Kerri Millhollin is recovering from a lifechanging car accident, and with the help of her family she’s regaining memories of her life prior to the incident.
In February 2025, Millhollin was a passenger in a car with her boyfriend when the vehicle flipped over on the freeway. As the car landed upside down, a truck struck their car
ejecting Millhollin f rom the vehicle.
“The only memory I have is this sound of metal scraping,” she says. “I couldn’t remember the last three weeks prior to that. I was with my boyfriend during that time. I didn’t even remember him.”
Millhollin’s family didn’t know about the accident or where she was for a few days. Once a welfare check was done, Millhollin’s daughter received a call saying her mother was at Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital. Her parents immediately flew from Arizona to be by her side.
Millhollin suffered a scalp degloving on her right side, three broken ribs, a blood clot in her left thigh, a broken humerus on her right arm and the amputation of three and a half fingers on her right hand. She also had a groin injury from the left hip to the crotch exposing the femoral artery and veins. In all, she underwent a total
of 10 surgeries.
During most of her time in the hospital, Millhollin experienced intensive care unit (ICU) delirium—ICU psychosis or acute confused state. Additionally, she mixes up her memory during her hospitalization with other life events.
“She doesn’t remember the ICU, but we remember,” her mom, Diane Hubbard says. “They were just fabulous. Those ICU nurses were so calm, which kept us calm.”
Millhollin was in the hospital for 40 days—12 days in the ICU and 28 days in a regular unit.
“I led a pretty active lifestyle beforehand and I just want to get back to that,” she says. “I want to go to concerts, sports games and travel. I want to be able to visit my parents and my kids who live in Montana.”
When she got out of the hospital, Millhollin went to inpatient rehabilitation to regain her strength and mobility. She needs one more surgery to her scalp and is determined to make a full recovery. She keeps the encouragement from her medical team on her mind and in her heart as she continues her recovery journey.
“It’s people like my nurse, Matthew, who told me I was going to get better and to think of the things I am grateful for—my family and mind and I have my spine to be able to walk,” she says. “Michael Segal (senior patient liaison) also was an inspiration to me. He would come to see me almost every day. He helped me believe I could
push through. I also learned to speak up and be my own advocate. I am going to take those things and fight for my life back.”