Sleepwalking dairy farmer teen, 18, shatters her spine and pelvis
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How a sleepwalking teenager threw herself out of a two-story window, shattering her spine and pelvis, while dreaming of milking cows
- Abbey Sizer, 18, fell out of a two-story window
- She had been sleepwalking at the time of the fall.
- Ms. Sizer is currently in the hospital with serious injuries.
A sleepwalking teenage dairy farmer shattered her spine and pelvis after falling fifteen feet out of a window while dreaming she was going to milk her cows.
Abbey Sizer, 18, plummeted from a second-story window at a friend’s house in Nathalia, north Victoria, and woke up in “pain and agony”.
She was rushed to Sepparton Hospital before being transferred to the Alfred Hospital Trauma Center in Melbourne.
Ms. Sizer is still in the hospital with a fractured spine, broken pelvis and misplaced tailbone.
Speaking about her ordeal, Ms Sizer said she remembered thinking she had to milk her cows.
Abbey Sizer, 18, collapsed 15 feet while staying at a friend’s house in Nathalia, north Victoria.
Ms. Sizer is still in the hospital with a fractured spine, broken pelvis and misplaced tailbone.
She said she reached for what she thought was a door, but ended up falling out of the window.
“All I remember is lying on the floor in agony screaming as I rolled in pain,” Ms Sizer said. 9News.
I don’t remember many memories of the accident.
“I remember they called the fire department because the paramedics couldn’t pick me up, the rest is a blur.”
He now faces an extended period of time in the hospital before he can return to work.
Despite the fact that he has already undergone surgery, doctors said it could be a year before he can return to the farm.
Ms. Sizer admitted that she is looking forward to getting back to it and has always slept, walked and talked.
“I’m so sore, tired and just want to get my independence back,” she said.
“I have always slept, walked and talked, but there has never been an incident of this magnitude before.”
The family has created a fundraising page to pay for his medical expenses.
Speaking of her ordeal, Ms Sizer said she remembered thinking she had to milk her cows.
Despite the fact that he has already undergone surgery, doctors said it could be a year before he can return to the farm.
The money raised will also go towards her rehabilitation cost and living expenses during what they described as a “difficult time” for the teenager.
So far, $9,000 of the $30,000 goal has been raised.
The fundraising page says: ‘Abbey has always been a hard worker, and is never one to shy away from a challenge. But her recovery will be a long and difficult journey, and she won’t be able to work for up to 12 months.
His ambulance, medical and rehabilitation costs are expected to be substantial, which is why his family has started this fundraiser. Unfortunately, Abbey didn’t have Victorian Ambulance coverage, so that alone will be a big challenge for her.’