
Daniels prosthetic leg fund
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Hi my name is Daniel Barrett. I'm 20 years old. I had a motorcycle accident Febuary 8th 2016. My left leg was filleted open, and my foot was only hanging on by ligaments and tendons. I was lying on the ground staring at nearly a foot of my leg bone completely exposed. I thought I was going to die. I immediately asked God for forgivness of all my sins, and told him if it's my time, I'm ready to go. Then help arrived, and I was bay flighted to Tampa General Hospital. The Dr. told me they were going to amputate my leg. I told the Dr. I could still feel my toes. The Dr. was astonished, reconstructed my leg and put my foot back together. Three months later the tissue in my leg died causing me to have to get a free flap. This procedure involved them removing muscle from the inner thigh of my right leg and microscopically attaching it to my lower left leg. Then they took skin from my right thigh placing it over the muscle they attached during an eleven hour surgery in an attemp to save my leg. On september 8th I went to visit my orthopedic doctor because i was having an extreme amount of pain in my foot. When I talked to him he told me that it needed to be amputated because there was an infection in my bones eating it away and I would have two weeks to prepare myself. On September 21st I got a below the knee amputation.
I need all the help I can get finacially for a prosthetic leg, a cover, and a cheetah/running leg. I need to raise $6,000 for prosthetic leg, $10,000 for a running leg, and $3,000 - $5,000 for covers. My health insurance does not cover any of the above. Before my accident I was training to compete in body building. I've been an athlete my entire life. I met with a Prosthetist and he informed me that with the technology today that the prosthetic legs will enable me to get back to how I use to be. He said I can run, join the Paralympics, and do anything I set my mind to. Right now I'm working on getting my certification to become a personal trainer. Losing a leg is not going to stop me from achieving my goals and is only going to push me further to be the best I can be. I went 7 months without a paycheck and I dont have any savings. I would be more than appreicative if I could get some help finacially to be able to buy the stuff I need. It would mean the world to me to be able to buy a prosthetic running leg and one day soon you'll see me in the paralympics.
I have to wait 5-6 weeks before I can be fitted into my prosthetic leg. In 7 months I can get fitted for a running leg.
I want to Thank each and everyone of you for helping me achieve my goals. They aren't possible without you. If you have any questions you can reach me at [numéro de téléphone retiré].
I need all the help I can get finacially for a prosthetic leg, a cover, and a cheetah/running leg. I need to raise $6,000 for prosthetic leg, $10,000 for a running leg, and $3,000 - $5,000 for covers. My health insurance does not cover any of the above. Before my accident I was training to compete in body building. I've been an athlete my entire life. I met with a Prosthetist and he informed me that with the technology today that the prosthetic legs will enable me to get back to how I use to be. He said I can run, join the Paralympics, and do anything I set my mind to. Right now I'm working on getting my certification to become a personal trainer. Losing a leg is not going to stop me from achieving my goals and is only going to push me further to be the best I can be. I went 7 months without a paycheck and I dont have any savings. I would be more than appreicative if I could get some help finacially to be able to buy the stuff I need. It would mean the world to me to be able to buy a prosthetic running leg and one day soon you'll see me in the paralympics.
I have to wait 5-6 weeks before I can be fitted into my prosthetic leg. In 7 months I can get fitted for a running leg.
I want to Thank each and everyone of you for helping me achieve my goals. They aren't possible without you. If you have any questions you can reach me at [numéro de téléphone retiré].
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Daniel Barrett
Organisateur
Venice, FL