Deara, vera.

Jeff works at Daisy’s I work at Redwoods Rural 8 years  We had a regular life we’re raising our kids. We always volunteer at the first aid booth at SAF

It changed our lives 

We’re in our collections with St. Joe’s Hospital Its not their fault We just didn’t have a spare $80,000

We’re not the kinda a people who go ask for help.  Our daughter got the idea and everyone has been helpful.  We have just a huge amount of bills from the ambulance ride to the anesthetioligist.  He has to have a root canal now.  He has to see a neurologist.  I kinda call it the Giving Tree.

Jeff is taking it a lot better than I am.  I’m a lot more stressed .  Jeff has been optimistic about things.  He is supposed to have physical therapy 2 to 3 times per week but since I only have off Mondays he is only can go once a week. His right foot is injured.

The parks dept said it was an act of God.  IT is not a liability to them. Mateel has offered to have a benefit concert.  They’ve been busy. It just hasn’t happened yet.

We’ve been trying to make partial payments.  Talking to St. Joe’s and we haven’t even gotten all of them. 

JeffThe insurance doesn’t cover the full amount.  It covers 50% and there is copay’s.    Deductibles,  Cat scan or mri but I can’t afford that I still have problems with my neck.  I have to come up with 8hundred and something bucks to get it out and 5 to 6 hundred more to get another tooth.  Insurance companies don’t want

COBRA I still pay $350 per month.  They don’t cover some of this .  It is like a block of swiss cheese.  There’s a lot of holes in it.  

I’ve already filed for social security disability.  WE’re looking at having me put on Deara’s insurance.

It is only money if you look at it that way.  I would have paid anything to have them fix me that day.  My insurance company is trying to go with the state’s insurance company.

I’ve been trying to get outside as much as I can.

If I hadn’t made it those 2 or 3 steps I wouldn’t be here talking to you.  I don’t quite remember anything.  There were a lot of branches I was buried.  I would be a vegetable or something lese.  It gives you a whole new outlook on life how quickly everything can change.

The day before was my birthday and teh Summer Arts is my favorite event. You are never promised tomorrow.  Sometimes I wake up and I go to stand on my foot and the pain gets to you.  What are you going to do.  It gives me adiffereent perspective on it all.  Vera didn’t sleep for 2 or 3 months after that.  Rebecca was having fainting spells.

I have one in college, one a senior, Bonnie just graduated from HSU on May 18th.  It was a bad end to a good month.

Jeff, this whole thing that Bonnie’s done has been amazing.  At first we were like we don’t need anyone’s help.  This isn’t my usual self.  So everyone knows me from the front counter.  I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to go back to standing 8 to 10 hours a day.

We keep getting medical bills in.

He had insurance.   When someone is unable to continue their job the insurance doesn’t keep going.  

943 1805.  Don’t worry about me.  Here she is calling me.  

It is not like I really have the capability to take care of it.  I consulted with an attorney.  That is not really where my focus is right now.  They’re calling it an act of God.  Usually there is a problem  

I’m starting to get out and about a bunch more.  I’m sure something good will come out of this.  my physical therapy really hurts.  I can’t push on the brake. 

Insurance companies really have you.  I didn’t really understand.  That’s why we worked so we would have insurance.  I still have to pay copay’s.  Dazey’s dropped me.  This isn’t He’s not working here so I’m not paying his insurance IT was kinda hard after being there for 8 years.  Nobody’s going to cover an employee’s who is not working anymore.  Until I go back to work there, I don’t get insurance.