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Our Story
Thank you for visiting our page. My name is Robin and I am Victoria's mother, fierce catastrophic brain injury advocate, and number one fan. Please allow us to take a moment to tell you about my daughter Victoria Faith McNabb and her life altering story. Victoria is a native of Buncombe County, Asheville North Carolina. Born on January 22, 1993, Victoria is a 29 year old mother of Ronan who is now eight years old. Victoria was full of life. She was gifted pianist, artist, ballroom dancer, and spent most of her time with her son Ronan.
May 22, 2015
On Friday, May 22, of 2015 (Memorial Day Weekend) Victoria Faith was walking to cross the street (yes, a pedestrian) to catch the bus. A driver that crashed his vehicle into her was traveling 45+ mph. The impact of the car caused a massive hematoma on the left side of her head. Then the car knocked her 53 feet in the air causing the second blow to Victoria's head. As she landed on her face the impact knocked out a front tooth and broke nearly every bone in her face. Victoria Faith now suffers from Catastrophic Traumatic Brain Injury. Her brain had over 16 hemorrhages, and sheared the gray and white matter. At the time of the trauma either on the road or in the ER, she experienced a mild stroke or a series of mini strokes. This has added to the complications that has severely affected the left side of her body.
Victoria Faith was admitted to the neuro-trauma ICU for 21 days and the trauma unit for nine. After leaving the hospital she went to Care Partners, a C.A.R.F. accredited facility. For the next 81 days Victoria received basic therapy for her condition. I was told that as long as she was progressing the therapy would continue. However, because the progress was slow, I was told her only options were to go home or to a nursing home. With only few exceptions, I have been by her side as much as possible, caring for her, doing therapy, feeding her a quality pureed meal and making sure the environment is healthy and happy.
Victoria Faith was admitted to the neuro-trauma ICU for 21 days and the trauma unit for nine. After leaving the hospital she went to Care Partners, a C.A.R.F. accredited facility. For the next 81 days Victoria received basic therapy for her condition. I was told that as long as she was progressing the therapy would continue. However, because the progress was slow, I was told her only options were to go home or to a nursing home. With only few exceptions, I have been by her side as much as possible, caring for her, doing therapy, feeding her a quality pureed meal and making sure the environment is healthy and happy.
Why Victoria Faith Needs Help
Victoria Faith did not have insurance at the time of the accident and the Drivers insurance has not acknowledged any wrong doing. Therefore, have not paid anything for the accident. It is interesting, the fact that she was hit at a section of the highway that shy of ½ mile straight away. No rain all day, at about 6:55 p.m. on Memorial Day weekend. The APD did an accident report as if it was a “fender bender” and never pursued a full investigation. What does that mean to Victoria Faith and her family? There is no money to help cover the health care expenses to make Victoria better.
How to Help
Volunteer help is greatly needed. If you have a little extra time to help the family out, there are a lot of things that go into the basic care for Victoria. From driving her to appointments, taking her out for walks in the fresh air, help with groceries or laundry, and just to sit with her and talk and interact during the day. If you would be willing to do any of that, please feel free to contact us, your time would be greatly appreciated.
How to Donate
There are several ways to donate to help Victoria Faith. You can follow the links below to donate through the following websites or follow the link boxes below to go to paypal. We appreciate every gift no matter how large or small, thank you for helping Victoria Faith!
TAX FREE DEDUCTIBLE 501 c-3
https://www.HelpHopeLive.org/donate/donate2/13522
https://www.gofundme.com/victoriafaith
https://www.paypal.me/VictoriousFaith
Checks should be Made Payable to: Victoria Faith McNabb
Tax Deductible Donations can be made through bit.ly/helpVictoriaFaith a non-profit for Victoria's Help, Hope, Live account.
