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Almost killed outside my apartment; need help

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Hi,

My name is Colin and my luck has run out. I moved to Lombard, IL (Chicago) from Waunakee, WI for a job. After two months, my contact was cancelled due to my pre-existing MS (had symptoms that prevented some work). On November 2nd, I went to check a noise at my door. Coincidentally, my apartment complex refused to fix a fob door that should have been closed but was being left wide open 24x7. I went to close it and that is my last memory until a flash in an ambulance; then I woke up in a hospital bed.

I was diagnosed with MS stage 5 (halfway to the end) in June
I signed on for a contract with Randstad as a W2 employee
Due to the contract, I moved to Lombard, IL on August 8th. In September, I signed on for all benefits including Short and Long Term Disability, medical, etc...
Found out I cannot actually USE these benefits until I have been signed on for 3 months. Not good. Conveniently, I was never really given any assignments and I didn't understand why
BofA cancelled my contract with 2 days' notioce effective September 29.
Told I was being looked at for other positions but I was pretty much terminated with 2 days' notice

On November 2nd, I was almost killed trying to close a door that should have been closed in the first place. From what I have pieced together (and this is in the police report), this is what happened:
During the time I was unconscious, I was beten with something metal. The result is they broke my back in the transverse discs around t7. I also had a bleeding head wound and the police found my blood on the 3rd floor on the carpet and elevator room. I live on the 4th floor.
Supposedly there was a video of someone getting into a car quickly with the car leaving quickly from the 3rd floor of the garage. However, I am unsure of the video's status.

I spent a total of 8 days in the hospital, with discharge on the 10th. Upon returning, I visited the apartment management and they didn't know I was the one attacked. They then informed me that even though I was wheeled in by an RN, I was late on my rent and they would be filing eviction papers. Luckily I paid it immediately.

That brings us to today.
I'm out of money, out of credit cards, and have residual damage from the attack:

  • I am now in a full body cast for 6 months to a year. I still have blood clots shedding out of my hair.
  • I no longer have insurance, even though I paid for 1 montrh of COBRA. It expired October 31st. I was attacked on November 2nd.
  • My hands shake, and I developed a stutter. I can no longer afford treatment for my MS.
  • My whole body is sore and I can't walk a straight line.
  • Driving is limited.
  • I can't afford the doctor payments for follow-ups from the hospital. I am cancelling them now.
  • I no longer have a job and can't really work right now.
  • I cannot pay my bills.
  • Oh yeah, they stole my walker. I can't afford a new one. I guide myself around now with my hands near walls in case I fall.

I'm looking to raise $50,000 to pay hospital bills and help me move back to my family in upstate NY. I also need to clear up debt since my credit is being shattered. I am willing to help in the IT and Finance industries as well as a consultant to make the donation worth one's time. I have a B.Sc. in Mathematics and an MBA in finance with sub-emphasis in IT Management.

If you decide to donate, thank you. I appreciate your time and effort.

Take care,
Colin
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