Carrie Morrison is a mother of two. She just started her dream job when, suddenly, her life was turned upside down.
Morrison was driving home from work on August 26th, when her vehicle plummeted 70 feet down an embankment near the Crowsnest Pass, leaving her paralyzed from the neck down.
“The doctors prognosis is if they had to give me an answer now is I would leave here a quadrapelic,” says Morrison from her hospital bed in the Calgary Foothills Hospital.
Her only ray of hope is a slight feeling when she moves her elbows.
“I do have feeling in my elbows and a really fuzzy feeling to my wrists. It’s hopeful, but not promising.”
Morrison will likely spend at least another six months in Foothills Hospital before coming back to her home in Lethbridge.
Her best friend Libby Hengerer has been by her side for emotional support.
“It’s been very difficult seeing one of your best friends lying helpless, losing her independence, and it’s breaking my heart,” explains Hengerer.
Morrison’s 10 year old son is now staying with his father, while her 19 year old daughter is with her grandmother.
“My kids are struggling . I have a 10 year old that does not understand and a 19 year old that needs her mom.”
Libby has started a fundraiser in hopes of taking the financial strain of Morrison and people are reaching out from all over the world.
“Knowing the fundraiser is doing as well as it does put my mind at ease,” says Hengerer.
If you would like to help Carrie Morrison visit the link below.
http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/carrie-s-hardest-journey-/250304
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