Help Ellie Get Her Smile Back
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On June 25, 2019 Ellie Vates was driving her bus to get it worked on when she was suddenly t-boned by a truck, resulting in the bus ramming into a cement column head on.
The collision caused a 60 lb solar panel battery to fall on her from over head.
She ended up with a fractured upper jaw, 3 missing front teeth, 8 stitches and a lot of unfortunate bills from towing, hospital bills and (future) dental work that are not covered by insurance.
This impact also totaled her beloved bus, which she put hundreds of hours of time and love into in order to create a home and travel companion for many to enjoy.
We are putting together this GoFundMe to help our dear friend to be able to afford getting her smile back.
She needs surgery for jaw augmentation and 3 teeth replacements.
This is such a sudden change for all of us, and anybody who knows Ellie, knows she has always nurtured and cared for any and all.
As a tribe, we hope to be able to aid her in this place of difficulty, so we ask you, our community, to please help us come together with enough funds to help sweet Ellie in this time of need.
Every donation (even affirmation or prayer) will be so deeply felt and appreciated as it will be a stepping stone to Ellie's healing and recovery.
She has lived through this experience with grace, gratitude and peace, diligently saying, "I believe in the divine plan. I trust the process."
We're doing all we can to help her throughout this time, so here we are, reaching out the only way we know how.
From the heart, we hope to give Ellie her beautiful smile back.
Compassion always, thank you.
-COST OF MEDICAL BILLS-
*Emergency Room Costs*
-$7,160 (With NO ambulance ride)
*Dental Work Costs*
-$266 for Two Consultations
-$1600 Jaw Surgery
-$6900 Dental Implants
-$4500 Dental Crown Implants
The collision caused a 60 lb solar panel battery to fall on her from over head.
She ended up with a fractured upper jaw, 3 missing front teeth, 8 stitches and a lot of unfortunate bills from towing, hospital bills and (future) dental work that are not covered by insurance.
This impact also totaled her beloved bus, which she put hundreds of hours of time and love into in order to create a home and travel companion for many to enjoy.
We are putting together this GoFundMe to help our dear friend to be able to afford getting her smile back.
She needs surgery for jaw augmentation and 3 teeth replacements.
This is such a sudden change for all of us, and anybody who knows Ellie, knows she has always nurtured and cared for any and all.
As a tribe, we hope to be able to aid her in this place of difficulty, so we ask you, our community, to please help us come together with enough funds to help sweet Ellie in this time of need.
Every donation (even affirmation or prayer) will be so deeply felt and appreciated as it will be a stepping stone to Ellie's healing and recovery.
She has lived through this experience with grace, gratitude and peace, diligently saying, "I believe in the divine plan. I trust the process."
We're doing all we can to help her throughout this time, so here we are, reaching out the only way we know how.
From the heart, we hope to give Ellie her beautiful smile back.
Compassion always, thank you.
-COST OF MEDICAL BILLS-
*Emergency Room Costs*
-$7,160 (With NO ambulance ride)
*Dental Work Costs*
-$266 for Two Consultations
-$1600 Jaw Surgery
-$6900 Dental Implants
-$4500 Dental Crown Implants
Organizer and beneficiary
James Granger
Organizer
St. Petersburg, FL
Ellie Vates
Beneficiary