Hi Friends.. I'm writing this on behalf of my niece, Casey La Roo (my name for her <3) - she isn't one to ask for help but, I believe it's time and she's realizing she can't do this all herself - she's tiny but mighty - however… Anything you can contribute would be greatly appreciated and if you can't - please keep Eric and Casey in your prayers.
On March 4th Eric was in an accident while driving on his way home from work in his classic truck. The other driver disregarded the stop sign, leaving Eric with no time to hit his breaks. He was ejected from his truck out onto the road. He suffered a traumatic brain injury: There were two brain bleeds and a blood clot, which required emergency surgery and they removed a piece of his skull to relieve the swelling of his brain. Eric is now working to combat his anomic aphasia which will be a lifelong journey.
He, currently, is without his skull, and we are waiting on his second surgery where they will attach the skull with a metal plate and some screws. The current struggle is with medical insurance. They are trying deny his surgery with the current neurosurgeon because he is out of network. He has struggled this entire time. However he is a miracle. I believe his driving force has been getting back to his family. When he was in the hospital they told us that he would be in an induced coma for a week, that he would be in ICU for a month, and overall in the hospital for 3 months. Eric surpassed all of those expectations. He didn't know where he was or why, but he had determination to not be there. He would look at his kids pictures and he would look at Casey and she could see his need to leave. Despite not understanding the situation he really wanted to be out of the hospital. He was in the induced coma for maybe 36 hours. He was in the ICU for only 1 week. He was in the hospital for only 3 weeks... God moved mountains for him. Once he was home he finally looked at himself in the mirror. That was when he started to understand that something significant had happened. Casey told him about his accident (again and again) and slowly but surely he understood the reason why he had been in the hospital.
Eric is an amazing dad to their 3 kids. Prior to the accident, Eric was their only source of income, while Casey is a stay at home mom, homeschooling their kids. Now, he clearly will not be returning to work for quite some time. She is taking all the steps to provide for them. They have been approved for food stamps, and are waiting on his disability. There is money on the way, but it's a waiting game.
 "My main concern is that we end up in a lot of debt setting us further back. I am fighting to get the medical insurance to do their part and pay for the next procedure. I can't be sure of it. Also, if they do, I was informed that they may come back and collect what they paid once we receive any payout for it. This is not a situation where we will be getting anything from the other driver. He isn't a rich man and even though I want him to be held accountable, there is no promise we will ever see a settlement or payout or whatever. I don't even like the idea of doing the go fund me. I just can't stand the thought of us being in a situation worse than we already are. I don't know if this is right or whatever... I am just trying to give my family the best support that I can. Holding the fort down so to speak." -(The other) Rexy also... La Roo
Thank you so much taking the time to read this and for anything you can contribute to help. Please feel free to share this link.