GoFundMe for Brentwood Bay couple hurt in crash passes $209,000
A Brentwood Bay couple married in May were badly hurt in what their family calls a "catastrophic" collision. A GoFundMe has raised more than $209,000 of a $250,000 goal.
Reported by Daily Hive; fundraiser details not independently confirmed.
Illustrative photoDonations have topped $209,000 for a Brentwood Bay woman fighting for recovery after a crash that left her husband and her badly hurt, Daily Hive reported. The GoFundMe's goal is $250,000.
Miranda Shaffer and her husband, Josh, married in May. Their family describes the collision as "catastrophic" and alleges the other driver was likely impaired. The fundraiser's page carries a post from Miranda's sibling, Marty Milner.
According to the fundraiser, Miranda had a series of surgeries on Oct. 28. Her injuries include a brain bleed, two broken bones in her neck, a broken hand and foot, and several cuts to her head. Josh was conscious at the time, crawled out of the wreckage and has a hematoma on his chest.
The most recent updates, posted on Halloween, said Miranda had been able to trigger breaths on her own for about two hours. The family says neither spouse can work for the foreseeable future and they will need financial help.
Brentwood Bay is on the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island, but the appeal has drawn attention across the region. Another fundraiser is under way for the family of a pedestrian killed in Vancouver in late September. Alexa Vidal is organizing it on behalf of Roge Jessanee Dela Cruz to help the family bring the man's body home.
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