Disney intern, 22, is left paralyzed in horrific car crash in Florida – before her family are told her first year medical expenses will top $1 MILLION
- Gabby Murillo was left paralyzed from the neck down following a car crash near Orlando, Florida on June 15
- She spent three weeks in the intensive care unit of a local hospital, and will soon be airlifted to a rehabilitation center in Georgia
- The 22-year-old’s family are bracing for medical bills that will blow out to $1 million in the first twelve months alone
- Murillo’s Connecticut community is helping to raise funds, and strangers on GoFundMe have helped to raise more than $100,000
A college student who had just commenced her dream internship at Disney has been left paralyzed in a horrific car crash in Florida.
Gabby Murillo, 22, was travelling near Orlando on June 15, when the vehicle she was in was hit from behind and slammed into a concrete wall.
Murillo suffered severe spinal cord injuries as well as severed nerves, and is now paralyzed from the neck down.
The Connecticut native – who is enrolled at Gateway Community College – spent almost three weeks in intensive care.
Murillo has already undergone three surgeries and will soon be airlifted to a rehabilitation center in Georgia, according to NBC 4.
Her family are being told that her first year of medical expenses will likely total more than $1 million.
Gabby Murillo, 22, suffered severe spinal cord injuries as well as severed nerves in a June 15 car crash, and she is now paralyzed from the neck down
Murillo has completing her dream internship at Walt Disney World in Florida when the crash occurred
Murillo’s older sister, Amanda, told NBC 4 on Friday that the family have been ‘devastated’ by the accident.
However, in spite of the mounting medical bills, she says she is still blessed to have her sibling by her side.
‘We’re just so lucky that we even have her with us,’ she stated.
Now, Murillo’s local community is now rallying together to help raise the necessary funds.
Her former high school principal explained to NBC 4: ‘Between renovations to the home, and a special vehicle, and a special wheel chair and the care that she’s going to require in order to have the best life that she can, it’s going to be really expensive.’
In addition to local events, a GoFundMe page has been set up and has already raised a whopping $101,940.
Murillo’s family are being told that her first year of medical expenses will likely total more than $1 million. She is pictured with her parents and three older sisters
Murillo is picture at Walt Disney World prior to the car crash which left her paralyzed