I'm the wife to 'OK, now I'm making a medical decision for someone else' and then I would do my own research and then ask all of the questions and try and make it not only what he would want, but also what's the most beneficial," Kayla said. "I would have to switch from the emotional side. He was medically sedated from March 25-April 7, and he still hasn't been able to speak. He also had mandible or lower jaw surgery and had an IVC filter put in because he'd developed a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot in the lungs. Kevin had multiple additional surgeries that week, including an external fixation surgery of his pelvis, internal stabilization of his pelvis, a tracheostomy, a bronchoscopy in which they discovered he'd aspirated a tooth and they'd need to retrieve it. The neurosurgeons were just very closely watching him, especially with how extensive his injury was," Kayla said. before Kayla was finally able to see him in the ICU. ![]() For several days, there were new scans every 24 hours, then every week, and now once a month. They found he had three brain bleeds, one of them worsening. That night, Kevin had multiple surgeries, including a splenectomy and a hemi craniotomy. The lower it is, the worse the patient's injury and responsiveness is," Kayla said. That night, and throughout the last month, Kayla has been supported by her mother and four sisters, among others, to watch the kids while she goes to visit Kevin in the hospital.Īt first, doctors told her Kevin was a six on the Glasgow Coma Scale. Kayla jumped in the ambulance with Kinsley while Kevin was sent to Sparrow Hospital. Her daughter, who was in the car at the time of the crash, suffered a mild concussion and a few lacerations, and was sent to University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital. When Kayla arrived on-scene, EMS was attempting to remove Kevin from the car. Both drivers were transported to Sparrow Hospital. They preliminarily found a 2017 Ford Edge, operated by a 30-year-old Fowlerville resident, was traveling north on Fowlerville Road when, at the intersection, the Suzuki failed to yield. on reports of a two-vehicle crash with injuries. She confirmed with a deputy on-scene that her husband drives a gray Suzuki.ĭeputies with the Livingston County Sheriff's Office were dispatched around 6:23 p.m. She checked the Livingston County Scanner Chat and saw a crash had taken place at Chase Lake and Fowlerville Road, the exact route he took. She gathered Kolton and her things and heard sirens. "The wheels started turning and I'm like, 'Something's not right.'" "He always answers his phone," Kayla said. She called Kevin once and he didn't answer. The drive was about 20 minutes away, but 6:30 p.m. ![]() "We were going to have steak and crab, and he cleaned the grill all day just to celebrate finishing school," Kayla said. Kayla was getting ready to drive to Ann Arbor for one of her many boards and drop her daughter off at a friend's house near Cohoctah Township. ![]() I just had this super intuition thing and I don't know what it was, but I would hear sirens and call my husband and he would be on his way home or something and I'd be like, 'Are you okay? I just wanted to make sure, I heard a bunch of sirens.'" "It's kind of weird, but the days leading up to it, I just had this horrible feeling. we had plans to finish the house and sell it and buy some property," Kayla said. "That's been one of the hard parts to kind of reconcile with. ![]() This summer they were going to celebrate Kayla's graduation, finish house projects and enjoy the warmth - but that all changed at 6 p.m. They participated in sports.įor the last two years, the family has lived in Fowlerville, but Kevin and Kayla grew up in Livingston County. Their daughter Kinsley, 8, and son Kolton, 4, would get dropped off at school each day. Kevin was working in heating and cooling. Prior to the crash, Kayla was attending the University of Michigan School of Dentistry to get her bachelor's degree in dental hygiene. For his wife, Kayla, this last month has been anything but normal. Kevin Busard is still suffering from a traumatic brain injury, among other long-term results of the crash. FOWLERVILLE - Since a March crash at Chase Lake and Fowlerville Road resulted in a rollover accident, life for the Busard family hasn't been the same.
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