#TEAMCOOP - Hospital Bills

Hello Friends and Family,

On Saturday October 19th, Elisha and Hunter got a devastating phone call that Cooper had been in a fight and was transported to Brigham City ER. He was hit in his head so hard that he was knocked out while standing , fell backwards to the ground, hitting his head on the asphalt, then  had a seizure. The other kid ran and fled the scene, while a couple of boys helped Cooper while he was seizing. Elisha and her family rushed to the Brigham City ER. Cooper was absolutely out of it and was not making sense at all and his poor little body was in shock.  Within the first few hours that he was there he had seized 5 times. Cooper was then life-flighted to Primary Children’s Hospital Trauma Unit, and was admitted to the ICU, and intubated for 48 hours. Cooper has several skull fractures as well as bleeding on his brain and bruising.  

WHY IS THIS URGENT? Cooper was not insured at the time of the incident.  Elisha was in the process of adding Cooper to her medical plan, but with open enrollment, we all know that coverage will not be effective until January 1st 2020. Funds will help with hospital bills and Cooper’s ongoing rehab to ensure he is getting the proper care. In the event there are funds over the amount needed, Elisha is going to advocate and bring awareness to the severity of what can happen when kids fight and what a brain injury can do to our youth. Elisha will also give back to kids in need in our hospitals and any fundraisers for those in need.

Cooper will have a long road to recovery. Cooper does not remember much about the event and his memory has suffered, he will need rehabilitation/ occupational therapy going forward. Cooper will not be able to return to school in a normal fashion and he will have to be home schooled for some time. A brain injury is very serious and if anything happens to Cooper over the next few months it could very well put him back into the hospital and the damages will be worse.

Most of you know Elisha Ward.  She is one of the most positive and giving people that I know, and I can say that, because I have known here since I was a wee lass. Elisha is always taking care of everyone else, and is always one of the first people to reach out and offer help, volunteer her time and money for whatever cause or fundraiser there is.  Elisha is a single mother, raising 2 boys the best she can, and she always gives all she has to her boys, friends and strangers, and rarely takes the time for herself.  If you know Elisha like I do, she is also very prideful. She never asks for help on anything, she just buckles down and jumps in with both feet. And so when she said, Kate, I need help, I knew that her even asking for help was very hard for her.

Friends, it is time for us to rally around this Momma and help her, the way she helps everyone else.

The case is being investigated, so any information we have as far as what is going to happen next, is in the hands of the county attorneys.

Elisha also has a Venmo account if you would rather donate that way - @Elisha-Ward-1