the damage is to his brain. No one had shown us these before. It's very heart wrenching to see the midline shift because of the flap being off and all the damage actually sustained. Nate comes back to the third facility for more rehab. He had officially graduated from DOC (disorder of consciousness) to PTA (Post traumatic Amnesia). He's still progressing but it is slowing. He's started talking more. Some you can hear very well and it makes sense. Some he's just moving his lips and can be off the wall. He is still not mobile on his own and has tone extremely bad (they have said more than likely he will need surgery to help correct these issues). Now we are basically caught up. Our options for next facilities as he is not medically needed to stay where he is, has been cut down to basically nothing due to the C. Auris. There is one... one that will accept him. They did not have a bed. Then all of a sudden they have a bed! We think yes this is it! Just kidding... insurance has denied everything. Why? "Slow to progress" is their reason. Our only options a skilled nursing facility (which this facility is billed as) or home... I'm 7.5 months pregnant and just moved so it's more accessible for wheelchairs etc. the house is not set up yet. It's a rental so I can't make any renovations, (also don't ask about disability and Medicaid, because that's all pending and could take up to a year, the second facility also did not do their job on that) we are in desperate need of funds to purchase what is needed medically for my husband. We will still submit things for insurance, but I'm told they only pay for the bare essentials. I.e a crank hospital bed, a manual hoyer lift, no tub buddy system (need a specific one due to safety since he postures when uncomfortable and due to his tone), and of course I will need a medical transport van. These things can cost thousands of dollars, that we do not have, plus I will be having to look into in home nurses to help me when I'm at work/sleeping as I work nights. We will also have the cost of our child coming very soon. Any tiny amount helps greatly and every share helps spread the word. I am so desperate at this point, because I truly do not know how I am going to get through all this. Thank you!
Original story:
Nate was recently involved in a serious motorcycle accident that left him with significant injuries. This is the second accident he has experienced in just four months, and unfortunately, this time the situation is much more traumatic and overwhelming for both of us. Nate is someone who brings kindness to everyone he meets, and it’s heartbreaking to see him go through this again.
As a result of his injuries, Nate will be unable to work for the foreseeable future. I will also need to take time away from work to care for him once he is out of the ICU, so we can focus on his recovery together. The financial strain of medical bills and everyday expenses is quickly adding up, and we are facing a challenging road ahead.
We are reaching out to our friends, family, and community for support during this difficult time. Anything you can contribute—whether it’s a donation or simply sharing our story—will make a meaningful difference. Nate didn’t deserve for this to happen again, and your kindness will help us get through this. Thank you for being there for us.
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