Andrea's Way Back | Thank you for your support.

Welcome

Here, you can read how Andrea was injured, track her progress as she fights back, and learn why your help is so important to her full recovery. Soon, we’ll add recent photos and videos from her therapy sessions at Craig Hospital near Denver. Finally, you can read testimonies from people who battled through similar situations and, with sweat and...

Benefit Concert

Friends of Team Andrea Present: Johnny Hickman at The Mercury Café Wednesday, April 4 :: 7 p.m. Johnny Hickman, lead guitar player and co-founder of Cracker (“Teen Angst,” “Low,” “Euro-Trash Girl” and many other hits), up close and personal in a solo, acoustic performance to benefit Andrea Briggs. Johnny also leads the Hickman-Dalton Gang...

Thank You

Thank you so much for supporting Andrea in this journey. Your donation will be routed straight into a special needs trust fund. The account was established by the Denver law firm Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons to ensure full accountability and transparency. The money raised goes directly toward Andrea’s therapy, recovery and medical care – to guide Andrea back...

About the Accident

Andrea Briggs, 20, was critically injured on the evening of July 26, 2011 while returning from a Denver ice cream shop with a friend. She was a passenger in a car that was broadsided by an oncoming vehicle in the Cherry Creek area. She suffered multiple fractures and a traumatic brain injury. Paramedics did not expect her to survive. She has fought back and with help will fully recover.

We Need Your Help

On December 9, Andrea entered the out-patient phase of her journey back. Completely restoring Andrea’s mind and body are fully achievable goals through years of long-term physical, speech and cognitive therapies. Any help you can provide will offer Andrea one more step toward her complete recovery. This investment in Andrea is similar to investing in a student’s education. You are making a real difference.

Testimonials

Thousands of people suffer traumatic brain injuries every year. We know that with hard work and therapy, people with TBIs can recover fully. We have received many calls and emails from people in Andrea’s situation telling us about how they recovered and that Andrea can, too. Click here to read and see stories of these amazing people.

Donate

Thank you so much for supporting Andrea in this journey. Your donation will be routed straight into a special needs trust fund. The account was established by the Denver law firm Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons to ensure full accountability and transparency. The money raised goes directly toward Andrea’s therapy, recovery and medical care – to guide Andrea back to her life. Each donation helps Andrea regain some portion of her ability to speak, eat, care for herself, sit, stand, walk, live independently, and someday to return to college and work.

See how your contribution helps:
$233 helps pay for one hour of therapy
$699 pays for a day of therapy
$2,097 covers a week of therapy

To make a contribution, go to the right side of this page. Simply press the “Donate” button to use PayPal, your credit card, or your bank account. Checks to help Andrea must be made out to “Fund for Andrea Briggs” or “Andrea Margaret Briggs Disability Trust.”

To mail checks or donations, please email us via the contact page. We’ll give you the best address. Thank you!

Note: donations are not tax deductible.

Any donation, large or small, is greatly appreciated and will make a huge difference in Andrea’s recovery.

The road is long. The fight is hard. But this personal war can – and will – be won.

- Team Andrea

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