Help Sal's Foot

Hi, it's Salem!
I'm an artist by trade and a graduate student currently at SCAD and last weekend I was a big dumb and tripped over a speedbump (I wasn't even going too fast!)

The nitty gritty:

I fell really unluckily and broke three bones in my left ankle in a nice little triangle called a trimalleolar fracture. This means, essentially, that there are no ligament-anchoring bones that are whole in my ankle and I'm 100% unable to put weight on it. It also hurts a heck of a lot. 

We ran around to urgent care who took x-rays and told us we had to go to Osteo and corrective surgery would be needed. After a lot of hoop-jumping and red tape, we got through to Lord Osteo and got the verdict: Surgery will be Tuesday, March 19th, to put pins in the bones and reanchor my torn ligaments. 

Needless to say, this is gonna be a longer recovery than I first anticipated.

TLDR: Broke ankle, foot doesn't work, surgery needed. 

I really wanted to hold off on asking for any financial help until I knew about how much my insurance would be covering, and unfortunately I still don't have a 100% answer. There's a best case scenario and a worst case, so I'm completely unsure of where to put my goal.

[Let me go ahead and say: please do not feel any pressure to donate if you can't, I understand. If you feel like you can send this post outward to friends and family who have broken a foot and are sympathetic, I'd appreciate it, but well wishes will carry me far right now. <3 ]

In order to be as transparent as possible, here's what I know as far as costs go:


Doctor Copays so far: $30
Medication: $100
Crutches: $50
Scooter (when I learned crutches hurt like heck) $120
Surgery (up-front payment after insurance) $730
Food/groceries/care items: $200-300 
Rent: $700

Roughly $2000... which is definitely more than my savings has in it at this time.

So if you can spare a little money to help cover costs while I mend, I'd be tremendously grateful.  Or, if you'd just like to send me a good thought or prayer, I appreciate those as well. <3 

In the meantime, a huge thank you to my partner, who has been taking me to appointments and helping me so much. I'll also have my mom visiting and caring for me during surgery while my partner works.
I know I can never pay them (or any of y'all!) back fully for their help and support <3