help cover phoebe's medical expenses

Hi, I'm Phoebe. I tried bouldering for the first time on April 7, 2023. That was when I fell about five feet, breaking my leg pretty severely (bicondylar fracture of the tibial plateau). I needed to be hospitalized for 10 days. In that time I underwent four surgeries to treat the fracture and subsequent medical complications.

Two of the surgeries were to fix the bone itself - one to put in external fixators to hold my leg together while the swelling went down and the second was to put in a permanent titanium plate.

Unfortunately, I also developed compartment syndrome after the second surgery that required an emergency fasciotomy and subsequent fasciotomy closure.

My insurance was able to cover a lot and I depleted my HSA paying off some of the other costs, including ambulance and anesthesia. This is the remaining cost for the hospital stay that I'm unable to cover and need help for.

It's currently November, I'm still not able to walk fully unassisted, have not regained range of motion in my right leg, and still experience chronic pain. I'm going to physical therapy twice a week to address these issues and will be for the foreseeable future. If I reach the goal of covering the hospital costs, any excess funds will go toward physical therapy costs in the new year, when insurance re-sets and and I am paying a $35 co-pay for every PT visit.

Many of my friends and loved ones know that I've already struggled greatly throughout my life with depression and anxiety - this whole ordeal has greatly exacerbated those existing mental illnesses. With student loan payments resuming and the cost of living skyrocketing, anything would help ease the mental and financial burden of this freak climbing accident.