Hi, my name is Dzintra and I am fundraising for my sister, Daina Boggs. Daina, 51 is a 28-year veteran for the Seattle Police Department. She is a loving dog mom, cat mom, daughter, sister and aunt. Daina is loved by not only her family, but by a wonderful group of friends. She loved by the community she worked for down in the Rainier Valley for almost 3 decades. I am trying to help her offset the $204,000 out-of-pocket expenses she will have to pay for 2 years until Medicaid/Medicare would kick in upon her disability approval.

 

 

On July 14th, Daina suffered a catastrophic brain aneurysm and subsequent stroke. Our father found her unconscious. That night she underwent a procedure where they put three metal coils into a 2.5-millimeter brain aneurysm. Daina spent 30 days in the ICU/CCU in critical condition, 15 days in a coma. She underwent multiple angiograms and angioplasties. She had a brain hemorrhage because her brain was sinking into her spinal column. After the 32 days in the ICU she was moved up to the Neurology unit. The progress afterwards was very slow. After a 75-day stay, she was transferred to Providence in Everett. Daina stayed there for three weeks undergoing intensive physical therapy and treatment.

(Mom holding Daina's hand)

 

(Dad, Daina, Mom and sister Dzintra)

 

Daina only had a year and a half left before she could retire at the age of 53. She loved her job and the community she worked for. The community loved her. She even was able to keep the "difficult" people in check ;). Unfortunately because of her injury she will no longer be able to work for the City. She will have to take early retirement because of her disability. In a mere 3 months she will have exhausted all of her options to remain employed. She will also lose her insurance benefits.

 

(Beumont, Bronson and Bella)

 

Daina loves her three dogs so much. They are being taken care of by her amazing group of friends she met in the Mastiff community. She was active, ate healthy, loved the sun and couldn't wait to retire in Arizona! We were planning out our adventures once we had both moved there. She is such an amazing aunt to Hunter and loved her adventures with him. Daina is loyal to the core and would give anyone the shirt off her back. Our parents raised us that way.

 

 

On October 14th Daina moved to an adult family close to me. Daina has a paralyzed right leg, very little use of her right arm and is bed bound. She has to have two people to help her with everything. Her left side is weak, but has good use of her arm. She is unable speak first or ask for anything she needs but will answer questions with a yes or no or a short sentence. Unfortunately, Daina's engaging personality is rarely seen anymore. She loses focus very easily. She is continuing speech and physical therapy. We are still holding out hope for a better outcome.

 

(Daina and Bruno RIP)

Unfortunately, all of this comes with an enormous price tag. The ever-mounting hospital bills, future out-of-pocket insurance coverage, care for her dogs and the enormous cost of living in an adult family home with full-time care. All of these expenses come out of her pocket. We are hoping that you would help out any way possible with Daina's medical bills and expenses until we can try and get her approved for disability. Even then she will still have to pay out-of-pocket for her ongoing care at the adult family home which is $8,500 a month. She was unable to register for the long-term care policy during open enrollment because she had already had the brain injury. She will have to pay that fee out of pocket for two years before Medicaid/Medicare will even touch it. 

 

 

Please contribute what you can for Daina. Please share her GoFundMe on your Facebook page or anywhere else you can think of. We are all still in shock and devastated that this happened to such a wonderful woman. Thank you for taking the time to read this! Thank you for your continued support! Our father is the power of attorney and is handling her finances.

 

With love,
Dzintra and family ❤