Turtle Talk - Morgan's Story and the Family's Journey

Turtle Talk Ep. 20: Brain Injury Therapy Has No Roadmap

Brain injury rehab therapy comes with no roadmap — and in Episode 20, Michelle and Tom explain what that really looks like day after day at the rehab hospital. Morgan had

Turtle Talk Ep. 19: The Day Morgan Said "Mom"

What does brain injury rehab therapy actually look like day to day? In Episode 19, Michelle walks through the season at the rehab hospital when progress came in inches —

Turtle Talk Ep. 18: Insurance Nearly Sent Morgan Home

Fighting insurance for brain injury rehab shouldn't be a full-time job — but that's exactly what it became. In Episode 18, Michelle walks through the stretch at the rehab

Turtle Talk Ep. 17: Caregiver Guilt After the Miracle

Caregiver guilt is one of the hardest parts of a long medical journey, and this episode sits right in the middle of it. In Episode 17 of Turtle Talk, Michelle opens up ab

Turtle Talk Ep. 16: Not All Healings Are Big Ones

This episode of Turtle Talk goes deep into the brain injury rehab recovery stretch — the months where Michelle and Tom were living in two places, running two households,

Episode 15: Morgan's Story: The Hospital Family We Never Expected

ome of the most healing moments in Morgan's rehab journey didn't come from a therapy session — they came from the people we met in the hallway at 11 o'clock at night. In

Episode 14: The Night We Broke: Morgan's Story on Anger, Faith, and Why Hope Doesn't Disappoint

Morgan's Story continues with one of the rawest conversations yet — the night exhaustion, anger, and grief finally caught up with Craig and Michelle during Morgan's early

Episode 13: Legal Pressure, Harassment & Holding Onto Faith in TBI Rehab | Morgan’s Story

In Episode 13, we revisit the chaotic weeks after the crash as our Sioux Falls, South Dakota family navigates legal pressure, harassment, and media rumors while fighting

Episode 12 in Nebraska: Church Community, God Things, & Small Wins Rehab | Morgan’s Recovery

A few weeks into rehab in Nebraska, our Sioux Falls, South Dakota family finds unexpected strength through a welcoming Catholic church community. From meeting new friends

Episode 11 The rehab journey begins

In this episode, we pick up at the end of Week 1 inside a Nebraska rehab hospital and share what daily life really looked like for Morgan—and for us. From G-tube feeds an

Episode 10 The First Week at Rehab: Faith, Fear, and Finding Hope

In this powerful episode, Michelle and Tom share the emotional transition from the trauma hospital to the rehab center — a moment filled with fear, gratitude, and faith.

Episode 9 Morgan’s Story: Insurance Denials, Fevers, and Faith During a Rehab Journey in the Sioux Falls Area

Ep. 9 is one that holds both heartbreak and hope at the same time. This part of Morgan’s Story walks through the crushing frustration of insurance denials, the emotional

Episode 8: The Questions We Couldn’t Escape After the Accident | Q & A pt. 1⁠

In this Episode 8 of Turtle Talk Podcast, we sit down and answer some of the hardest questions families have been asking about Morgan’s Story. From the terrifying drive t

Episode 7 Morgan’s Story: What ICU Nights, Family Sacrifice, and Hope Looked Like in a Long Recovery Journey

Some parts of a family’s story stay with you because they reveal what love really looks like when everything else falls apart. In this part of Morgan’s Story, we hear abo

Episode 6: The Sheriff Knocked at 3AM: Morgan’s Dad Shares Fight

When the knock came in the middle of the night, everything changed.In this powerful episode of the Turtle Talk Podcast, we hear Morgan’s Story from a new perspective — he

Episode 5: Morgan Said “Mom” After 40 Days in the ICU | Baby Steps

There are moments in a traumatic illness journey that change everything.After weeks in the ICU, fighting for movement, fighting for documentation, fighting for hope… Morg

Episode 4 “We Never Left Her Side” - Life in the ICU

Those early days in the ICU blur together. Time moves slowly when you’re sitting at a bedside, holding your child’s hand, praying, watching monitors, and waiting for any

Episode 3: Day Three in the ICU — Hope, Faith, and Morgan’s Story

Day three changed everything.In the middle of fear, uncertainty, and exhaustion, Morgan gave her family a sign they didn’t even know they needed. A quiet moment in the IC

Episode 2: ICU Chaos, False Accusations, and Fighting for Morgan

The first 48 hours in the ICU changed everything. In Episode 2 of Turtle Talk Podcast, we continue Morgan’s story during the most chaotic and gut-wrenching days of our fa

Episode 1: Morgan’s Story Begins | A Mother’s Worst Night, Faith, and Hope After a TBI

#realtor_craigbertrand #turtletalk #MorgansStoryThis is where Morgan’s Story begins.One ordinary summer night turned into every parent’s worst nightmare. In this first ep