Natasha Jones Recovery Fund❤️‍

My name is Chelsea Sanders and I am asking everyone to please help contribute in raising funds for Natasha Jones and her family during this unexpected time of hardship.

On Saturday October 8, 2022 what should have been a normal day of Natasha practicing her barrel pattern, suddenly turned into every parents worse nightmare.

Natasha was loping around a barrel when her horse Lacy, slipped and went down taking Natasha with her. Natasha’s head hit the ground and she has remained unconscious since.

Natasha was immediately sent to Kelowna General Hospital via air ambulance where her CT scans diagnosed her with a severe brain injury. She is in good hands and has been treated by some of the top brain injury specialist in BC and Natasha’s brain scans have showed positive results and she is said to recover. However, she has not fully regained consciousness and remains in ICU with an unknown recovery time and it is unknown if she will have any long term or permanent side effects at this time.

We are confident that she will fully recover, but as with every severe brain injury, she has a long road ahead of her.

Funds raised will assists her and her family in coving expenses, which will include a lengthy rehabilitation, travel expenses, and accommodations during her recovery and rehabilitation. Currently, Natasha is in ICU at Kelowna General Hospital, however, her rehabilitation most likely will be through the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, which will be an increase cost for her family.

Natasha has been a loyal horseback riding student of mine for two years. Natasha has spent many weeks at our house and has become like a daughter to me and part of our family.

Natasha is a grade 10 student at Grandforks Secondary School and is very well known in her community. She is actively involved in the equine community within her home town of Grandforks, as well as throughout the Okanagan. Natasha also has a love for volley ball and plays competitively on her schools volley ball team. Natasha also works part time at the Grandforks Dairy Queen and is a hardworking member of her community.

Two years ago Natasha’s passion for barrel racing became a reality, and since her hard work, determination, loyalty, and her passion for the sport has grown beyond my greatest hopes or expectations. She has proved on many occasions that she is not a quitter and I know with all my heart, that this too will not stop her ❤️