Help Jim McCord with his spinal injury
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One minute you are a robust and happy guy on the way home from swimming laps with your dog Rosie beside you, and the next, you are looking at your legs and hands and wondering why they aren't moving.
That night a drunk driver ran into the back of Jim's compact EV, and his old life was gone. As Jim's family and friends gather around him to help he could use your help to establish a new life.
The National Spinal Cord Injury Database publishes these numbers for the cost of care the first year and each subsequent Year.
- Severity of Injury First Year Each Subsequent Year
- High Tetraplegia (C1-C4 $1.163,425 $202,032
- Low Tetraplegia (C5-C8) $840,676 $123,938
- Paraplegia $567,011 $75,112
- Motor function $379,698 $46,119
I want my son to live, not just survive. Any help you can offer go directly to Jim's medical and rehabilitation costs.
Organizer and beneficiary
Jane Horton McCord
Organizer
Seattle, WA
Miki Takada
Beneficiary