Restoring Amy Fannon
Here's the deal with life: one minute you’re celebrating being vaccinated and grabbing a Memorial Day weekend break in the sun and the next, you’ve had a devastating accident and in the ICU recovering from a massive brain hemorrhage and a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
This is what happened to Amy, experiencing one of those awful moments we all dread that turn everything on its head and suddenly, life is hanging in the balance. The good news – and we must focus on that – is the doctor’s prediction of a full recovery at the end of six months to a year of full-time rehab. The bad news is the expense, the medical bills, child care, the lost wages, and the costs and resources necessary to provide Amy the care she needed in Miami and the 24/7 care she currently needs at home. It has given new perspective and increased worry about three little boys at home, who are trying to figure out what happened to mommy: the curious, creative 9-year-old and the mischievous, adorable 5-year-old twins who keep Amy young all of whom give her life meaning. Two weeks in the hospital in Miami and now, readmission in Columbus after the flight home to Columbus because the CT scans raised a red flag are keeping her from them and deepening the pain of this all.
It’s a long road ahead but Amy is determined. She’s a fighter, and for those who know her it will resonate that this pint-size gal with a giant heart feels an enormous amount of responsibility to return the love that she is so used to giving. So, we who care about her, have set up this fund to relieve some of that pressure that will get in the way of healing, and get her back to the kids, the job, the t-ball coaching. Back to worrying about everyone else. But for now, it’s Amy time and we’re asking for whatever you can manage in the way of support, be it monetary, emotional or physically helping with childcare, cooking. It will go a long, long way to restoring Amy.
If you are local to Columbus and would like to assist with logistics such as driving to appointments, kid transportation, food and/or child care support link with Lotsa Helping Hands.
