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❤️‍🩹 AN AGGIE FAMILY COULD USE SOME HELP I received an email from Connor Fitzhugh asking if I could help share what he and his wife, Samantha, have been going through over the past several weeks. Samantha graduated from Texas A&M’s nursing school after living in College Station since 2022. She and Connor had just moved to the Austin area, where Samantha was beginning her dream job as a Labor & Delivery nurse. But on just her second day of work, their lives changed in an instant. Connor says Samantha was driving to work when she was T-boned by a large truck that ran a red light. Their only vehicle was totaled, and Samantha suffered life-threatening injuries, including a crushed pelvis, broken vertebrae, broken collarbone, severe facial injuries, and bleeding in her brain and elsewhere internally. She underwent multiple surgeries, spent a week in the ICU, and another week in the hospital. Now, Samantha is going through rehabilitation and learning how to walk and do everyday things again. The couple says the crash has also created a tremendous financial burden. Samantha had planned to work while Connor began college, but she has been unable to start her new job. They're now facing rent, regular bills, medical expenses, transportation to rehabilitation, and other costs while navigating what could be a lengthy legal process. The good news is Samantha says she's making progress. ❤️ In an update, she said she's already learning to do things independently again and is incredibly grateful that the support they've received has allowed her to focus on recovery. Connor reached out hoping the Aggie family might rally around one of its own. 👍 If you're able to donate, their GoFundMe is linked in this post. If you can't, a share and some prayers for Samantha's continued recovery would certainly mean a lot. Get well soon, Samantha! Gig ’em! 👍❤️ gofund.me/30fcd107c