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Jim Johnson is a friend of ours from South Hills days. He had a serious accident, and--being self-employed--needs help with medical bills and lost income.
I'm setting up this GoFundMe to help him meet those expenses: Given the seriousness of the injury, he's going to need a lot of help: The ambulance alone was more than $3000!
On Facebook, Jim wrote:
To my many friends that don't know, on November 12 I was putting a tarp on our motorhome to protect it from rain forecast for the next day. I was using a ladder on our driveway that is on an incline. I gave a hard push on the tarp to push it over the top. The ladder fell to the left. I jumped back trying to land on my feet but I landed on my right side, head and right elbow. I was in severe pain and could not get up. Blood pooled on the concrete from my head injury. I laid on the concrete for about 10 minutes before a neighbor saw me and Leisa came outside to tell me something.
I waited about another 10 minutes for an ambulance. I had a difficult time to breathe and the pain was extreme. The EMT stuck a big needle in my right lung on the way to the hospital to relieve pressure. I was in the emergency room for 5 hours where at least 20 people worked on me. I had x-rays and a cat scan.
I had 7 broken ribs. I was taken to a room but it was in the trauma unit intensive care. I asked the nurse what my condition was listed as. She said critical and it sort of freaked me out. She said I had to be monitored because my right lung had partially collapsed and there was fluid in and around my right lung and I might need emergency surgery.
A day and a half later I was taken to a regular room. I was not allowed to eat or drink anything for the first 2 days. I was in the hospital 5 days. The hospital is not a place to get rest. On the third day I had a big do not disturb sign put on my door so I could get some sleep through the night.
I am home and making a great recovery. Thanks for all the prayers, texts and calls. Also, thank you to all the people that are supporting our non-profit with food outreaches, forest fire survivor assistance and campus outreaches.
There are a number of projects around our house that I will not be able to do for a while and we could use help with. If you would like to help, please call or private message me. Thank you and blessings to your life
I'm setting up this GoFundMe to help him meet those expenses: Given the seriousness of the injury, he's going to need a lot of help: The ambulance alone was more than $3000!
On Facebook, Jim wrote:
To my many friends that don't know, on November 12 I was putting a tarp on our motorhome to protect it from rain forecast for the next day. I was using a ladder on our driveway that is on an incline. I gave a hard push on the tarp to push it over the top. The ladder fell to the left. I jumped back trying to land on my feet but I landed on my right side, head and right elbow. I was in severe pain and could not get up. Blood pooled on the concrete from my head injury. I laid on the concrete for about 10 minutes before a neighbor saw me and Leisa came outside to tell me something.
I waited about another 10 minutes for an ambulance. I had a difficult time to breathe and the pain was extreme. The EMT stuck a big needle in my right lung on the way to the hospital to relieve pressure. I was in the emergency room for 5 hours where at least 20 people worked on me. I had x-rays and a cat scan.
I had 7 broken ribs. I was taken to a room but it was in the trauma unit intensive care. I asked the nurse what my condition was listed as. She said critical and it sort of freaked me out. She said I had to be monitored because my right lung had partially collapsed and there was fluid in and around my right lung and I might need emergency surgery.
A day and a half later I was taken to a regular room. I was not allowed to eat or drink anything for the first 2 days. I was in the hospital 5 days. The hospital is not a place to get rest. On the third day I had a big do not disturb sign put on my door so I could get some sleep through the night.
I am home and making a great recovery. Thanks for all the prayers, texts and calls. Also, thank you to all the people that are supporting our non-profit with food outreaches, forest fire survivor assistance and campus outreaches.
There are a number of projects around our house that I will not be able to do for a while and we could use help with. If you would like to help, please call or private message me. Thank you and blessings to your life
Organizer and beneficiary
Jim Johnson
Beneficiary