My name is Andrea.

Sept 24 2021 I was in a horrific car accident. I was passenger in a truck that hit head on with a tractor trailer. My back was broken T11 & T12, both ankles, 11 ribs and I suffered some internal damage.
That night changed my life forever, I woke up paralyzed. Going from an active and avid gym goer to never walking again is still an adjustment. Every bit of my old life had been ripped away from me.
This last year has also shown me how broken some medical care and insurance is. Whats best for the patient is not typically what you get. After 4 months inpatient at a hospital I was discharged out into a new world I knew nothing about, left to figure it out on my own. I got approx 2 months of 2 times a week physical therapy at a generic outpatient facility before insurance cut me off and deemed me good to be on my own. 2 months of therapy for a severe spinal cord injury is almost useless.
So now I need to help give my body the chance it deserves to beat this. With your help I can have the chance to go to a proper physical therapy center and cover my new adaptive medical needs.