💔 Brandon's Story: A Call for Awareness
In the early morning hours of April 4th, 2025, at approximately 1:50 AM, my entire world fell apart. I was at work waiting for my fiancé, Brandon, to pick me up on his motorcycle. Helmet under my arm, I stood outside, dialing his phone over and over with no answer, starting to feel sick to my stomach.
Then, a random number popped up on my phone. It belonged to a woman who had told me she just hit Brandon on his bike. She was calling to tell me he was in an ambulance and on his way to the hospital.
When I got to the hospital, I had no idea the extent of his injuries. I paced back and forth in that emergency waiting room for almost 10 hours before anyone could tell me anything.
The Crushing Reality
When I finally saw him, I was crushed. He was wrapped from head to toe in bandages, tubes in every place imaginable, and a neck brace. I was told he had severed his spinal cord in the cervical area (C1-C7). His family flew over 2000 miles to Arizona, and we were told he might not make it because he was unable to breathe on his own.
Brandon stayed in the hospital for about three months. Although physically Brandon did not die that morning, my sense of Brandon—the caring, wonderful, yet still edgy guy who made me a better person—did perish. He will never be that again.
8 Months Later: Living with Catastrophic Injury
Fast forward to November of this year—eight months since the accident—and Brandon is doing a lot better, but unfortunately he is a quadriplegic and is unable to care for himself. He needs around-the-clock care, lives in a nursing home nearby, and has no control of his limbs, bowels, or bladder. his quality of life is not outstanding.
We are financially limited in providing the quality care he needs. He requires:
This is Where You Come In
With your help, we can bring up Brandon's quality of life tremendously. But not all of your generous donations will go just to Brandon. We are fighting for a larger cause: awareness for motorcyclists in Phoenix.
I believe that if the woman driving that car had a reminder to watch out for motorcycles, even for a split second, the love of my life might still be walking with me. We plan to use a portion of the donations for two key initiatives:
- Brandon's Extensive Care
- Street Sign Campaign
If you have been impacted by a motorcycle crash, know someone who has, or simply understand the importance of driver awareness, I urge you to:
Thank you so much for visiting our website and taking the time to help out not just Brandon, but countless other motorcycle riders who risk their lives every day. People need to share the road and be aware.