On 12/29/2020 my friend Terra was in a horrible accident that by God's miracle she survived but it left her paralyzed from the waist down. She has not been able to get to her physical therapy or out and about even to events with her children because she doesn't have a vehicle she can get into. This has put a lot of strain on her family and we are hoping to help bless them for the upcoming year. Any help would be greatly appreciated and everything goes straight to Terra. Here is her story...
12/29/202” I got up like any regular day got my kids off to school all pets and outside animals fed got ready and headed to work as I was going up the hill I I hit a patch of black ice and I knew I was not going to recover I took my hands off the wheel covered my head and started praying I could here every thing crashing around I kept my arms wrapped around my head and kept praying I just kept getting colder until I hit something I didn’t know where I was I didn’t open my eyes I kept praying “god please don’t let the pickup land on me please lord my babies need me please lord” and then I heard the crash I cougar the engine still running so I felt around with my hands and felt snow I opened my eyes and my back hurt so bad I felt like I had a ball under me And I couldn’t feel my legs I knew instantly I broke my back I saw the pickup landed a way away it took me a minute to get myself together and remember I had my phone in my bra I called 911 we were on the phone over a hour they couldn’t find me!! I managed to tip my head and saw a familiar house once I told them I couldn’t see it they found me about 30 min later I remember a huge relief come over me because I heard “o my got DONT move sweetheart were here we got you “ then Our neighbor Everet and the sheriff came down the hill they hit their knees beside me and grabbed my hands I remember they took off their coats and laid them over me and kept telling me “the ambulance is almost here hold on sweetheart” I heard the sirens then a bunch of people were around me and working fast it scared me and my anxiety went sky high the one paramedic said “ we’re going to get you on the board get you up to the ambulance and get you a little something to help with the pain “ I was drowsy so I don’t remember much after that until I woke up the next morning of the 30th my sister was there she said when they took me to surgery based off X-rays I had a 10% chance to survive surgery once in there they told her it was much worse than they thought and they didn’t know if I would even make it but they were going to try their best the surgery was estimated to be 3 hrs it was almost 9 I woke up the next morning intimated and freaking out the dr came in and told me” I’m sorry I couldn’t save your legs I did everything I could but I couldn’t do it but I did make sure you made it” I spent the next 7 days in insane amount of pain and getting fitted for a brace it was all so much all so overwhelming! My kids were with my mom and not being able to see them!! On 1/7/2021 they transferred me to a rehab in Lincoln where I learned the basics for my own care I was supposed to be there until April 10th however I worked and worked and surpassed all my therapy goals and was discharged 2/13/2021 it took a few weeks to get used to being home and I was able to have the kids come home! Since then I have battles a few UTI’s one of wich landed me in the hospital for 9 days and due to the fact we live in the country and don’t have appropriate transportation for me I can’t get to drs stores therapy or any events with my kids or family without therapy I have done the best I can but my flexibility has suffered and it’s harder to move my legs! my depression anxiety and independence has suffered so much I used to be so active went lots of places as a family tan errands always helping someone who needed it between the kids the 5 dogs the 39 birds I had a lot of outside work cooking and baking goodies NOW I don’t have my birds anymore I can’t get around outside I only have a manual chair and it’s all sand out here so I don’t go far I am not able to do all the cooking and baking and definitely can’t do any of my outside stuff ! I don’t get to go to stores or go shopping or go have a meal with anyone I do what I can I might have to Adapt how I do things but I can do nearly 1/4 of what I could before I was kicked off 2 programs for home health because I can’t find my own provider(still on one program just don’t have a provider)so I literally depend on my kids for a lot and basic housework takes so much out of me especially since I am not taking any narcotics for pain I haven’t since July. My best friend is a contractor and we bought the material and he built me a deck and ramp I don’t have access to my bathroom because it’s not setup for me and it’s not big enough the way it is I either do a “sponge bath” and occasionally I will go to my moms in alliace to shower but that’s only about once every few months. I have some material for my bathroom but besides the bathroom we have to redo the floors because the carpet is hard for me to roll on because of the high padding and our floor in dining/living room is crappy and sometimes my wheels get stuck on them so makes it tough on me.
