Taylor’s Journey/ #TeamTaylorP

Welcome to Taylor's Go Fund Me website.

As you most all know Taylor & 7 of her friend were hit head on by a drunk driver on 1/1/19.
Taylor suffered a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (traumatic hemmorrage & subdural hematomas too many to count is what the report read perMayo), loss of consciousness for over 24hrs and in a coma until day 9, R knee broken patella & gnarly "S" shaped scar , liver & spleen lacerations, shattered zygomaxillary bones/orbital floor (cheek, eye socket & temporal bone), additional lacerations on the back of her head & her Right eyelid(now she has 4 plates in her face), contusion on her R lung, acute reaptitory failure & acute posthemorragic anemia.
Just in case that wasn't enough... incedentally a large Thalamic mass of unclear etiology was discovered.
Nothing can be done to specify what exactly we have been dealt until her brain heals, swelling is down & it's safe enough for a biopsy.

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We feel like we have been hit by an emotional Mac truck ran over a few times then hit by something so big it's absolutely undescribable.

It's going to be a long road of recovery, many hurdles to jump & full of ups/downs. I will keep everyone as posted as I am able to, please be patient as progress is slow with TBI's. Taylor opened her eyes on day 9, she didn't wake up until roughly day 15, we still haven't heard her speak. We are keeping faith and appreciate all the encouragement, prayers & good vibes sent our way.

I have set up a new go fund me to help support travel expenses to/from Iowa for medical appts & to pay my bills as I’m unable to work while away with Taylor. I'm trying to spend as much precious time with Taylor & juggle that and being away from Allison & Bristol for long trips is difficult to say the least. Given our new reality and all these life flipping upside down decisions regarding the next chapters in our journey & where it will lead us we need all the support of any kind we can get!

Thank you all and I promise to update more while back in the Arctic Tundra with my little Hippie Girl Taylor! ✌️

The link to Taylor's Caringbeidge is below.
https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/taylorpattison

I also posted a short video on TBI's

Many Thanks, Peace & Love,
Amanda, Allison & Bristol