Help Heal Marnie
Donation protected
My friend Marnie was struck by a sledder while playing with her children in the snow on December 29.
Her ambulance ride and emergency room treatment count towards her $7500 2018 health insurance deductible, and sadly all follow up, including diagnostics and an impending surgery, will count towards a brand new 2019 $7500 out of pocket limit.
She has already used her $1000 emergency fund to cover the first bills and is trying to figure out how to handle the remaining payments without jeopardizing her family’s security.
Marnie is my co-worker and a hard-working, committed employee of the Whidbey Institute, as well as a community advocate and a volunteer for social justice projects. She is also a mother of three with two children still at home and one off to college.
Marnie estimates her out of pocket costs for this injury to be a total of $15,000 by the time it’s done, plus many hundreds of dollars in incidental costs. Her recovery time is estimated to take 6-12 months.
Marnie’s work at the Whidbey Institute is invaluable. Her generous spirit and warm demeanor constantly uplift and remind me of how I want to walk in the world. She always has time to answer a question, offer a kind word, or listen with focused attention.
Please consider donating or sharing the word with others in your network about this opportunity to help a hardworking friend and mom!
Any amount helps! Even $5 or $10 will help with her many ferry trips to the doctor.
The details of Marnie’s diagnosis include ruptured tendons and ligaments requiring surgical repair, a dislocated and fractured patella, a bone fragment trapped between the patella and underlying structures, and a severely damaged meniscus. Surgery will probably take place in February, as her surgeon can’t operate until the swelling is reduced.
Her ambulance ride and emergency room treatment count towards her $7500 2018 health insurance deductible, and sadly all follow up, including diagnostics and an impending surgery, will count towards a brand new 2019 $7500 out of pocket limit.
She has already used her $1000 emergency fund to cover the first bills and is trying to figure out how to handle the remaining payments without jeopardizing her family’s security.
Marnie is my co-worker and a hard-working, committed employee of the Whidbey Institute, as well as a community advocate and a volunteer for social justice projects. She is also a mother of three with two children still at home and one off to college.
Marnie estimates her out of pocket costs for this injury to be a total of $15,000 by the time it’s done, plus many hundreds of dollars in incidental costs. Her recovery time is estimated to take 6-12 months.
Marnie’s work at the Whidbey Institute is invaluable. Her generous spirit and warm demeanor constantly uplift and remind me of how I want to walk in the world. She always has time to answer a question, offer a kind word, or listen with focused attention.
Please consider donating or sharing the word with others in your network about this opportunity to help a hardworking friend and mom!
Any amount helps! Even $5 or $10 will help with her many ferry trips to the doctor.
The details of Marnie’s diagnosis include ruptured tendons and ligaments requiring surgical repair, a dislocated and fractured patella, a bone fragment trapped between the patella and underlying structures, and a severely damaged meniscus. Surgery will probably take place in February, as her surgeon can’t operate until the swelling is reduced.
Organizer and beneficiary
Marta Mulholland
Organizer
Freeland, WA
Marnie Jackson
Beneficiary
