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iamatinyowl:

I was the victim of a hit and run by a drunk driver that catastrophically devastated my body. I was left for dead in a ditch by the ocean. I was fully conscious, yelling as loud as I could for help, for five hours before I was found. I damaged my vocal chords screaming for help. I was in the hospital for five weeks, and then another week five months later, then two days, and then another two days after my most recent surgery in March. I’ve had eleven surgeries on my leg and arm.

My shin bone exploded out of my leg and I spent nine months living in fear of amputation. It’s been almost three years of healing and rehab and physio and surgery after surgery and my leg still might have to be amputated. My ankle broke and the bone was stabbing through my skin. My foot was facing the wrong way and held on by about an inch of skin. I had an external apparatus drilled through my skin into what remained of my bone for months and months and I had to crank it four times a day to drag a chunk of bone down my leg so I could regrow new bone behind it. I couldn’t put any weight on my leg, not even to rest my foot on the ground, this entire time.

My arm bone stabbed through my skin in several places, including severing my tricep muscle and causing it to recoil up into my shoulder, and almost severing my arm just above the elbow.

I have many other injuries as well, including a traumatic brain injury, a broken shoulder blade, and extensive nerve damage. It has been almost three years and I am still suffering from the physical and psychological injuries from it. I still may have to get more surgery, and I am still seeing a physiotherapist, a massage therapist, a psychologist, a urologist (there is extensive nerve damage in my bladder causing extreme pain), and an orthopedic surgeon regularly for my injuries.

I will be in pain for the rest of my life. I already have tendinitis, regional pain disorder, and osteoporosis. Arthritis isn’t far behind. I can walk a little but it exhausts me and causes severe pain. I had wanted to work with kids my entire life and now I will never be able to fulfil that dream because I will never be able to keep up with children again.

I will be disabled for the rest of my life because of one drunk driver.

I am raising money to help me survive. My disability benefits were cut it half this year and now I can barely cover my rent, let alone all of my constant medical expenses, like medications, travel to and from the many, many doctors and lawyers and specialists I have to see who are out of town. I tried to make a youcaring account but it’s only for the states and I’m in Canada.

Thank you so much for reading my story. Please help me stay alive, and boost this if you can! Feel free to message me for more details or if you’ve got any questions!

The link to my PayPal is here

PLEASE HELP OUT MY BEST FRIEND!!!!!