Micheles road to recovery, please help

My dear friend Michele Paccione, "Shelly," had a terrible fall on April 5, downtown Melbourne at noon.

Shelly was transported to the Trauma Center where docs relocated her ankle in the trauma bay and she was taken in for trauma surgery to stabilize her left lower leg the following morning. She came out of surgery with an external fixation device on. Shelly is going in for a second surgery Monday, April 21, for hopefully a successful plating, pinning, and repair for a complex compound fracture. Oh yeah, and today we found out her right ankle is fractured as well from the fall. Michele needs our help! She can't walk at all; she's actually confined to the bed. After the second surgery, the doc said she will be non-weight bearing for 3 weeks before she can even start therapy.

Between medical bills, specialized transportation, copays, medical supplies, and equipment, she's blown through deductibles.

Shelly needs our financial help.

Crazy how many of y'all will read this and immediately remember something she did for you, a friend, or a stranger.

Michele served her community; that's when we met, when she was a member of Palm Bay City Council selflessly serving. Please help if you can. Michele is gonna be out of a working paycheck, has short term but costs of meals, bandages, transportation, meds... all this extra cost. I think we can all take this on together for her like she has done for so many others. I will keep y'all updated with pictures.

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