
Help Chelsea Walk Again
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Hello my loves,
For those of you who don't know me, I'm Chelsea Turgeon. I'm an online entrepreneur, writer, and world traveler. For the past three years, I've been traveling internationally and sharing my experiences to help and inspire others, and now I need your help.
On Thursday June 2nd 2022, I was involved in a bit of a freak accident. I was in the UK and attended a local festival celebrating the queen's 70th anniversary. At the end of the event I rode in a tractor to take me home for the night.
The tractor had driven that same route multiple times that day. Transporting people back and forth for the queen's jubilee celebration. But as fate would have it, this time, the tractor lost control going down the hill. I was thrown off and hit the ground sustaining multiple injuries.
My ankle broke
My pelvis fractured in two places.
I hit my head hard enough to lose consciousness and memory for several hours.
I was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.
I got surgery on my ankle to put some plates and screws in it to stabilize the injury.
Now that I've been discharged from the hospital, I'm starting my long road to recovery.
It's going to be about 8- 12 weeks until I can walk again.
Two weeks of being completely nonweight bearing and entirely wheelchair bound.
Then weeks of physical therapy and rehabilitation
I'm so fortunate to have the support of my friends and caregivers, Eva and Sam, who cook for me and care for me round the clock.
And I would love YOUR support as well.
I created this fundraiser to help with all the extra medical expenses related to the accident so I can focus entirely on my recovery.
Here are some of the major costs I've been dealing with since the accident:
- Surgery and hospitalization: $9950 **
- Home health care: $27/hr (est. 15hrs/ week)
- Driver/ transportation to appointments: $21/hr (est. 8-10 hrs/week)
- PT sessions: $50/ hr (est. 5/ week)
- Financial support for my caregivers, Eva and Sam, who are welcoming me into their home free of charge during my recovery
**Hoping this will at least be partially covered by insurance. I'm in the process of filing a claim, but it's out of pocket as of now.
PLEASE HELP SUPPORT ME WALK AGAIN. HERE ARE THE WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
- GIVE whatever donation you can; every little bit helps (and is tax-deductible)
- SHARE on social media- #helpchelseawalkagain
- EMAIL this page to friends and family
With so much gratitude,
Chelsea
Organizer
Chelsea Turgeon
Organizer
Decatur, AL