Nicole Smart

Nicole currently lives in Epping, NH and loves being part of her community in Epping. She has lived in NH since attending Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH and receiving her Bachelors Degree in Psychology. She fell in love with NH and just never left. Most of the time you’ll find Nicole with her fiancé Jake. Nicole enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and pets. You’ll commonly see Nicole outside playing with her dogs, gardening, or during the nice weather out riding an adapted Can Am Spyder with Jake, her friends, and the US Spyder Ryders Merrimack Valley NH Chapter. Nicole was in a horrific car accident driving to work right after Thanksgiving and suffered a T11/12 Spinal Cord Injury that resulted in permanent paraplegia from the waist down. Nicole is and will be a life long wheelchair user due to her accident. Nicole is fully dependent on her wheelchair being unable to walk at all. Nicole as a result of her injury suffers from osteoarthritis in her back, shoulders, hands, and hips. Her injury has resulted in over 20+ surgical procedures. Currently Nicole is in need of an ultralight manual rigid wheelchair that her medical insurance will not pay for due to it being outside her allowable coverage and is hoping that by raising funds through Help Hope Live that this need can be fulfilled. Nicole’s medical needs grow yearly and unfortunately due to 3 surgeries and resulting costs in 2024 she is unable to fund the wheelchair herself.

The ability to afford and be fit for the right ultralight manual rigid wheelchair will allow Nicole to continue to live an active lifestyle with her family and friends. Without a proper ultralight daily wheelchair Nicole runs the risk of pressure sores plus further injuring her shoulders, back, neck, and hands. For an every day wheelchair user it is imperative that they not only have the proper fitting equipment but also the lightest equipment available to prevent further injuring themselves.

Nicole, along with her family and friends are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with a Catastrophic Injury. Nicole has chosen to fundraise with Help Hope Live in part because donations are tax deductible for contributors and because it will only be used to cover medical and related expenses.

Please consider donating through the Help Hope Live Fund directly for Nicole so she can continue to move through life as healthy and happy as possible for as long as possible. Nicole wants to stay as active as possible within her community, family, and friend groups who she cares greatly for.