CreedStrong

On July 28, our 11-year-old son, Creed, was involved in a devastating scooter accident. He was rushed by ambulance to Baylor Scott & White in Waxahachie, where a CT scan revealed a fractured skull and a brain bleed.

Because of the severity of his injuries, Creed was airlifted to Children's Medical Center Dallas. The medical helicopter—an expense not covered by insurance—was the fastest way to get him the lifesaving care he needed.

Shortly after arriving, Creed underwent emergency brain surgery. After four long hours, the surgery was successful, and he was transferred to the ICU, where he continues to fight every day.

Creed will need an additional surgery once the swelling goes down to reattach his skull in a few weeks. As of now, they surgically placed the peice of his skull in his abdomen. We are incredibly grateful for the skilled doctors, nurses, first responders, and everyone whose quick actions helped save our boy's life.

While we are thankful for this miracle, Creed's journey is far from over. He faces a long road to recovery that will include ongoing medical care, rehabilitation, and time for our family to be by his side every step of the way.

If you feel led to help, your donations will go toward medical expenses, the care flight, rehabilitation costs, and other unexpected expenses our family will face during Creed's recovery. If you're unable to give financially, we ask that you please keep Creed in your prayers and share this fundraiser with others.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your love, prayers, generosity, and support.

UPDATE — August 18 ❤️‍🩹 CREED IS HOME!

It has been three weeks since the phone call that changed everything.

On July 28, Creed was airlifted to Children's Medical Center Dallas with a fractured skull and a severe brain injury. He underwent emergency brain surgery that night, and a portion of his skull had to be removed to give his brain room to swell.

Since then, this boy has fought harder than I ever knew an 11-year-old could. After weeks in the hospital, countless medications, CT scans, physical and occupational therapy, setbacks, victories, and more tears and prayers than I could ever count, Creed underwent another surgery to have his skull put back in place. And on Saturday, we finally got to bring our boy HOME. ❤️‍🩹

Coming home was something we prayed for from the very beginning, but we are quickly learning that being home doesn't mean the journey is over. Just over 24 hours after discharge, Creed began having severe stomach pain and vomiting repeatedly. After nothing we tried at home helped, his neurosurgery team told us to bring him back to the emergency room. After 8 hours, IV fluids, a CT scan and X-rays, thankfully his scans looked good and we were able to return home again.

Creed still has a long road ahead of him. He will continue outpatient physical and occupational therapy, regular appointments with his neurosurgeon, follow-up care for his fractured nose, and continued monitoring as his brain and body heal from everything they've been through.

But if there is one thing the last three weeks have shown us, it's just how strong Creed is. There were moments in the beginning when we didn't know what our future was going to look like. Now I get to watch him walk through our house, talk to us, laugh with us, play video games, and remind me every single day just how blessed we are that he is still here.

We will never be able to adequately thank everyone who has prayed for Creed, shared his story, donated, visited, brought food, checked on our family, or simply reminded us that we aren't walking through this alone.

The financial impact of this accident and his continued recovery is still something our family is navigating. Donations continue to help with medical expenses, the emergency care flight, rehabilitation, follow-up care, and the unexpected expenses that come with being away from work and caring for Creed throughout his recovery.

If you aren't able to donate, sharing Creed's story is just as meaningful to us. And above everything else, please continue praying for our boy. We aren't at the finish line yet.. but Creed is home. He's healing. He's fighting. And he's still Creed Strong. ❤️‍🩹

Thank you for loving our boy through this.

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