Support Steve's Journey to Regain Mobility

My name is Jim Hoy and I am raising funds for my only brother Steve, who suffered a fall in his home in December of 2024 and was not found until the next day. His back was fractured in the fall and his oxygen was disconnected for that period. Additionally, he had a kidney stone that was moved from the fall and caused a severe kidney infection. He spent almost 4 weeks in the hospital, to include major surgery on his back, and has been in a care center ever since. His problems have been compounded by having had surgery in an attempt to correct the severe scoliosis about 10 years ago and having a support frame on his back. Portions of the apparatus the surgeon installed have come loose, and are causing him extreme pain when he tries to move. Neurosurgeons have said that the only way to fix it is to send him to the University of Colorado Medical School to have the surgeons there operate on him, which would entail moving him across the state for a significant period of time. He is a retired Teamster, and his insurance has run out. To put him on Medicaid requires the liquidation of a majority of his assets, leaving him with essentially nothing. We are trying to support him as he undergoes physical therapy to enable him to just walk and be able to return home and continue to live in his own house.