Help Karen’s Hospital Bills

Hi I’m Kristina “Kat” Finn, I’m fundraising for my mother Karen Salamone. On October 20th my mom was involved in a terrifying car wreck in Kitty Hawk, NC where her truck flipped 3 times. But she’s a survivor. Mom was flown in by helicopter to Norfolk Generals trauma center with multiple injuries including two breaks to her right arm, fractured C1 vertebrae, fractured orbital bone with a small brian bleed, 3 broken ribs and several lacerations to the face. She sat in ICU for 4 days till she had her first surgery on the arm break which had been shoved under her scapula with threatened nerve damage. The most painful & dangerous has been the rib breaks. We thought she was in the clear and ready to go home when she started to collect blood in her lungs and chest cavity. They put in a chest tube to drain blood but her lung is starting to collapse. As of today, 10/29/21 moms still in the hospital and fighting to get her lungs cleared. She’s had several CT scans, X-rays, MRI, & so much more. She’s looking at the very least, 3 months off of work after she’s finally released from the hospital. Her loving husband Gary has also had to take off work to stay by her side in the hospital since they’re so short handed.

If you know me, you know my mom and I are extremely close. She was a single mom for most of my life working several jobs to take care of me. Her strength is unmatched and made me who I am today. I’m so proud to call her mom. But now I need to give back to her, and I’m asking for your help. Her bills will be astronomical. Insurance will only do so much and she will have months to maybe years of therapy, on top them both being out of work. Every little bit helps.