Disabled Veteran Needs Help With Accessible Home!
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David received a traumatic brain injury while serving in the Navy, & now suffers from seizures, blackouts, tremors, & severe headaches.
He was stationed aboard a destroyer on a mission in the Caribbean Sea in October 1995, when their ship went through a hurricane. They were being tossed around quite violently, and as David went down a ladder to get off deck, a pin that holds the ladder in place came out causing both the ladder and him to fall several feet to the second deck. He was found unconscious and taken to sickbay. It was discovered that his right hand was broken in several places and, he had a large bump on his head. His hand was splinted but his head injury was not thought serious enough to warrant attention. A little less than two months had gone by when he had a massive seizure while at sea and was flown by helicopter to a naval hospital. After numerous seizures and tests, it was discovered that his brain had been injured when he fell, and a blood vessel was leaking, and a large blood clot had formed. It was dissolved by medication but by this time permanent damage had been done, He continued having seizures. Because of his weakened condition he developed pneumonia and an extremely high fever. Due to the extreme high temperature further brain damage was done. After six months in the naval hospital, David was given a medical discharge and a small pension.
It became necessary for him to move back home with us, his family. At present we live in a rented mobile home in a mobile home park. This mobile home would require multiple upgrades to make it handicapped accessible. Recently, David's headaches have increased and the first week in June 2019 he had a mini-stroke, doctors warn that if he does not get out in the fresh air and walk, he may have a major stroke or heart attack. There is no safe place in this park to walk and David does not know ahead of time that he is going to have a seizure, and sometimes falls and gets injured.
I started this GoFundMe hoping to raise enough money for a down payment on a house that can be adapted for his special needs.
Please anything would be greatly appreciated!
He was stationed aboard a destroyer on a mission in the Caribbean Sea in October 1995, when their ship went through a hurricane. They were being tossed around quite violently, and as David went down a ladder to get off deck, a pin that holds the ladder in place came out causing both the ladder and him to fall several feet to the second deck. He was found unconscious and taken to sickbay. It was discovered that his right hand was broken in several places and, he had a large bump on his head. His hand was splinted but his head injury was not thought serious enough to warrant attention. A little less than two months had gone by when he had a massive seizure while at sea and was flown by helicopter to a naval hospital. After numerous seizures and tests, it was discovered that his brain had been injured when he fell, and a blood vessel was leaking, and a large blood clot had formed. It was dissolved by medication but by this time permanent damage had been done, He continued having seizures. Because of his weakened condition he developed pneumonia and an extremely high fever. Due to the extreme high temperature further brain damage was done. After six months in the naval hospital, David was given a medical discharge and a small pension.
It became necessary for him to move back home with us, his family. At present we live in a rented mobile home in a mobile home park. This mobile home would require multiple upgrades to make it handicapped accessible. Recently, David's headaches have increased and the first week in June 2019 he had a mini-stroke, doctors warn that if he does not get out in the fresh air and walk, he may have a major stroke or heart attack. There is no safe place in this park to walk and David does not know ahead of time that he is going to have a seizure, and sometimes falls and gets injured.
I started this GoFundMe hoping to raise enough money for a down payment on a house that can be adapted for his special needs.
Please anything would be greatly appreciated!
Organizer
David Hall
Organizer
Clyde, NC
