Bonnie Olcus Medical Fund

Hi, my name is Kelly and my brother Todd along with our families would like to tell you about our mom, Bonnie Olcus. She is a wife, mother, sister, aunt, and Ninna to 7 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. She's a very caring, kind, loving and generous person. She loves her family, friends, community and her occupation as a Realtor. Our mom loves living in Lake Meade where she resides with her husband, Bill and dog, Gracee. She has had 2 businesses that she ran to provide services to the community of Lake Meade. She enjoys boating all summer and attending any events that the lake offers. Both I and my brother Todd live in the Lake and are raising our own families here. Bonnie is very passionate about her career as a Realtor. She enjoys spending as much time as she can with her family and friends.

Unfortunately, our lives all changed on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Our mother had a fall which resulted in a severe spinal cord injury. Bonnie underwent surgery to stabilize her spine on February 14, 2023. She is currently in the Trauma ICU. She was able to get a tracheostomy last week but is still on a ventilator. At this time she is considered a quadriplegic. When she becomes more stable she will need to go to an acute care facility. We are hopeful that we can get her into a spinal rehab. There are states around us that do trial stem cell injections which have made huge improvements on people who have a similar diagnosis as our mom. These stem cell injections are not covered by insurance and come with a high cost. We have faith that she will be able to eventually return home and be able to have a lot more control of her body but we need to be aggressive and be able to get her the treatments and therapy that she needs. Any contributions made to this page will directly benefit our mom's health and recovery by helping to cover some of the out-of-pocket expenses such as treatments, therapies, medical transport and home renovations necessary to give her a positive environment to eventually come home to. No one knows what the final result will be but we hope that we will be able to get her the best chance to have as normal a life as possible.

We want to thank everyone for all your support, prayers, and generous donations so far. This is a journey that we never thought we would be going down. The community support from day one has been amazing.