My name is Mary...I never thought I would be doing this for my self & my family..We were all involved in the UPS plane crash that took place on 11/4 @5:13

pm..my 3 children & I was in our vehicle sitting directly across from the stacks of Kentucky oil co ..my husband works for Embrys Auto Parts & has for the past 17 years .we were waiting for him to get off work ,one minute the 4 of us is laughing & the next minute we see a plane heading straight for us full of black smoke & flames..I grab my children throw em to the floor board & shield them for what felt like a century,as I felt the heat from the explosion coming through the windows of the van we were in & the burning of some of my hair I scream to my kids we gotta run...we all jump out of our van that was full of flames & run for our life's..as all of this was happening I wasn't thinking of my purse ,my granddaughters purse,or my phone that was all gone now,along with 1000 cash that was to pay rent when we got home..& now my husband is out of work until his company can reopen..our family needs help paying our rent ...we spent 8 hours in the hospital that day & I have a busted eardrum that is beyond repair & my other eardrum is ruptured..along with a concussion from getting hit by an exploding telephone pole..along with several cuts & bruises..my 12 yr old granddaughter also sustained injury to her whole right side of body as she was standing outside our van & got hit by wires..our van is badly burned as well ..our family needs help & even if u can't donate plz share our story...thank u The Ballengers

This horrific tragedy that our family has been thru is now causing problems with paying bills as my husband is also out of work now because of his company being closed down...& We do not know when he will be able to return.He has 17 years with this company...i would like to share that our family will be using the funds to take care of bills & with the holidays coming up & my husband being our only source of income,which is now unknown as to when he will return to work ..we will use the remaining to take care of our 6 yr old son & 2 granddaughters for the holidays..these babies went thru a true nightmare & they don't deserve to do without because of UPS negligence..plz if u can't donate share our story

Thank u to everyone who has donated or shared our story,it is very much appreciated & we couldn't have made it this far without u guys..but the financial stress & struggle is really settling in right now as all our bills are due & no means to pay anything ..plus we have 3 children that are expecting a Christmas with no means to provide that ...