Medical Fundraiser For Dana Bozeman

Hello, I am Dana Danette Bozeman Gill. Thank you for taking the time to read. As most of you know 5/28/2012 I was riding my bicycle and was hit by a car. It is a real bad story but here I go! Mr. Scott Jones daughter started working on me and they made all the right calls! I was airlifted to the OLOL, to their surprise, my Aorta was ripped from my heart I had every bone broken except my left arm and leg, I lost my left lung, my right arm and leg have metal in them due to such bad breaks, my sacral area was crushed (tail bone area), both hip bones broken, my neck broke in 3 places, I went through 37 pints of blood and we only need 8 to live, while they clipped off my spine so they could mend my heart and mend my Aorta so that they could sew them back together. I was in a coma for 2 months and in the Hospital for 4 months. I was missing my girls when I woke up, I had visitors, flowers, cards and balloons. At the time my husband was telling me what all had happened to me and I was totally floored! I had a trac in my neck and throat to breathe, a feeder in the side of my stomach, a neck brace, IVs all in me, tubes all in me to drain all that needed to be, breathing treatments everyday, I could not talk only make noise, so once released I have to go have surgery, had plastic vocal cords inserted while awake so they new they were in the right place and it was great to talk again. My feeder tube was taken out after 5 months, I started PT(Physical Therapy) at the hospital and then once I was home. Then my husband divorced me and kept full custody of our beautiful girls, he has a great job and benefits and I have nothing. And now I know I have not said all that was wrong with me but I am a paraplegic and in a wheelchair all day until bed time, the wheelchair is the hardest thing for a athletic person to not only adjust to but not many houses are handicap friendly and other places as well, it has been so hard on me and my family and friends. I'm thankful to get around in this wheelchair but it is so hard can't believe! I love being a mother more than words could ever express, I went from being with my girls everyday and night and so involved in their school. I had to take a driving class as soon as I got out the hospital to learn to drive a handicap vehicle. Now that time is passing by so fast, I have no job, no insurance, only see my girls once or twice a month (which really hurts) I want to be so in their lives everyday and night! I have about 7,500.00 in medical bills, and about 6000.00 in living expenses. And I just lost my parents and had a dual service for them last Friday, I never knew how hard it would be to say goodbye to the greatest parents and friends, but I cry just about every day and night, oh God it hurts so much, they were the greatest gift from God, so good, sweet and so involved in our lives, now that they died my sister is living in their house cause hers flooded and she has received bills from the nursing homes of 8000.00 dollars which I don't understand they had insurance and Medicare. I just got SSI disability check October. 1st for 488.00 a month, I cried over that, I can't do hardly anything with such little money! And I now have Medicaid and called 8 Doctors Monday and none of them took new Medicaid adults. I have never lived this bad in my life. I bought my own home in my twenties always worked 2-3 jobs, did modeling, acted at Baton Rouge Little Theater- which was so fun! But now I need to go back to PT 3 days a week, find a PCP that will take me, which I need real bad, now I have to find a new pain management Doctor which sucks bad because I love Dr. Bowers, he is such a great Doctor, and pray my Psychiatrist will take a Medicaid person now for me. I really don't like having to get all new doctors this late in the time. I was told if I buy my own insurance I will not get the little 488.00 check a month, I am in a lot of pain every day, but determined to walk. I coached my girls in softball but the last time I was in a wheelchair, the girls on the team made it great and a few of their dads were such a great help. I thank everyone that gave blood, sent flowers, sent cards, came to see me and the very thoughtful jambalaya cook by. That raised 2500.00 that paid the deductible in the beginning and so appreciated it!! Now for me and my depth that will continue I have to pay off 13,500.00 and my deceased parents bills are 8000.00. Any money that you could donate/contribute to help will be more appreciated than you could ever know and May The Good Lord Bless us all each and everyday. Thank you so much for reading my long story that is missing a lot of information , but enough of all my injuries that I have to live with everyday and please everyone pray that I walk soon, my pain weakens, I see my girls more, finish college, and find the man God has for me!!!