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Help HOPE Live for Lindsey Runkel

October 2025 marked eleven years since my accident. Reaching that milestone brought a flood of emotions. I’m proud of how far I’ve come and of the strength I’ve found in myself over the years. But as I reflected, I was also reminded of how hard it is – every single day – to stay hopeful, to stay healthy, and to keep moving forward while carrying the weight of constant medical challenges and mounting expenses. Paralysis touches every corner of my life. It’s so much more than the loss of movement and sensation. It’s an ongoing battle that never really pauses.

What makes it even harder is that so many of the things I need to live simply are not covered by health insurance. Every day I rely on medications that have no generic version, and their monthly co-pays are crushing. Being recently diagnosed with a serious autoimmune disease has made things even heavier. The biologic treatments I need are extremely expensive, and the co-pays overwhelmingly high.

Guestbook

December 3, 2025

Lindsey - you are a true inspiration. Wishing you all the best.

Karie Ford

December 2, 2025

From another nurse to you and your inspiration, Lindsey

Virginia F. Wagenseller

December 2, 2025

You're a true inspiration Lindsey.

S. Dieste