JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The parents of a 25-year-old mother involved in a life-changing car accident are looking to raise one million dollars to cover their daughter’s recovery journey after an unexpected turn of events.
On Dec. 12, 2025, Stephanie Miller was on her way to drop off her 10-month-old baby at her mother-in-law’s house when she lost control of her vehicle and overturned on Interstate 95.
“We’re not really sure why this happened,” Sharon Miller, Stephanie’s stepmom, said. But she’s going to take this with the strength and everything she’s got in her and just be the best person she can be and do what she can do to have the best outcome."
While Miller was left paralyzed from the chest down, her son was uninjured.
“When she landed, the car flipped. They had to cut her out of there. They got the baby out. The baby was fine. But they had to take her out. And she had a C7 spinal cord injury,” her stepmom told News4JAX.
Miller spent 21 days in the ICU and was currently receiving care at Brooks Rehab in Bartram Park.
Her family set the goal to raise a million dollars to support Stephanie’s long-term care and recovery, including:
- Medical bills and hospital stay
- In-home modifications
- Specialized rehab and physical therapy
- Adaptive equipment
- Loss of income
- Any future surgeries or ongoing care
Currently, the fundraiser raised nearly $35,000.
“Because of her just needing everything that she’s going to need and being out of work, being so young, for the rest of her, known for a long, long time needing a lot of help and assistance and resources,” Sharon Miller said.
Her family said she can move from the chest up and has a little mobility in her arms, but her hands and fingers don’t function.
“They are hopeful that she will get mobility back in some sense, whether it be able to be, you walk with assistance, like maybe possibly a walker one day long term,” Sharon Miller said.
“Leaving the rehab, she’s leaving in a wheelchair,” Stephen Miller, her father, said.
While the road to recovery may be long, her family believed she would pull through.
“She’s a fighter, and she is just an incredible young lady that, you know, she’s a giver, she has a heart of gold, and she would do anything for anyone,” Sharon Miller said.
“My view is that Steph’s gonna make it back, but you know I have to be realistic in the time being. She’s an amazing daughter, and we love her. And we’re gonna do whatever we can do to help her,” Stephen Miller said.
You can donate to the GoFundMe here.