Emmie Sperandeo.Photo:Emmie Sperandeo/Instagram
Emmie Sperandeo/Instagram
A social media influencer known for her popular Western lifestyle content is recovering after sustaining serious injuries in a horse-related accident.
Emmie, who hasover 1 million followers on TikTok, was moving cattle at a local ranch on May 15 when her horse “spun and fell on top of her,” her sister wrote in a message on aGoFundMecampaign set up to cover medical costs.
“That caused her head to hit the floor” and it fractured in two different places, Marino told the outlet.
Emmie was airlifted to a Trauma Center shortly after the incident, per the GoFundMe. In addition to the head fractures, she was bleeding from her ears.
“She’s a tough kid,” Marino said, “but she’s got a long road ahead of her.”
Emmie Sperandeo.Emmie Sperandeo/Instagram
On May 19, doctors said Emmie had stabilized, according to the family’s GoFundMe campaign. She also began to regain consciousness for brief periods of time.
However, Emmie is dealing with memory loss following last week’s incident.
In a message shared on the GoFundMe page this week, her sister Natalie said that Emmie “is unable to comprehend why she’s here, or why people are writing to her."
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As of Sunday, the influencer was “still leaking brain fluid” and had to “remain upright and hooked up to IV until the leaking stops, Natalie said. By Monday, her condition improved enough for her to be moved from the ICU to the neurological ward, where she’ll receive both speech and physical therapy.
Doctors have said Emmie will likely remain at the trauma center for another three weeks while she recovers from her injuries.
Rehabilitation will take months, her sister wrote on the fundraising page, adding that Emmie will need to be treated at “a full time care unit,” which is “unfathomably expensive.”
Nearly $185,000 has been raised via GoFundMe to support Emmie and her family as of Thursday.
“To everyone who loves Emmie — thank you for thinking of her and sending her the strength that she will need to recover,” read a message on the fundraising page. “It is abundantly clear just how much of an impact she has had on so many people around the world."
source: people.com
