Injured Worker denied Worker's comp

Hi my name is Jettie Smith. I am the wife of Randy Smith. On December 11, 2015 Randy Smith was hurt coming down some steps at work . It was reported on time. Got worse the next day and was taken to ER . Seen and released with meds and was told to get an MRI to see what was going on. Being that it happen on the job he notified the people in charge. He was taken out of work for three days. On that day he was told to go to their recommended Doctor. He was treated as if it was a sprain. He went back to work the following Monday on light duty and went to the doctor / rehab 3x a week. This lasted for over 6 weeks. Never once did they offer an x-Ray nor a MRI. The last Friday in January , he was denied workers comp and was told he could not go back to work till he was released from his doctor. Long story short ... We found him a doctor that did an x-Ray and MRI within that week. He was told that he would have to have surgery due to his condition. On May the 9th he had a 6 hour back surgery which was very severe.

The surgery was well needed but the recovery will take 6-9 months with a lot of restrictions. Even though he was denied workers comp we started receiving a small check each week but it only lasted a total of 26 weeks. At this time. He is receiving zero dollars and we all lost medical / health insurance.

Randy has been an elevator installer for over 20 years. He has always been a hard worker, never laid out and was very dependable. Now he has no job, no insurance or income all because he got hurt on the job. He feels that he is letting his family down. Randy has twins that are 14 and just started high school. They love their daddy and wants him better. I'm working 2 jobs and it's not enough to keep this house out of foreclosure or the lights on. We do have an attorney for workers comp and personal injury but even if he wins. They will only appeal and prolong this was another year or two. Randy is a person that never ask for help or hand outs. When I told him I was considering this I told him it was for the kids and keeping a roof over his kids head. (Ours too).

It's so hurt to see a grown man down. So as his wife I have decided to ask for help. We have no one. Both sets of parents are gone . We only have each other. I'm working lots of hours but being away from him and the kids are very hard on all of us.

We are asking for help. This could happen to any one. He went from making almost $30 an hour to making $0 an hour. I know we all are suffering with something. If you can't donate I am asking for prayers!!! We surely need them. Thank you in advance. We will overcome this but it's been really hard so far and we still don't see the light nor the tunnel.