(Para español ve más abajo)

Hello, my name is Mónica.

I wanted to update this information because when I created this fundraiser 4 months ago, my physical situation was different. After my scooter accident, I spent the first two months bedridden, and starting in the third month I was able to begin walking with crutches, although it was very difficult. As of today, I can walk without crutches, but I am still in a lot of pain, limping, and unable to work.

I want to sincerely thank everyone who has donated. Thanks to your support, I have been able to cover approximately a month and a half of rent and food, which has been a great help. However, it is not enough for what is ahead.

It is very hard for me to ask for help. I have always worked, but at this moment I cannot stand for more than two or three hours, and every step is painful. I was taking corticosteroids to manage the pain, but I can no longer continue taking them, and the pain has returned, which means I can tolerate even less.

To explain my condition more clearly: I have two partially torn menisci, a torn ligament, additional ligament damage with crossed, inflamed, and misaligned ligaments, deep bone bruising, and a Baker’s cyst behind my knee. These injuries cause constant pain, swelling, stiffness, and instability. I have been living in pain for almost four months, and part of the delay in treatment was due to the fact that I did not have medical insurance. Finally recently I was approved for financial assistance.

My surgery is scheduled for February 11. It will be a complex operation: I will receive a donated ligament, since mine cannot be saved, and I also have two meniscus tears. My doctor has clearly told me that the recovery will be long; I will be unable to walk for at least 4-5 months, but full recovery could take 9 months to 1 year, so for several months I will basically be unable to work or stand up for long hours.

All I need is help to cover rent and food for at least the next 5 months while I go through the first and hardest part of my recovery.

I am actively trying to find remote work and have applied to many companies over the past months, but so far I have not received any responses.

If you are able to help with a donation or by sharing this fundraiser, I would be deeply grateful.

Thank you so much for your support!

EN ESPAÑOL

Hola, mi nombre es Mónica.

Estoy actualizando esta información porque ya me realizaron la cirugía por accidente grave en monopatín. Anteriormente estaba esperando que me dieran una fecha, pero tomó mucho más tiempo de lo esperado—cuatro meses— lo que terminó agotando casi todos mis ahorros. Ahora estoy teniendo muchas dificultades para pagar mi renta, comida, necesisades básicas.

Llevo apenas cuatro días de operada y estoy en una etapa muy dolorosa. Mi rodilla fue reconstruida con un ligamento donado, asegurado con botones, tornillos y clavos taladrados en mis huesos. Además, tenía dos rupturas de menisco: una parte fue removida mediante una meniscectomía y la otra pudo ser reparada.

Voy a necesitar muchos meses de recuperación y seguiré sin poder trabajar por un largo tiempo—al menos tres a cinco meses, aunque mi doctor me ha dicho que la recuperación completa puede tomar de nueve meses a un año.

Nunca he sido una persona que pida ayuda, pero realmente ahora la necesito. Esta situación se ha salido de mis manos. Cualquier donación, por pequeña que sea, puede ayudarme — ya sea para comida o para ahorrar para la renta. Desde el fondo de mi corazón, agradezco profundamente cualquier apoyo.

En este momento, mi único enfoque es recuperarme, pero sinceramente no sé cómo podré pagar mi próxima renta ni las que vienen después. De verdad necesito ayuda.

Muchas gracias por su apoyo.