WOUNDED AFGHANISTAN MARINE ON ROAD TO RECOVERY

FROM THE MOTHER OF USMC CORPORAL KELSEE LAINHART

On Thursday, August 26th, 2021 Kelsee was one of the Marines injured in the heinous suicide bombing attack at the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. We are thankful she is alive and our hearts our broken for those that lost their lives. We are lucky that Kelsee's friend and fellow Marine, Molly, was by her side while she was quickly moved to a hospital in Germany to be stabilized in order to make the 10hr flight to Walter Reed Hospital in the US. Kelsee arrived at Walter Reed on Saturday evening (8/28) where Glen and Stacey anxiously were waiting to see their daughter. Kelsee was immediately evaluated by her awaiting doctors and surgeons and was scheduled for immediate surgery Sunday morning (8/29). The surgery went well, however, Kelsee has severe injuries and will have a long road ahead of her to recover. Stacey has said that the doctors and surgeons have been absolutely amazing and Kelsee is in great hands.

I am starting this page so that we can provide updates on Kelsee's recovery to her friends and family, as we know that many are thinking about and praying for her. While Glen and Stacey are trying to answer as many calls and texts as they can, they really need to be focusing on Kelsee right now. Please keep prayers coming for Kelsee and her family.

https://gofund.me/3f229001

From Kelsee’s mom, Stacey:

For Veteran's Day, I'm asking all my friends to share Kelsee's story and GoFundMe Page. I was very hesitant in the beginning to ask for help and even allow a GoFundMe page to be set up for Kelsee, but my friends and family convinced me it was a good idea as Kelsee is facing a long, long recovery. After watching our daughter, our Marine, struggle for the last 77 days to fight to get better....she deserves for Americans to come together and help. I know most of my friends on Facebook have either donated to GoFundMe or have donated and volunteered for a Fundraiser, so I'm asking your help now to share her GoFundMe to your friends and family, whether it be on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, e-mail, and ask that they share. This girl deserves the world for her sacrifice. In my mind, if a million people donated $1, she'd have a million dollars to be able to look at experimental treatments to help with recovery, pay for non-standard rehab that isn't paid by the military, help her for future needs, make her life easier in the future. I know there has been a lot of money raised for Kelsee already, but I'm quickly realizing how quickly that money will be gone. I'm just trying to help my daughter who sacrificed and put herself in harm’s way to help save as many people as she could to have a better life in the future. I still pray every day for peace and comfort for the families of those that didn't make it home. And I continue to pray for the others wounded and that are fighting as well.

https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kelseelainhart/journal