By Candice Norrell
Sports Editor
On Saturday, July 28, at 3:20 in the morning, Saint Mary’s University senior Christina Marie Pickford, 21, was struck by a train near Sioux Street in Winona. She was flown to Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse where she remained in the Intensive Care Unit for three weeks, in a coma, leaving family and friends in prayer.
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Kelly Pickford (’05), Christy’s older sister, opened a CaringBridge website through Gundersen Lutheran to update those interested in following Christy’s progress.
“I decided to set this up when a nurse here at the hospital referenced this site,” Kelly said on the website. “I took one look and thought this would be a great way to send Christy our love ... from all over. Please use this site to send her your love. She needs as much as she can get.”
Christy opened her eyes on Saturday, Aug. 25, and five days later was transported by ambulance to Bethesda Rehabilitation Facility in Saint Paul, Minn.
“Now that she is … at Bethesda, she is going through regular therapy. She is still opening those eyes of hers periodically, but her other movements are still sporadic,” Kelly said of her sister, who is currently in the respiratory rehabilitation center.
Community members can access the website and leave a note of support for Christy and her family at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/christypickford.
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