Supporting Gabby & Fenton’s Recovery

Dear Friends, Family, & Colleagues,

Some of you may be aware that my brother, Fenton, and his girlfriend Gabby were involved in a horrific car accident on March 25th in Costa Rica. They were headed to the airport to fly home when the brakes on their rental car failed and in order to avoid a head on collision and injure other parties, they swerved and their car unexpectedly went off a cliff. As a result, both Fenton and Gabby sustained severe injuries involving several nerve-racking days in foreign hospitals, broken and shattered bones, hematomas, contusions, a fractured skull and severe trauma. They are both lucky to be alive and we thank god every day for this blessing. Once stabilized, Fenton was transferred to a trauma center and Gabby to a private hospital where she underwent surgery. Gabby was able to return home last Monday and Fenton is still in Costa Rica until he is deemed safe and stable enough to fly.

From receiving the news that loved ones were hurt in a foreign country, to attempting to navigate their hospital systems in another language, and needing the U.S. Embassy to intervene, on top of seeing your loved ones traumatized and in excruciating pain, the last two weeks have, needless to say, been a harrowing rollercoaster ride of emotion from day one. Once Fenton and Gabby return to the U.S., they will require chronic treatment, which involves extensive medical care, rehabilitation and therapy. It will be months before they are well enough to return to work and their everyday lives.

Gabby is the Director of Respiratory Care at Greenwich Hospital and Fenton is a Nurse Technician at White Plains Hospital and is in nursing school. They are loved by patients and staff alike. With their sweet, gentle, and paitent demeanor, they are both perfect for their roles. They have truly found their calling: helping others. Now they need our help. We have created this campaign in an effort to mitigate the added financial stress they will endure while they are out of work, so that they can focus on healing. We are blessed to have you all in our lives and are so very thankful for all the thoughts, prayers and messages we’ve received over the last several days. Fenton and Gabby are strong, loving, and vibrant people who have just endured the worst experience of their lives. Let’s help them put this nightmare behind them.

Thank you,

Bianca