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Jalen Williams Health Care Costs

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For those who don't know, i was injured on the night of November 14th. I was struck by a car on the 405 freeway in Portland Oregon after i saw a stalled car in the right lane and passed it and decided to pull over on the shoulder and run back to offer some assistance. Thats when i met Miguel Vasquez, which i didnt know his name until days later. I asked what happened and he said his car had just shut down while he was driving, i asked him if he called anyone and he said not yet but he was about to. I said "well i can help you get out the middle of the road then we can get you some help" and he was grateful and said he'd appreciate that. I said "ill go to the back and push" and he asked if id rather steer and it being his car, i said no ill push and we both chuckled. I went to the back to try to push his jeep but there was a slight incline and i was wearing flip flops but as i was about to go and tell Miguel a distracted woman struck me and him from behind sandwiching me between both vehicles, i later found that she'd totaled her car. I blacked out for a few seconds and honestly thought I'd died which was the scariest thing thats ever happened to me. When i came to, i started hopping to get under the bridge and under some light before I collapsed to the ground yelling "please someone help me" over and over. Thats when Miguel who had been coincidentally training to become and EMT came and kneeled next to me. He looked at my leg and said there was blood pouring from it and he knew how to tourniquet my leg up by my thigh. I later found out that id had an arterial bleed out my thigh and that Miguel Angel Ornelas Vasquez, the 22 year old that i was trying to help originally had ended up helping me and saved my life and my leg. God spared my life that day, that was no coincidence and im so grateful and thankful. The woman who struck me said that she was "drinking coffee and got distracted." She's also underinsured and since Oregon is a no fault state i cannot sue her for pain and suffering or additional damages. She was underinsured and our auto insurance has the minimum underinsured coverage. I still have 1 surgery for sure, almost sure 1 more after that and possibly more even after those two. I was in the hospital for 3 weeks and have had 2 successful surgeries already. When she hit me, she broke every major bone in my right leg. My tibia, fibula, and my femur. She also broke my ankle, every toe on my right foot, multiple bones in my right foot and my left toe. My knee was wide open and has multiple fractures. She basically mangled my whole right leg and foot. By the grace of God im alive. Anything you can donate would help me and my mom to not have to pay any out of pocket medical bills. Thank you for reading and thank you for your consideration. Stay safe

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Jalen Williams
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Portland, OR

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