ATLANTA — It’s been eight months since Caitlin Jensen was paralyzed following a visit to a chiropractor.
As she continues her recovery, WJCL-TV reports that Jensen now has a new place to call home all thanks to an anonymous donor.
The Georgia Southern graduate visited a chiropractor in Savannah on June 16 for an adjustment to her neck. Soon afterward, she got sick and was rushed to the emergency room.
Tests revealed four dissected arteries in Jensen’s neck. The damage led to cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury. It remains unclear if Jensen’s injury occurred before or during the appointment with her chiropractor.
“The surgeon that performed the surgery on her that saved her life, and every other doctor that has looked at her, have all agreed that this happened as a direct result of the neck manipulation,” Caitlin’s mother Darlene Jensen said. “The chiropractor called 911 and then called me and told me that she was ‘having a reaction to the treatment.’”
Doctors were able to revive Caitlin and she was rushed into surgery, where doctors repaired some of the tears and placed a stent in one of her arteries.
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Eventually, she was moved to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta to continue her recovery. A GoFundMe account was set up to help pay for Caitlin’s medical bills. So far, people have donated more than $167,000.
“We’ve been blown away by the support and very appreciative because we do have a very long road ahead of us. It helps to know those funds are there for her needs because we don’t even know what all of her needs are going to be yet,” Darlene Jensen said.
Because of her paralysis, Caitlin’s home was going to have to be modified for her new needs. Needless to say, the new house will go a long way to help with her recovery.
Inside Edition was with the family as they gave Caitlin a tour of their new home. Everything is wheelchair accessible for her.
There is a music room with a piano that Caitlin can wheel up to. Outside there is a garden with raised flower beds.
She can’t swallow so she needs to be fed through a tube. She communicates with a soundboard.
Her mother told Inside Edition that she is amazed every day by her daughter’s strength.
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