Hello everyone. I’m Cayla

February 22 I had an emergency appointment with my orthopedic spine specialist over an injury which happened on the 17th .

I ruptured my l4/l5 discs in my back with such vigor that it broke off a little fragments of my vertebrae and it caused a severe cord compression of my nerves. Because of how slowly nerves heal and regenerate we might not know the full extent of the damage in a permanent level for up to a year.

the visit with my orthopedic resulted in an mri and the very swift admission to the hospital and immediately following surgery about 11 hours after.

I was released home on the 26th but getting around is still very difficult. My insurance has not covered getting all the aids I need for getting around my home safely, and so I’m trying to just cross everything else off the list.

How your funds will help:

Shower rails and supports are needed to be installed and fixed in our apartment, but that’s something we need to hire contractors for and submit it through the leasing office for approval, but it will be out of our pocket as it isn’t a standard issue to our unit. I also need smaller devices for helping myself remain moderately independent with self care.

Anything if at all left over after this will go to bills or extra transportation costs for all of the physical therapy coming up since I cannot drive myself.

I appreciate any help you can provide. I’m not used to being this limited and feeling useless.

So please help me in my recovery