Dixie Bettini's Road To Recovery
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On Friday, February 14, 2020 our mom, Dixie Bettini (Specht), was in a horrible car accident in Omaha, Nebraska and suffered many critical and life altering injuries resulting in being hospitalized and facing months and months of rehabilitation.
Both her legs were broken in multiple places. Her right leg had severe breaks to the femur, tibia, fibia, ankle and foot. Her lower left leg was nearly severed and her ankle crushed in the crash - doctors are still not sure if she will end up needing an amputation or not, but hoping for the best. She suffered internal injuries that caused critical bleeding and the need to remove her spleen. Her left wrist was shattered, and this injury will definitely change how our left-handed, cake decorating mom will earn a living.
Doctors have said she will need 3-6 months of intense rehabilitation and physical therapy and will not be able to run her business, Dixie's Icing, that she has worked so hard to build and maintain as she heals.
As the sole employee and producer of her popular and delicious icing, the company is also how she earns her income to pay her mortgage and basic bills, as well as any portion of the mounting medical bills that are not covered by Medicare.
Her family and friends closest to her are trying to keep Dixie's Icing going, so she can focus on her recovery, but in all this one thought looms over her thoughts - how will she afford all that is ahead of her.
We cannot express our gratitude for the love and support that has poured in from all over the world for our mother. Not one to ever ask for a hand out, in this time of need, if you are able to offer any assistance for our mom, we know she will forever be as grateful to you as well.
Knowing our mother, any unused portions of this assistance will be "paid-forward" to someone else in need, as our mother has the biggest heart around and is always thinking of others before herself.
Thank you with all the respect and love we have,
Dixie's children - Chris, Nicole and Nathaniel
Both her legs were broken in multiple places. Her right leg had severe breaks to the femur, tibia, fibia, ankle and foot. Her lower left leg was nearly severed and her ankle crushed in the crash - doctors are still not sure if she will end up needing an amputation or not, but hoping for the best. She suffered internal injuries that caused critical bleeding and the need to remove her spleen. Her left wrist was shattered, and this injury will definitely change how our left-handed, cake decorating mom will earn a living.
Doctors have said she will need 3-6 months of intense rehabilitation and physical therapy and will not be able to run her business, Dixie's Icing, that she has worked so hard to build and maintain as she heals.
As the sole employee and producer of her popular and delicious icing, the company is also how she earns her income to pay her mortgage and basic bills, as well as any portion of the mounting medical bills that are not covered by Medicare.
Her family and friends closest to her are trying to keep Dixie's Icing going, so she can focus on her recovery, but in all this one thought looms over her thoughts - how will she afford all that is ahead of her.
We cannot express our gratitude for the love and support that has poured in from all over the world for our mother. Not one to ever ask for a hand out, in this time of need, if you are able to offer any assistance for our mom, we know she will forever be as grateful to you as well.
Knowing our mother, any unused portions of this assistance will be "paid-forward" to someone else in need, as our mother has the biggest heart around and is always thinking of others before herself.
Thank you with all the respect and love we have,
Dixie's children - Chris, Nicole and Nathaniel
Organizer and beneficiary
Chris Bettini
Organizer
Omaha, NE
Dixie Bettini
Beneficiary