Help Samara with her medical expenses

Hi, my name is Kale,

My 18 year old Niece Samara Steinmetz was in a terrible car accident on Thanksgiving morning. She was traveling to her dad's house to spend Thanksgiving with him when she hit a patch of black ice on highway 16 between Tomah and Sparta and lost control of her vehicle, sending her sideways into oncoming traffic. She was T-boned by an oncoming truck on the passenger's side. She was found unconscious but still breathing and transported to gunderson hospital in Lacrosse by ambulance. Samara has head injuries, fractured vertebraes in her neck, a broken jaw, 3 broken ribs, broken pelvis, a hole in 1 lung, and a cut on her liver. The most concerning things right now are a bruised vein in her neck that could cause a stroke and the biggest concern is she has Occipital cervical dislocation which basically means her Skull is no longer attached to her spine. Doctors told my sister this is very rare do to the fact 70% of ppl are killed instantly from this. 15% die from being transported to the hospital. That means Samara had a 15% chance to make it to the hospital alive. They had no answer as to how she's still alive and able to move her extremities. The only option was surgery where they attach permanent rods to plates screwed into her skull and her back. To support the skull. Samara made it through the surgery and the doctors are happy with how it went. However, Samara will no longer be able to turn her head or move it up and down. She is currently in ICU on a ventilator. She is still unconscious from the accident but they are optimistic she will wake up soon. I took my sister to look at the car and collect samara's belongings. looking at the car, we can't believe she survived. God certainty protected her and we belive he has big plans for her in the future.

Please keep praying for her as she continues to beat the odds.

Meanwhile, Samara's medical expenses are adding up quickly and will continue to for months, As well as travel and hotel expenses for her parents. Kylea Fish & Ken Steinmetz.

I'm creating this gofundme page to take stress and worry off my sister and the rest of Samara's family, As well as help Samara get back on her feet as she recovers.

Thank you for all your thoughts, Prayers and financial support.

Kale