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My name is Becca Dirmeikis and one of my best friends, Sam Saban needs any help she can get during this difficult time for her. I have known Sam for just over 6 years and she has quickly became a very important person in my life, simply because of the fact that she is so kind and caring.
First off, let me tell you a little bit about Sam. Sam is a 23-year old Specical Education teacher in Urbana. She is young and does not have a selfish bone in her body. She has the biggest heart for people, but especially for animals. She has so much patience for everyone in her life, including her students, and is willing to go to the ends of the Earth to make sure everyone is well taken care of. She has always paid every bill on her own, without the help of anyone.
This summer, Sam found the love of her life, Addie. She adopted Addie from an animal shelter. Addie is a german shepard, husky mix and they quickly became best friends and were inseperable. I mean, INSEPERABLE. Addie goes anywhere Sam goes. When the weather was nice, Sam, Addie and I used to go to Memorial Stadium and all run stairs together. Everytime Sam and I would leave her apartment, she turns to Addie and gives her 15 treats and a bone so shes not so sad and always says, "Mommy loves you Addie. I will be home soon." Then proceed to tell me that she feels so bad for leaving her, even if we were going to be gone for 20 minutes. Addie has become Sam's shadow and they have a bond that is something that I have never seen before. Addie is the most loving and affectionate dog. She makes her dinner every night. I don't mean she takes her dog food and puts it in a bowl. I mean, she makes her salmon and won't eat her own food until her and Addie can sit next to each other and eat together. She's not Sam's dog, she is her baby.
On the morning of New Years Eve, I got a phone call from Sam and as soon as I answered, I knew I had never heard Sam cry the way she was in that moment. She hysterically told me that Addie got hit by a car while she, her mom and sister were walking her. The metal clasp on Addie's leash broke off when Addie pulled and Addie went running into the street and a car hit her. The car did not even stop. Sam told me she thought Addie was going to die because she was not moving. When talking to Sam's mom, she told me that Sam fell to her knees in that moment and everyone knew Sam's world would never be the same.
By the strength of God and love, Addie somehow pulled through and she is still with us today. However, Addie now has two dislocated hips, a fractured vertebrae and slipped disc in her neck. She has road rash and a huge cut underneath her hip that has required her to get lazor treatments by the Vet to help the wounds heal. She has also had a CT to try and rule out any other internal injuries she may have or could develop. Not to mention, all the medication that Addie is on. Sam had to opt out of an MRI that would have deteremined the full scope of her injuries because she could not afford it. As you can imagine, Sam is up to her eyes in medical bills and the whole process has just started.
Addie will not be able to walk for 3 months. Sam needs to keep on her bed rest and limit her movements. I have been with Sam at her apartment since she has come back to Champaign with Addie and it's been extremely difficult to see Sam and Addie like this.
All in all, I thought at the very least, I could try and help Sam with some medical bills. The littliest amount would mean the world to Sam. She already just making ends meet and this has turned her world upside down but yet she is doing it with a smile and just is as loving and caring as she ever was. She truly is an angel. A sleepless, tired angel, may I add because she doesn't sleep. She stays up with Addie all night on the floor and still goes to work the next day because her kids need her too.
Sam is the type of person that would never accept money from someone but she truly cannot do this on her own. She is trying to pay off bills when she can and if you know Sam, Addie, the Saban Family or just have a love for animals, any bit of support would be everything to her.
Thank you for your support.
My name is Becca Dirmeikis and one of my best friends, Sam Saban needs any help she can get during this difficult time for her. I have known Sam for just over 6 years and she has quickly became a very important person in my life, simply because of the fact that she is so kind and caring.
First off, let me tell you a little bit about Sam. Sam is a 23-year old Specical Education teacher in Urbana. She is young and does not have a selfish bone in her body. She has the biggest heart for people, but especially for animals. She has so much patience for everyone in her life, including her students, and is willing to go to the ends of the Earth to make sure everyone is well taken care of. She has always paid every bill on her own, without the help of anyone.
This summer, Sam found the love of her life, Addie. She adopted Addie from an animal shelter. Addie is a german shepard, husky mix and they quickly became best friends and were inseperable. I mean, INSEPERABLE. Addie goes anywhere Sam goes. When the weather was nice, Sam, Addie and I used to go to Memorial Stadium and all run stairs together. Everytime Sam and I would leave her apartment, she turns to Addie and gives her 15 treats and a bone so shes not so sad and always says, "Mommy loves you Addie. I will be home soon." Then proceed to tell me that she feels so bad for leaving her, even if we were going to be gone for 20 minutes. Addie has become Sam's shadow and they have a bond that is something that I have never seen before. Addie is the most loving and affectionate dog. She makes her dinner every night. I don't mean she takes her dog food and puts it in a bowl. I mean, she makes her salmon and won't eat her own food until her and Addie can sit next to each other and eat together. She's not Sam's dog, she is her baby.
On the morning of New Years Eve, I got a phone call from Sam and as soon as I answered, I knew I had never heard Sam cry the way she was in that moment. She hysterically told me that Addie got hit by a car while she, her mom and sister were walking her. The metal clasp on Addie's leash broke off when Addie pulled and Addie went running into the street and a car hit her. The car did not even stop. Sam told me she thought Addie was going to die because she was not moving. When talking to Sam's mom, she told me that Sam fell to her knees in that moment and everyone knew Sam's world would never be the same.
By the strength of God and love, Addie somehow pulled through and she is still with us today. However, Addie now has two dislocated hips, a fractured vertebrae and slipped disc in her neck. She has road rash and a huge cut underneath her hip that has required her to get lazor treatments by the Vet to help the wounds heal. She has also had a CT to try and rule out any other internal injuries she may have or could develop. Not to mention, all the medication that Addie is on. Sam had to opt out of an MRI that would have deteremined the full scope of her injuries because she could not afford it. As you can imagine, Sam is up to her eyes in medical bills and the whole process has just started.
Addie will not be able to walk for 3 months. Sam needs to keep on her bed rest and limit her movements. I have been with Sam at her apartment since she has come back to Champaign with Addie and it's been extremely difficult to see Sam and Addie like this.
All in all, I thought at the very least, I could try and help Sam with some medical bills. The littliest amount would mean the world to Sam. She already just making ends meet and this has turned her world upside down but yet she is doing it with a smile and just is as loving and caring as she ever was. She truly is an angel. A sleepless, tired angel, may I add because she doesn't sleep. She stays up with Addie all night on the floor and still goes to work the next day because her kids need her too.
Sam is the type of person that would never accept money from someone but she truly cannot do this on her own. She is trying to pay off bills when she can and if you know Sam, Addie, the Saban Family or just have a love for animals, any bit of support would be everything to her.
Thank you for your support.
Organizer and beneficiary
Becca Lynn
Organizer
Urbana, IL
Sam Saban
Beneficiary