Savanah McCarty suffered a life-threatening horse accident in her leased farm driveway when her horse flipped backward due to a neurological disorder linked to possum urine. Emergency responders detected signs of a brain bleed, and Life Flight transported her to Billings for emergency brain surgery and a coma; she woke a week later. McCarty shared recovery updates on Instagram, detailing pain, business strain, and mounting uninsured medical bills, noting that a single Life Flight can cost up to $50,000. She also experienced a miscarriage that began a week before the accident and continued during treatment. More women now work in U.S. ranching and agriculture, accounting for over 36% of producers as male participation declines.
"Savanah McCarty was not riding across the wide-open prairie when a horse accident nearly killed her. She was in the driveway of her leased farm outside Bozeman, Montana, waiting for a student's mother to arrive, when her horse seized and flipped over backwards, landing on top of her. The horse, it turned out, had a neurological disorder linked to possum urine. McCarty never imagined it could cause this."
""I thought I was fine because nothing was visibly bleeding, but the EMTs called in Life Flight [emergency helicopter transport] because I was showing signs of a brain bleed. After her transfer to Billings, McCarty underwent emergency brain surgery and entered a coma. A week later, she woke up. She began sharing her recovery on Instagram, writing about the pain, the strain on her business, and her mounting medical debt.""
Read at www.theguardian.com
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