Back Injury and a Blown Engine

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Back Injury and a Blown Engine

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I would like to put a rebuilt engine in my 2005 Mustang, have medical bills, & living expenses while waiting on my disability hearing.
I have been unable to work for basically the past year, & a half due to an old back injury from a refrigerator falling on top of me on a stairwell coming back and getting worse. I had 2 pinched nerves, & 3 compressed disks.
I had my first surgery on April 2nd, and after being released the following day I came back to the hospital in the middle of the night on April 4th. You can see in the fourth picture the graft from one of my three fusions had popped out. I had my L3,4,&5 fused. They told me to wait until the 12th for my scheduled visit with the surgeon for a follow-up. This was the first time my surgeon realized the graft had popped out even though the C Scan was taken on the 4th. I had emergency surgery the next day on the 13th to fix the problem.
Here I am now 6 weeks past my last surgery, and I am in just as much pain as I was before the surgery. In addition the engine on my 2005 Mustang blew up a week before surgery. Because of a lack of transportation I have only seen my kids two days since my last surgery. I also am supposed to start physical therapy which I can't because of a lack of a vehicle, and also need to schedule my annual eye doctor's appointment and a colonoscopy I'm due for.
I have possessions that I would be willing to sell on eBay, but without a vehicle I can't even mail them. I have been trying to sell other possessions on Facebook marketplace which I'm sure we all know is not fun.
So basically I would like to fix my Mustang and keep it, or buy a reliable used vehicle. Again I also have living expenses, and medical bills. I am going through the disability process currently and am waiting for my hearing date in front of a judge. I have been getting the runaround, and keep being told that because I am younger than 50 is the reason I was denied. I turn 49 in October. Anyone with my same conditions who was over 50 probably would have already been approved. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Patrick Stralko
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Twin Lake, MI
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