Hello followers, future followers,
I never imagined I'd be writing my own GoFundMe. However, I never thought I'd be in the situation I am in now. With the push and advice from a friend, *cough*Laura*cough* LOL I decided I should suck it up and reachout out for any kind of help I can get.
Here's the story:
To start, my name is Hillary McKay. I was born and raised in Danbury, graduated from Danbury High School and now work at Danbury Hospital in the operating room.
So before COVID hit the area, I had recently moved to my fathers house in hopes of getting my life together financially as well as pursuing a better education. Life was going GREAT! And then COVID came about. So like any healthcare worker would have done, I put my all into my work. I helped keep together the staff and unit of the first surge COVID ICU unit in Danbury Hospital and worked almost everyday for two months straight. As most people know we didn't get an extra dollar or bonus for the work we did but that wasn't the point. We did our job. I would never take back the strength I endured from that nor the courage that surfaced within me. Long story short - COVID slowed down and come July I got to take my first vacation! Well, on July 3rd my vacation started. My father and stepmother wanted the time to go away as well and not have to worry about the house, garden or girls(chickens) so I matched up our vacation time to stay home and tend to all three. This was going to be the best staycation EVER.
Well, the purpose of my GoFundMe is, on July 6th I was attempting to get the girls into the coop before storm hit and I slipped and fell right onto my left foot. In excruciating pain I was rushed to the ER where I was told it was just a simple sprain and just to keep off of it. They didn't wrap my foot and I had to ask for crutches, where I then walked myself out to my ride outside. Upset and hurt on how my experience went I continued my vacation too embarrassed to tell anyone in my family, I only told ONE friend. They helped me with everything I needed but it didn't take away any of the stress and depression I knew I was about to take on. I finally go to a podiatrist who informed me I did not have a sprain but Lisfranc Injury mostly seen in car accidents. After getting a second opinion I was told I had to have surgery ASAP due to my foot already trying to heal itself. July 31st I had surgery and have been trying to recover ever since. I still haven't returned to work and my last paycheck with taxes and insurance coming out of a 32 hour work week was 75$ - also on July 31st. Not too long after surgery Danbury and many other surrounding towns lost power for over a week. And that's just exactly what I needed to recover. I'm extremely independent and so this was very hard for me. I fell a few times trying to get myself to a from the bathroom in the middle of the night just because I was too embarrassed to ask for help. I felt extremely guilty because of this having happened to me. I had been working since June on getting myself back into school, it was my gift to myself for my birthday. This experience alone was pushing the last buttons I had. Being lied to twice on the phone, never receiving a call back from the school and being as patient as possible they still managed to delay my getting into the summer semester to take classes. All because of COVID-19. And because of COVID-19 I still can't get anyone on the phone because of the high call rates. After everything was finally said and done, I find out I don't qualify for financial aid. I guess I made too much money. I'm trying to come up with ways to make money to buy my books, arrange my payment plans so I don't get kicked out. My dad even gave me a few things to sell to try to help myself. I just wanted this to be the first time I happily and readily go to school prepared with materials and books I need. I haven't ever been able to do that for myself.
To wrap this up, I'm sincerely and honestly 100% in need of any financial help I can get. I owe the hospital $3,000 and haven't received the bill for the surgery yet. My bank is now returning payments because I have been negative over 30 days and I'm racking up overdraft fee's daily. My bank account is due to close the day before my first short term disability check comes. 2 months after injury...
I want to thank anyone who took time to read this. I have never been in this position and I know I can't change anything but if I could I would. I moved into my fathers not to be a burden but to help myself as well as my father who is disabled and needs my help. I want to go back to the way things were before I thought I deserved a vacation. At least before I took one. Thank you all so much. Feel free to contact me through Facebook as well with any advice you can offer..
I never imagined I'd be writing my own GoFundMe. However, I never thought I'd be in the situation I am in now. With the push and advice from a friend, *cough*Laura*cough* LOL I decided I should suck it up and reachout out for any kind of help I can get.
Here's the story:
To start, my name is Hillary McKay. I was born and raised in Danbury, graduated from Danbury High School and now work at Danbury Hospital in the operating room.
So before COVID hit the area, I had recently moved to my fathers house in hopes of getting my life together financially as well as pursuing a better education. Life was going GREAT! And then COVID came about. So like any healthcare worker would have done, I put my all into my work. I helped keep together the staff and unit of the first surge COVID ICU unit in Danbury Hospital and worked almost everyday for two months straight. As most people know we didn't get an extra dollar or bonus for the work we did but that wasn't the point. We did our job. I would never take back the strength I endured from that nor the courage that surfaced within me. Long story short - COVID slowed down and come July I got to take my first vacation! Well, on July 3rd my vacation started. My father and stepmother wanted the time to go away as well and not have to worry about the house, garden or girls(chickens) so I matched up our vacation time to stay home and tend to all three. This was going to be the best staycation EVER.
Well, the purpose of my GoFundMe is, on July 6th I was attempting to get the girls into the coop before storm hit and I slipped and fell right onto my left foot. In excruciating pain I was rushed to the ER where I was told it was just a simple sprain and just to keep off of it. They didn't wrap my foot and I had to ask for crutches, where I then walked myself out to my ride outside. Upset and hurt on how my experience went I continued my vacation too embarrassed to tell anyone in my family, I only told ONE friend. They helped me with everything I needed but it didn't take away any of the stress and depression I knew I was about to take on. I finally go to a podiatrist who informed me I did not have a sprain but Lisfranc Injury mostly seen in car accidents. After getting a second opinion I was told I had to have surgery ASAP due to my foot already trying to heal itself. July 31st I had surgery and have been trying to recover ever since. I still haven't returned to work and my last paycheck with taxes and insurance coming out of a 32 hour work week was 75$ - also on July 31st. Not too long after surgery Danbury and many other surrounding towns lost power for over a week. And that's just exactly what I needed to recover. I'm extremely independent and so this was very hard for me. I fell a few times trying to get myself to a from the bathroom in the middle of the night just because I was too embarrassed to ask for help. I felt extremely guilty because of this having happened to me. I had been working since June on getting myself back into school, it was my gift to myself for my birthday. This experience alone was pushing the last buttons I had. Being lied to twice on the phone, never receiving a call back from the school and being as patient as possible they still managed to delay my getting into the summer semester to take classes. All because of COVID-19. And because of COVID-19 I still can't get anyone on the phone because of the high call rates. After everything was finally said and done, I find out I don't qualify for financial aid. I guess I made too much money. I'm trying to come up with ways to make money to buy my books, arrange my payment plans so I don't get kicked out. My dad even gave me a few things to sell to try to help myself. I just wanted this to be the first time I happily and readily go to school prepared with materials and books I need. I haven't ever been able to do that for myself.
To wrap this up, I'm sincerely and honestly 100% in need of any financial help I can get. I owe the hospital $3,000 and haven't received the bill for the surgery yet. My bank is now returning payments because I have been negative over 30 days and I'm racking up overdraft fee's daily. My bank account is due to close the day before my first short term disability check comes. 2 months after injury...
I want to thank anyone who took time to read this. I have never been in this position and I know I can't change anything but if I could I would. I moved into my fathers not to be a burden but to help myself as well as my father who is disabled and needs my help. I want to go back to the way things were before I thought I deserved a vacation. At least before I took one. Thank you all so much. Feel free to contact me through Facebook as well with any advice you can offer..