Help needed….post mugging and medical bills

The reason I’ve barely been on social media before and over Christmas is because on 22nd November I was the victim of an attempted mugging at knife point. I fought him off but was knifed twice for my trouble (see picture of my back the day after it happened) and as well as breaking my phone (so have been pretty much been uncontactable too) it’s 1. Left me with some form of PTSD :( and I’m struggling to go out of the house but worse 2. The other injuries sustained fighting him off has exacerbated the old rugby (spinal cord compression) injury I was diagnosed with before COVID, I was told 2 years maximum before I’d have to have an operation and even then we’d be talking 50/50 I’d walk again because of the position and the horrendous weakness of my back. 

The pandemic screwed any chance of that operation although it terrified me anyway. Post COVID there’s already a 2 year waiting list then this happens and I’m in absolute agony, I’m popping 10-15 industrial strength cocodomol a day just to function.

I loathe asking for help as I’m not that sort of person but this incident has really affected my quality of life, both right now and going forward. I need to raise funds not only to get some sort of new phone and help with the PTSD but more importantly to help fund going private for the operation I need. I’m looking into how long/how much private so I’ll adjust the total required up or down when I know for sure.

I’ve been kind and generous to a lot of people on here over the years for no other reason than I prefer giving to receiving (ooh matron!), never expecting having to ask for help back :( 

So, while I’m loathe to, i need to ask for help off people for the first time in my life.

love

David xx