Kaylee Gain, the Missouri teen who was beaten in a disturbing scene captured on video, is “fighting for her life,” her grandmother revealed in a March 12 Facebook update.
Note: In a March 22 update, the family said Kaylee is breathing on her own and now out of the intensive care unit. You can read more details on the later update here.
Terry Nordstrom Thompson, Gain’s grandmother, shared a graphic on her Facebook page that read, “U ever just cry yourself to sleep begging God to heal everything you’re going thru…” and wrote, “Everyday right now.”
She also shared a graphic that read, “No matter your child’s age, when they are hurt, your heart hurts too.”
A GoFundMe page to help Gain has raised more than $330,000 as of March 17.
According to KDSK-TV, Gain is a Hazelwood East High School student in St. Louis who was injured March 8 in a “fight” near campus. “The footage shows a girl slamming the victim’s head into the ground several times,” People reported.
The fight resulted in the arrest of a 15-year-old suspect, who was taken into custody “on assault charges,” according to the KDSK-TV. The beating was captured on video that eventually went viral. The full video is available online but Heavy is not linking to it due to its disturbing nature.
Here’s what you need to know:
Kaylee Gain’s Grandmother Revealed That She Is in ‘Very Critical Condition’
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Gain’s grandmother revealed she is in “extremely critical condition.”
She wrote on Facebook on March 13:
Calling all Angels and Prayer Warrior for Kaylee. Some of you know the vicious assault/attack on her last week. It went viral and every local news station and national was carrying this story. It unforgiveable what she endured and went through. Our granddaughter is in very critical condition and fighting for her life.
Thompson also shared the GoFundMe page and wrote, “We love her so much and hoping and praying for a full recovery but the road is long.”
The GoFundMe Page Also Provided an Update on Kaylee Gain’s Condition
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The GoFundMe page says that Gain suffered “a skull fracture and frontal lobe damage.”
The page provides this statement, which includes information on Kaylee’s condition:
With heavy hearts I am asking for support for our beloved Kaylee and family. In minutes, this family’s life shattered when their only daughter was assaulted outside of a North County high school. She was left alone on the ground to convulse before EMTs arrived on the scene. She was admitted to one of the local hospitals in Saint Louis with a skull fracture and frontal lobe damage.
She has major brain bleeding and swelling and is in critical condition. Kaylee is fighting hard to stay alive and heal but this is only the beginning of a very uphill battle for Kaylee and her family. We will not know the extent of the brain damage that has occurred until she wakes up but the path to recovery will be extremely hard on the family, not only mentally but financially. Her mother and father are staying by her side night and day hoping to bring her back to the Kaylee they know and love. Your support would help with lost wages and piling up medical bills due to intensive care treatment.
A second GoFundMe page, organized by Gain’s cousin, has raised more than $20,000 and includes a note from her parents:
Note from Kaylee’s parents – we are deeply touched that Kaylee’s cousin was moved to find a way to help the family during this crisis. We are so grateful for the amazing medical staff who have been working tirelessly to give her the best possible chance at a full recovery. We know she has a very long road ahead of her but we remain hopeful. We are so overwhelmed by all the support and love. Thank you!
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