Amanda DiMartino


Hi Everyone. We wanted to give you an update on Amanda's progress 5 months after the accident. Amanda had a successful skin graft surgery on her leg wound which has taken and is healing slowly. She is in an aggressive physical therapy program, 3 times a week, working on all injured areas. She is unable to physically go back to work as of yet, as she is still very restricted in her movement and in a lot of pain.

Tommy, who acted as the full time family caretaker, for Amanda and the two girls had to go back to work early January. They were not ready for him to leave. Amanda is still recovering. Tommy was needed to take care of them, but he had to go back to work for medical insurance. Despite being approved for the Family Medical Leave Act, where he was permitted to take a leave of absence to care for his family (who very much needed round the clock care) they were dropped from their family medical plan. They will lose their insurance for six months, starting in April. This should be illegal...if you are approved for this program, to take care of your family during an emergency, your medical benefits should be frozen and kept in the place for the entire time you are approved to be out of work! You should not have to suffer more because you were needed to care for your family. As the family, especially Amanda, cannot be without medical insurance, they are planning to enroll in Cobra, which costs a lot of money for a family plan.

We thank you for all of the continued support throughout these difficult months. We are all so grateful and blessed that Amanda and the girls are safe and that Tommy was able to take great care of all of them during this time. Let's keep this momentum going, so that this young family doesn't suffer further with these astronomical medical plan costs.
Thank You.

Information on the accident:
5 months ago, my sister Amanda was in a freak accident right outside of her home. After she parked her 2017 SUV and shut off the vehicle, she exited the truck, closing her door and immediately opening the back driver's side door to get out my two month old niece, Ali. The baby and the baby seat were taken out and placed on the sidewalk. She then opened the back passenger side door and my three year old niece, Gabriella, jumped out of her seat and was now waiting with her younger sister on the sidewalk.

Amanda then reached and opened the passenger side door so that she could grab her baby bag. At that time, the truck unexpectedly started to roll, catching her off guard and pulling her under the truck. The truck continued to roll, dragging her down the street. It finally stopped rolling when it landed on her chest. She was stuck under the car. Couldn't call for help. Couldn't move. Couldn't breathe. Couldn't comfort Gabriella, who was screaming because she saw it all happen.

As this was an almost silent accident with no real noise, no one came to Amanda's aid because no one heard it.

She realized she was on her own and knew she needed to get out from under that truck for many reasons, but the first, was to stop Gabriella from running to her because she feared that truck was going to start to roll again...and this time, hurt them both.

Thankfully, her mama bear adrenaline kicked in. Still unable to speak, because there was an SUV on her chest, she wedged her foot in the wheel well area and slightly started to rock the truck back and forth a bit. Believe it or not, she finally created enough momentum to dislodge the truck from her chest, causing it to roll off of her. She then dragged herself, the car seat with Ali in it and Gabby into the house where she literally collapsed and called 911.

Amanda was admitted to the hospital where she needed immediate surgery to repair a ruptured spleen as well as be treated for fractured vertebrae, cracked ribs, punctured lung and an awful compression wound on her leg. She had road rash and was even missing clumps of hair on her head from being dragged.

The compression wound on her leg proved to be the most difficult injury to deal with, as it landed her in the hospital 3 weeks later, when the site turned necrotic and needed over 6+ surgeries to clear the area. Once released from her 15-day hospital stay, she required a lot of at home care to keep the wound clean and maintained. At first, this was done by the visiting nurses who were coming every two days, but the wound eventually required daily dressing changes, 2 times a day. Tommy, knowing this would be best, assumed that responsibility and learned how to change the dressing and take care of the wound. This was all in preparation for the skin graft surgery which is a very intricate procedure and can only be done during a specific time throughout the healing process. Tommy was instrumental in Amanda's recovery on so many levels and for that, we will never be able to thank him enough. This part of the process took over three months.

Amanda continues to improve and is heading in the right direction. Amanda's leg looks different but we are so very grateful that they were able to save it, which is something that the doctors couldn't guarantee us at the beginning of this awful nightmare. Her new reality requires a huge adjustment, both physically and mentally. Not only for her, but for our entire family.

Gabriella still mentions Mommy's accident, their bad car and when mom had to stay at the doctor’s house.

Unfortunately you are never prepared for a family emergency. And everything does change in a minute. You just need to be there when there is one. Love your family. Thank You.


Original Post:
Determined. That’s only one word we can use to describe Amanda DiMartino, particularly in light of the current tragedy. 

On the afternoon of September 4th, Amanda was involved in a very serious accident, which thankfully and narrowly  spared her life.  It left her with extensive physical damage including a fractured vertebrae, ruptured spleen, punctured lung, two cracked ribs, multiple lacerations all over her body and a very serious wound/hematoma on her leg.  Amanda has spent weeks in the hospital, undergoing surgeries and countless medications to fight infection. She continues to undergo medical procedures for the weeks ahead as she heals and regains her health.  The path ahead is filled with physical therapy, doctor’s appointments and procedures to help her regain her mobility.  

Due to the extent of physical damage, Amanda has and continues losing precious time bonding with both her daughters. Gabriella, 3, struggles to understand why mommy isn’t home, and Alianna, 3 months old, is missing irreplaceable bonding time. Nonetheless, Amanda continues to put her girls first- pumping in the hospital so Alianna remains breastfed, even without mommy.  Once she is home, she will still be severely limited in her movement, which further adds to the emotional stress on the girls and Amanda. 

Amanda is blessed with a wonderful support system, husband, Tommy, and two beautiful daughters, Gabriella and Alianna, and an extended family who continue to cheer her on.  Gabriella often reminds mommy, she’s like Princess Poppy from her favorite movie Trolls, and encourages Amanda to fight to get better. 

Right now, the family is being challenged, but they continue to get stronger every day!  There is a bumpy road ahead to healing, but, again, I say the word DETERMINED.   She will GET BACK UP AGAIN!!

Please, no donation is too small. All donations made to Amanda will assist with ongoing medical expenses, childcare, lost wages and more. Your thoughtfulness and generosity is tremendously appreciated. 

Keep Amanda and our family in your thoughts and prayers.

Together, all things are possible. No troll left behind!

Thank you!