The Georgia woman who was left paralyzed and unable to speak after receiving a neck adjustment from a chiropractor has received a new, wheelchair-friendly home — thanks to an anonymous donor.
After weeks at Memorial Health in Savannah, she was moved to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, where she underwent speech, occupational, physical and recreational therapy.
Meanwhile, an anonymous donor bought Jensen a new home in Richmond Hill, WJCL-TV reported.
But the house required an extensive makeover with modifications to make it fully accessible to Jensen and her wheelchair, so the founder of a nonprofit called Random Kindness Richmond Hill worked to make it happen.
“Contractors throughout Richmond Hill and the greater Savannah area have stepped up and donated their time, their labor, materials and supplies,” Amy Barton recently told WJCL.
Her nonprofit website says the renovations provided Jensen with “an ADA-accessible home in which she can prosper, and start her next chapter of recovery.”
“This could’ve happened to anybody. This was a freak accident. The best way to let people know that you care is to roll up your sleeves and do the work,” Barton said.
A GoFundMe account set up to help pay for Jensen’s medical bills has so far raised over $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,” said her mom, Darlene Jensen, WSB-TV reported.
Jensen, who graduated from Georgia Southern University in May 2022, lost her pulse for 10 minutes before doctors revived her and rushed her into surgery, placing a stent in one of the arteries.
