Cobb Woman Paralyzed, Nearly Killed By Falling Tree Limb

KENNESAW, GA — A Cobb County woman was nearly killed over the weekend when a falling tree limb hit her while she was walking with her family, looking at the snow.

Kennesaw Police told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Jennifer Lane was hit in the back of the head and neck on Friday afternoon.

The mother of three was walking with her husband and one of her sons on a trail in the Legacy Park neighborhood. The family had stopped to take a picture of the snow when the limb fell, police spokesman Officer Scott Luther told the paper.

According to a GoFundMe page created to help with her medical costs, Lane's spinal cord was severed by the limb and she was paralyzed from the waist down.

According to the page, Lane is a stay-at-home mother who home-schools her two youngest sons — Zack, 16, and Nick, 14. Her oldest son, Matt, 19, attends Kennesaw State University.

"Jen has a long road to recovery and will move to a spinal rehabilitation center when her other injuries improve and she is stable," wrote Elisabeth Schmid Chandler, who created the fundraiser.

Tuesday afternoon, it had raised nearly $26,000 of a $50,000 goal.

Photo courtesy GoFundMe