Help Renée with Spinal Cord Injury Expenses
Renée Hoyt became quadriplegic after an accident in Dec. 2023. She had an incomplete spinal cord injury followed by emergency surgery and 5 weeks of intensive inpatient rehab, after which she was still unable to use her hands, arms and legs, but the hope was that with continued outpatient rehab she would have a chance of at least partial return to function. Her husband, Mike, became her 24-hour care provider, feeding her every meal, moving her so she wouldn’t get bed sores, dressing, cleaning, and caring for every need, while, of course, also parenting their now 15 year old son, Miles, who is legally blind due to Stargardts, a genetic vision disorder.
Initially, Renée could not even scratch an itch or get her hair out of her eyes, she had to rely on others for basic things we take for granted. Expenses were incredible. So many things were not covered by insurance, including transportation necessary to get Renée to Physical and Occupational Therapy. However, with hard work and lots of support from family and friends, Renée has made tremendous progress! While still considered quadriplegic, she can now feed herself with adaptive utensils (although Mike still has to cut her food into bite sized pieces) and has started to walk using a walker!
Updates (1)
December 12, 2025
Hello, it has been a while since we've provided an update.After having some surgery to become more independent there were some setbacks but happy to report that physical therapy is going well again for Renee.Looking forward to the new year and hoping to become even more mobile and ambulatory!
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Guestbook
January 26, 2026
Sending good thoughts! ~ Marni & Stuart Katz
Stuart Katz
January 24, 2026
Can’t wait to see Renee on this trike!
Amy Ferriter
January 17, 2026
Amazing bike!
Shari Kubrick
