Buffalo woman recovering from officer-involved crash needs your help

29-year-old Chelsea Ellis suffered major injuries after being hit by a Buffalo Police SUV on her way home.

Her family is calling her recovery a miracle and they need donations to help pay for the next step.

EYEWITNESS NEWS.ALSO TONIGHT -- AMISSION THAT COULDSAVE A WOMAN'S LIFE.CHELSEA ELLIS WASSERIOUSLY INJURED INAN ACCIDENT EARLIERTHIS YEAR INBUFFALO.NOW -- HER FAMILYNEEDS ALL THE HELPIT CAN GET PAYINGFOR HER IMPORTANTMEDICALPROCEDURES.AS 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERTAYLOR EPPS SHOWSUS... ELLIS HAS ANARMY OF THOUSANDSOF PEOPLE... FROMDOZENS OFCOUNTRIES... NOWPRAYING FOR HER.CINDY "SHE IS AMIRACLE.

LIVING,WALKING, HOPEFULLYWALKING SOMEDAY,MIRACLE."UPLIFTING WORDS TODESCRIBE 29-YEAR-OLD CHELSEA ELLISOF BUFFALO, WHOSELIFE CHANGED IN ANINSTANT SEVENWEEKS AGO.ELLIS WAS WALKINGHOME DOWN MAINSTREET APRIL 15THWHEN SHE WAS HIT BYA BUFFALO POLICECAR.CINDY "SHE SUSTAINEDA LOT OF INJURIES TOHER BRAIN STEM ANDSPINAL CORD.

SHEUNDERWENT CPRTWICE THAT DAY ANDHAD MANY MANY UNITSOF BLOODTRANSFUSED."SHE WAS IN INTENSIVECARE FOR TWOWEEKS AT ECMC...ANDAFTER SEVERALSURGERIES, SHE'SDOING MUCH BETTER.CINDY "A LOT OF HERFUNCTION IN HERBRAIN HAS RETURNED.WE HAVE GREAT HOPEFOR THAT AND FORHER TO BE ABLE TORETURN TO NORMALLIFE."HER NEXT GOAL IS TOMOVE TO A REHABFACILITY INCOLORADO.TRAVEL AND MEDICALCOSTS WILL MAKETHAT JOURNEY ANEXPENSIVE ONE.CINDY "OUR GOAL IS TORAISE OVER HALF AMILLION DOLLARS.

HERINSURANCE WILL NOTCOVER THIS, SO THATRAPIDLY ADDS UP."ELLIS WORKED AS AMISSIONARY ANDHELPED REFUGEES INBUFFALO.

THROUGHHER WORK AND HERFAMILY..SHE'S GAINEDAN "ARMY" OF MORETHAN 2,000SUPPORTERS.DR. MCLAUGHLIN "GODSPARED HER LIFE ANDWE KNOW WHY,BECAUSE HE'S GOTMORE WORK FOR HERTO DO IN THE INNER-CITY OF BUFFALO.EVEN THOUGH IT'SEXPENSIVE, WE NEEDTO GET THAT DONEFOR HER."HER FAMILY HASSTARTED A GOFUNDMEPAGE TO HELP MEETTHEIR GOAL.

SO FAR,THEY'VE RAISEDNEARLY 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS.CINDY "SHE GAVE LOVETO EVERYBODY ALLTHE TIME AND A LITTLELOVE BACK IS SOAPPRECIATED."ALL THEY NEED TO DOIS MEET HALF OF THETOTAL GOAL BYTHURSDAY FOR ELLISTO BE ABLE TO GO.DR. MCLAUGHLIN"THAT'S OUR TARGET, IBELIEVE GOD'S GONNASUPPLY THAT.

I KNOWTHERE'S PEOPLE OUTTHERE LISTENING TOTHIS INTERVIEW THATCOULD WRITE A CHECKRIGHT NOW."YOU CAN FIND THELINK TO DONATE ATWKBW DOT COM.IN BUFFALO, TEPPS,7EWN.<AD LIB WX