Скачать или смотреть Episode 23 | “We Packed Up and Ran” — Morgan’s Rehab Exit, Fear, Faith & Coming Home to Sioux Falls

There are moments in a family journey when survival instincts take over. In this episode of Turtle Talk Podcast, we share the terrifying, emotional days leading up to Morgan’s abrupt rehab exit — the pressure from administration, therapy cuts, unanswered questions, and the moment we realized we had to bring our daughter home. This is a story of fear, faith, resilience, and choosing your child when the system stops listening.

By January 2018, Morgan was still making progress in her pediatric recovery journey, but administrative decisions at her rehab facility threatened to end her therapy early. As insurance confusion mounted and therapy hours were cut, we faced the impossible choice: stay and watch Morgan lose ground, or leave and figure it out ourselves.

This episode walks through the reality of hospital life, ICU recovery, and the stress of navigating discharge planning while living far from home. From packing up a rehab room late at night, to quietly securing medical equipment, to finally crossing state lines back toward home, this chapter of Morgan’s Story reflects the heartbreak and courage that defines so many families facing long-term recovery.

Recorded as part of our family journey through rehab, faith, and healing, this episode speaks directly to parents navigating traumatic illness, hospital rehab, and the fear of being forced into decisions before their child is ready.

00:00 – Picking up the story: admin pressure and discharge talk
04:45 – Preparing for the possibility of leaving rehab
10:30 – Gathering orders, equipment, and support from other families
18:10 – Therapy cuts and the emotional impact
26:00 – Packing in secret and preparing for the unknown
35:40 – The day therapy ended
41:20 – Leaving rehab and the fear that followed
50:10 – Crossing the Iowa border and finally breathing
56:30 – Community support and donated medical equipment
01:02:00 – Bringing Morgan home and choosing hope

• Morgan’s Story
• Turtle Talk Podcast
• Family journey
• Rehab journey
• ICU recovery
• Hospital rehab
• Pediatric recovery journey
• Traumatic illness journey
• Faith and healing
• Resilience
• Community support
• Overcoming the impossible
• Long-term recovery
• Parenting in crisis
• Healing and hope
• Sioux Falls South Dakota

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