Selena Gomez's hair stylist health update after being 'severely injured' by drunk driver as donations hit $54K
Selena Gomez 's hair stylist Jenn Lagron is on the mend after being hit by an alleged drunk driver while walking in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Lagron has also worked with Chrissy Teigen, Ellie Goulding and Kristin Juszczyk.
On her GoFundMe page an update was shared on Tuesday by organizer Brandon Pietsch as $54K has been donated so far.
'Her surgery went well last night — everything went according to plan, and the doctors said it went smoothly,' he wrote.
'Jenn is resting today after starting physical therapy. We are so grateful for the success of both of her surgeries and are hopeful for a strong recovery ahead.
'She will be in a wheelchair for some time, as they had to replace nerves in her arm with nerves from her leg.
'There's a long road of recovery ahead, but we are off to a great start and feeling very hopeful!
She has over $54K in donations as of Wednesday morning
'Please continue to share Jenn's story, we are so grateful for every contribution!'
She will now spend an extended period in a wheelchair and faces at least a year of intensive rehabilitation, during which she will be unable to work or support herself financially.
Jenn was struck by a drunk driver while she was walking in the city of Venice Beach on Sunday along trendy mile-long shopping street Abbot Kinney Boulevard.
'This is every hairstylist's nightmare,' wrote her friend Brandon.
'Jenn suffered devastating injuries, including a severely damaged arm - the very arm she relies on for her career as a hairstylist - and a fractured vertebrae in her neck.'
Lagron's story has sent shockwaves through the tight-knit beauty and celebrity community.
Within hours of the accident, fashion designer Kristin Juszczyk, wife of San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, took to Instagram to rally support.
'My girl @jennlagron was hit by a drunk driver last night. Sick to my stomach,' she wrote alongside a heartfelt video of Jenn styling her hair.
'She is the most amazing person and incredibly talented hair artist. She's going to have a long road to recovery so truly anything will help.'
Doctors had to replace nerves in her arm using nerves from her leg, and she will be in a wheelchair during recovery
The fundraiser is now surging with donations and messages of support and by Wednesday morning, it had raised more $54K.
One heartbreaking detail from the update revealed the extent of the nerve damage in Jenn's arm with doctors forced to replace nerves using tissue from her leg.
'Jenn has always been a light in the lives of everyone around her,' the GoFundMe page reads. 'Now she needs our help more than ever… Any contribution, no matter the size, would mean the world to Jenn.'
Lagron, who built her reputation on making others feel beautiful and confident, appears to have an affection for her clients.
'I truly feel like I have the most incredible clients who make me strive to be my best, not only professionally but personally as well… They hold such a special place in my heart,' she said in a 2023 interview with The House magazine.
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