Wild Fibula

Beloved friends, coworkers and family...As some of you may know, I was out with some friends the night of Tuesday August 6 to play light up frisbee to celebrate a coworkers birthday. I threw the frisbee a couple of times but wasn’t really playing because the last time I truly played a game of frisbee (17 years ago), I actually broke my hand and had to have surgery. A bunch of the guys were all playing and getting pretty into it-being rowdy and silly and having a good time. I was standing several feet behind them chatting with one of my friends when I saw the light up frisbee out of the corner of my eye coming straight for me. So with both feet planted I just turned slightly to catch it. One of my coworkers who is over a foot taller than me and about 35 lbs heavier, ran into me at full speed trying to catch the frisbee. He hit me so hard that my left knee buckled, my leg twisted and ultimately absorbed all of the impact and weight of both of our falls. I ended up with a spiral break to my left fibula.I am very fortunate to have OHP health coverage and so luckily my medical expenses are taken care of. However, the doctors have told me that the break will likely take 8 weeks to completely heal. As rest is an integral component to my healing and the fact that my job requires me to be on my feet for several hours at a time, lift heavy objects and move quickly, I will not be able to work at all during this healing time. For those of you who know me well know that I absolutely hate asking for help, especially financially. I’m a very strong, independent woman who takes pride in providing for myself and my daughter. But this unexpected injury has me at a crossroads of sorts and I’m not sure what else to do. I have about 13 hours of sick pay acquired, as well as food stamp benefits that I can access starting September 9th. I have also sought assistance through the state in helping me pay for my electric bill. All of this is helping incrementally but unfortunately not enough, and so I am asking for your help. I live a fairly modest lifestyle....I finance my car but don’t have any credit cards...I don’t even have Internet cause I felt like it was a waste of money. The bills I still need to figure out include rent, basic utilities, cell phone, car payment, car insurance, gas and food. My daughter’s birthday is also September 21 and I would love to be able to celebrate her even just modestly on that day. I did some calculating and figured out that I need about $4000 to make ends meet until I’m cleared to return back to work. I know you’re all hard working people with your own bills, expenses and responsibilities and like I said, I simply hate doing stuff like this, it’s not my bag. But I need the help and have recognized that asking for help when I truly need it is not a sign of weakness but a symbol of strength.Any contribution you can make is much appreciated. I am so grateful for each and every one of you. So many of you have reached out to offer your support and I can’t thank you enough for even just taking the time to read this and consider helping out in this way. All my love