Janice Tindle

Dear Friends,

As you may know, my beloved wife, Janice Tindle, was a passenger in a car collision in July 2010, involving an under-insured motorist. This incident left her with both a traumatic brain injury, cervical spinal injury, a T1 compound wedge fracture, inner ear damage and neurological injury, later diagnosed as Dystonia and changed our lives forever. Janice was gracious enough to participate in two research programs, one for managing TBI fatigue and one that tested the first potential tool for concretely diagnosing traumatic brain injuries.

The pilot special MRI revealed difficulties with six areas of the brain that control speech, vision, spacial perceptions, ability to process new memory information, and balance, as well as the main pathway of the brain that connects all other areas. Janice has inner ear damage known as left unilaterial vestibular hypofunction and nystagmus. Based on this information, her doctors feel that ongoing therapy is warranted. At this point, half her therapy is out-of-pocket.

Despite all of these setbacks, Janice is a very determined woman who is working very hard to accept the new reality of her situation and to recover to a state of functionality. However, the road ahead is a very difficult one. Janice needs therapies such as: outpatient physical therapy, vision and vestibular therapy. Additionally, home modifications have been and will continue to be made to our house to make it safer and more functional which will allow Janice a higher level of independence.

Even with health insurance, Janice will continue to have many uninsured, injury-related expenses such as: co-pays and deductibles, doctor visits, rehabilitation services and home modifications — and some of her insurance coverage ended in September 2012. Even though Janice’s disability qualifies her for Social Security benefits, she lost her work credits because she took time off time to care for elderly loved ones in hospice.

To help with the cost of these uninsured, injury-related expenses, a fundraising campaign in Janice’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a non-profit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for more than 30 years. In 2000, they expanded their mission to include those who have sustained a catastrophic injury. All contributions are tax-deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Mid-Atlantic Catastrophic Injury Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for injury-related expenses only. Please consider making a donation today by clicking the DONATE NOW bar.

It is estimated that a person with a traumatic brain injury will spend between 5-10 million dollars in their lifetime on care. Your donation need not be large. If everyone gives, a few dollars per person, it goes along way. Thank you so much for helping us work on “phase one” of the fundraising process. Your time and contributions are greatly appreciated.

Warm Regards,

Daniel E. Tindle