MVA RecoveryFund
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I stopped dancing back in July to take care of my mental health. A month later I decided to finance a car and start driving for Lyft. By the end of October, I was starting to make a good flow of income but the car payments and my rent were barely being paid due to the amount of driving I needed to get used to and how much energy it took out of me.
I was off my job when turning left(westbound) at a stop light and was the first person up. I noticed as I started pulling forward into the intersection, head lights and a white car were right at my drivers side door. Immediately my head and body went flying across the cab as the car was flung into the eastbound corner of the intersection. I got out, shaking. This guy had tried to run a red light at 30 miles per hour and did NOT succeed.
I was left with a concussion and soft tissue injuries. I couldn't get out of bed the first 2 weeks and I could not sit on my tailbone because it hurt so badly, nor could I stand. I had to move out of my home, get rid of my cats, and move in with a friend who is barely able to support the both of us. It is almost March now and I had no idea how draining recovery from a car accident would be or the impact it would have on my life entirely. I see a chiropractor and a massage therapist pretty regularly.
I have totaled my entire amount of debt up to $17,000 incuding dental bills, $4.5k left over from the car, $3k I owe my roommate, about $4k I owe to other people who have helped me from transitioning from dancing to Lyft, as well as bills I couldn't pay, and $5k I owe in rent from my last apartment and this current one.
The extra $3k I'm asking for is so I can have some extra time to heal and costs for food. My rent is currently about $700 so this would give me at least 2 extra months for me to heal and strengthen up to get back out into the workfield. I currently go to the food bank every week and I'm searching for non-laborious work that won't tire me out.
My depression is kicking up again and although I try to remain positive, it's not enough. I won't see anything from the claim until my treatment is settled which could be about a year from now, and even then the other motorist was uninsured so I don't see myself receiving a whole lot from my own insurance company. I'm not supposed to be asking for help and I'm not supposed to work because that would suggest I'm doing better... but I am at a complete loss and tired of living in constant fear.
Please help me to recover from this accident, as well as have extra spending money for water, food, rent and pay off old debt, until I am healed all the way and can really start making more sustainable income. Thank you all for your love and kindness! It's meant a lot to me these past months.
I was off my job when turning left(westbound) at a stop light and was the first person up. I noticed as I started pulling forward into the intersection, head lights and a white car were right at my drivers side door. Immediately my head and body went flying across the cab as the car was flung into the eastbound corner of the intersection. I got out, shaking. This guy had tried to run a red light at 30 miles per hour and did NOT succeed.
I was left with a concussion and soft tissue injuries. I couldn't get out of bed the first 2 weeks and I could not sit on my tailbone because it hurt so badly, nor could I stand. I had to move out of my home, get rid of my cats, and move in with a friend who is barely able to support the both of us. It is almost March now and I had no idea how draining recovery from a car accident would be or the impact it would have on my life entirely. I see a chiropractor and a massage therapist pretty regularly.
I have totaled my entire amount of debt up to $17,000 incuding dental bills, $4.5k left over from the car, $3k I owe my roommate, about $4k I owe to other people who have helped me from transitioning from dancing to Lyft, as well as bills I couldn't pay, and $5k I owe in rent from my last apartment and this current one.
The extra $3k I'm asking for is so I can have some extra time to heal and costs for food. My rent is currently about $700 so this would give me at least 2 extra months for me to heal and strengthen up to get back out into the workfield. I currently go to the food bank every week and I'm searching for non-laborious work that won't tire me out.
My depression is kicking up again and although I try to remain positive, it's not enough. I won't see anything from the claim until my treatment is settled which could be about a year from now, and even then the other motorist was uninsured so I don't see myself receiving a whole lot from my own insurance company. I'm not supposed to be asking for help and I'm not supposed to work because that would suggest I'm doing better... but I am at a complete loss and tired of living in constant fear.
Please help me to recover from this accident, as well as have extra spending money for water, food, rent and pay off old debt, until I am healed all the way and can really start making more sustainable income. Thank you all for your love and kindness! It's meant a lot to me these past months.
Organizer
Kelsea Polk
Organizer
Seattle, WA
