Anna Got LEGS!! Future As A Quad Amputee

ANNA GOT HER LEGS!!!! She will be walking within days. My family and I wanted to start a new GoFundMe for Anna’s future. (10% will go to charity to help others during this crisis we share as a country) Hello to everyone who has been following my sisters story. Anna Norquist. Thank you to everyone who has continued to pray and support Anna and my family. Twenty months ago, my sister contracted Streptococcus A which caused toxic shock syndrome. The illness nearly killed her. We were actually told at one point to be prepared for her death. But a miracle happened...she lived. Unfortunately, the illness resulted in the loss of all of her limbs. My family and I lived in a hospital for three months and another in a rehabilitation center (RHI) in Indianapolis. And a huge shout out to the staff and facilities that took such great care of my sister. She would not be here without you. My mother and I are running this GoFundMe campaign for Anna’s future. The first bill that came to the house was $1.2 million. Her dream of being independent needs to stay alive. And we are limited when it comes to the layout of my parents house. We did reconstruct where we could but because she has been flat on her back and in a wheel chair for 20 months, we kind of just had to wait to see how the healing of her body played out. WILL SHE BE ABLE TO WORK?! I dont ever want to see her in an assisted living facility. And she will never be able to live on her own economically on the tiny bit of disability she gets with no hands and no feet. She wants a family, and wants to be able to care for a child. That will never happen if she doesn’t have the right environment. The next step she wants to take is for her, jimmy, and I to move in together. To help phase into independence. And that takes away from my brother and I to generate an income as well. So, if you know a house for sale in the area that is one floor with a basement, preferably with some land (Anna wants to raise llamas) that needs to be gutted, please let us know. It all has to be custom done. Adoption of technology takes significant effort and time in planning, evaluation, implementation. Various techniques and equipment to facilitate greater independence and personal accomplishment, is something insurance won’t cover. When comparing to other quad amputees who phased into being independent, I realized how much this will cost our family. And my parent will contribute as much as they possibly can, just as they always have. Her car has to be customized. She has to have a custom shower with custom shower prosthetics. She needs an electric bed to help her in and out of her chair. A custom area where she can practice putting on her own prosthetics which will be a mountain in itself. Everything has to be voice activated. She has to have a custom kitchen. And she’s had the same wheelchair that the hospital gave us. A service dog that can get things for her and PROTECT her when I’m not there. If I have to stay in my parent house for the rest of my life to take care of my sister, I will. And I know the rest of my family is right there with me. But I want my sister to be happy. I want her to have independence, find love, and be able to hold her own child and raise a family. I want her to put the last two years behind her and find a path to success and a strict routine ultimately leading to happiness. Anything helps. But prayers help the most. Because God has a plan. And I have to continue to believe that there is something greater that will come out of this. Thank you to everyone that has helped Anna thus far. There are not enough lifetimes for me to show my gratitude.