Teylor's Story
On August 3, 2020 around 8:30am Teylor, along with two other young boys, were opening up the Cowboy Cookin' food truck for the Lincoln County Fair in Afton, Wyoming. As the grill was being lit there was a giant explosion and all three were injured.
Teylor was one of two that were life-flighted for major burns.Teylor was flown to Salt Lake City's University of Utah Burn Center and admitted into ICU. She was stable and on a ventilator and feeding tube. Shawn and Stephanie drove (rapidly) to Salt Lake City where they were told that Teylor had 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 49% of her body.
The flames had hit her from the front and wrapped around her head, back, arms and legs. The initial estimate is that she would need to stay in ICU for at least 6 weeks.
Since then Teylor has undergone several skin graft surgeries both from cadavers and skin taken from her own graft sites. Along with surgeries she endures extremely painful wound care sessions over her whole body on a daily basis.
Each day it seems like new challenges arise. Teylor is a rockstar and continues to amaze the medical staff with her determination and strength. Her prognosis is good but this will be a long road. We are in this journey together and will take it one day at a time.
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About Teylor
Teylor Rose Dunn was born in St. George, Utah in December 2001. She moved to Star Valley, Wyoming when she was almost 2 years old. There she grew up in a happy household with her parents Shawn and Stephanie Dunn and her 4 brothers Payton, Wyatt, Cash, and Zane. Teylor has always been a happy person and has touched countless people with her contagious personality and zest for life. Teylor recently graduated from Star Valley High School as one of the top four students in her class. She is very caring, active and fun loving. Her greatest love is soccer, along with volleyball, basketball, and competitive gymnastics. She also loves photography, to snowboard, ride horses, camp, fish, hike, bungee jump, and anything else that scares the heck out of her dad! Her dad was also helping her train her own horse to sell this fall to help pay for her college and an LDS mission. She was planning to start school at the University of Wyoming in August 2020 to seek a degree in physical therapy.
Teylor Tough is fundraising under the umbrella of 501(c)(3) Jaxon Foundation. All donations are tax deductible
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