As many of you know, Reno & I were in a traumatic 4-car pile up on Monday the 16th on i275, where we were taken by ambulance to the trauma unit at Bayfront Hospital in downtown St Petersburg. I have been very open about our experience, but now that I am forced to ask for help, I will open up further.

Reno threw himself over me to cover the glass and impact. When I woke up in the car after the initial crash, Reno was still on top of me, but he wouldn’t wake up.. he wasn’t breathing, or moving. He had this huge piece of glass in his eye.. I tried to stay calm, to wake him up, but when he did he could only groan.. he couldn’t move.. i thought he was dead. I screamed for help, we were covered in blood, but no one would help us get out, and the doors were all smashed shut. Reno eventually woke, but was in shock; we waited on the side of the road for the ambulance until finally they arrived.

This hospital stay was anything but healing. We were abused, untreated, berated; the only good thing that came from this hospital was one nurse, and an emergency surgery on Renos eye lid, tear duct, and nose. However, after visiting the outsourced specialist, we have learned the surgeon in question made mistakes on his eye, his tear duct, and nose; to the point of which they are unsure if he will ever fully heal. We learned they never even did a scan on him, his eye, anywhere. Not one single scan. Not one test. He was unconscious the first day, so he had no recollection. We learned that while the hospital told us his eye had no damage, they actually had no idea if it did or not, and now we will need additional testing which is being done and paid for today. We learned that while the hospital didn’t clean or treat his wounds or eye a single time, he should have been compressing & putting a specific ointment on it a minimum of 5 times a day. They recommended this morning immediate surgical intervention, but his care credit was denied and we simply don’t have the funds. 

While our medical, psychological, and monthly bills are a stress due to the fact that we cannot work, our main and my only concern is getting Reno the second surgery he needs; in hopes that he will make a full recovery. We could lose everything, and I wouldn’t bat an eye; as long as he gets this surgery. So thank you, for every single kind word and offering of help. For every dollar you contribute. From the bottom of our hearts, in the lowest point of our lives. Thank you.