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You Can Bring Relief When a Colleague Needs It Most
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Lindsey Carson has been a steady presence for others during some of their hardest moments since joining Timpanogos Regional Hospital. She has cared for patients in the ICU and now serves as a house supervisor, helping lead the hospital through emergencies and supporting staff through unpredictable nights.
She is used to being calm in the middle of chaos. Then an emergency touched her own family.
An ordinary school day took an unexpected turn. Lindsey learned her first-grade daughter, Sage, had fallen from the monkey bars at school and suffered a severe open arm fracture that required emergency surgery the same day.
Just weeks later, the same week Sage had her cast removed, Lindsey’s older daughter, Allie, was thrown from a horse while riding. In an unbelievable coincidence, Allie injured the same bone in the same place as her younger sister and required emergency surgery as well.
Suddenly, Lindsey and her husband were balancing two recovery schedules, medical appointments, childcare for their toddler twins, and mounting medical bills.
A colleague encouraged Lindsey to apply for the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund.
When she learned her family would receive assistance, she felt a renewed sense of hope.
“An immense burden was lifted from our shoulders, and we will be forever grateful,” she said. “You have given our family not only financial relief, but also peace of mind during a very difficult season.”
Both Sage and Allie are now healing and continuing their recovery.
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