David M Gribbin Sr. Recovery
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UPDATE: 03/31/17
So things have slowly progressed...David is healing but this is a long process. He just wants to be himself again and go back to work. It is so hard to watch David in this state, I watch him (not like creepy watching but watch him) I see his good days and his bad ones, he tells me he is not in pain but his eyes say he is suffering and it breaks my heart so much. I try to keep him occupied but I know he just wants to go back to work. Financially we are struggling and he knows that which makes him more anxious, I tell him not to worry but truthfully I am worried. After receiving a $79k hospital bill I was sick to my stomach. Not being able to afford insurance has really hurt us and where we go from here is terryifing. At the moment, the Neuro Surgeon is putting off surgery in hopes he continues to heal with little future pain, we will know more towards the end of April...we are both praying he wont need a fusion. We appreciate all the help we have received and hate that we have to continue asking for help but with little money coming in we are at a stand still with nowhere to turn.
We all have bills I know, so anything anyone can do to help us along with the continues prayers and well wishes would be so extremely appreciated.
Feel free to share this post.
On February 16, 2017 my husband David stayed at his shop overnight, when he woke in the middle of the night confused and thinking he was in our home, in his own bed he proceeded to head to the bathroom, an every night event in our house one straight shot from bedroom to bathroom, only at the shop that one straight shot in his mind, was on the second floor and he walked right off the ledge dropping 12 to 15 feet to a concrete floor and a bed rack. It took him almost 2 hours to reach the phone that fell from his pocket during the fall before he was able to call for help. David was rushed to Maine Medical Center where the Critical Care Team told us though he was "lucky" he had broken his back in several places, broken his pelvis, and fractured 3 ribs. He is still in the hospital, was fitted for a back brace but then the doctors told us he was likely going to have surgery maybe more than one, it may not be this week but in a month or less it was likely. I am going to be honest anyone who knows David knows he would never be asking for help...especially for money and would probably be mad if he knew I was asking, but we are one of the many that don't have Health Insurance and the bills are getting higher everyday he is in there, because we have no insurance I can't send him to a rehabilitation program so he will need to come home to our house for me to be his caregiver. People keep asking me what can they do and what do I need? And honestly I just need my husband whole again both physically and spiritually other than that I have no idea...medications, equipment for me to be able to physically accommodate his needs for recovery like a bath chair, a raised toilet seat, a wedge for the bed so he can always be at the 30 degree angle, the home health care assistance and the physical therapist, and oh a high back chair for him to sit in to keep him straight because nothing I have in the house will do that, juse to list off a few things and I have know idea what future expenses will be and we have no idea how long David will be out of work and that terrifies us both as he is the soul provider. I am only making this GoFundMe page to help us pay for the medical expenses and any additional costs associated with David's recovery.
We all have bills I know, so anything anyone can do to help us along with the continues prayers and well wishes would be so extremely appreciated.
feel free to share this post.
So things have slowly progressed...David is healing but this is a long process. He just wants to be himself again and go back to work. It is so hard to watch David in this state, I watch him (not like creepy watching but watch him) I see his good days and his bad ones, he tells me he is not in pain but his eyes say he is suffering and it breaks my heart so much. I try to keep him occupied but I know he just wants to go back to work. Financially we are struggling and he knows that which makes him more anxious, I tell him not to worry but truthfully I am worried. After receiving a $79k hospital bill I was sick to my stomach. Not being able to afford insurance has really hurt us and where we go from here is terryifing. At the moment, the Neuro Surgeon is putting off surgery in hopes he continues to heal with little future pain, we will know more towards the end of April...we are both praying he wont need a fusion. We appreciate all the help we have received and hate that we have to continue asking for help but with little money coming in we are at a stand still with nowhere to turn.
We all have bills I know, so anything anyone can do to help us along with the continues prayers and well wishes would be so extremely appreciated.
Feel free to share this post.
On February 16, 2017 my husband David stayed at his shop overnight, when he woke in the middle of the night confused and thinking he was in our home, in his own bed he proceeded to head to the bathroom, an every night event in our house one straight shot from bedroom to bathroom, only at the shop that one straight shot in his mind, was on the second floor and he walked right off the ledge dropping 12 to 15 feet to a concrete floor and a bed rack. It took him almost 2 hours to reach the phone that fell from his pocket during the fall before he was able to call for help. David was rushed to Maine Medical Center where the Critical Care Team told us though he was "lucky" he had broken his back in several places, broken his pelvis, and fractured 3 ribs. He is still in the hospital, was fitted for a back brace but then the doctors told us he was likely going to have surgery maybe more than one, it may not be this week but in a month or less it was likely. I am going to be honest anyone who knows David knows he would never be asking for help...especially for money and would probably be mad if he knew I was asking, but we are one of the many that don't have Health Insurance and the bills are getting higher everyday he is in there, because we have no insurance I can't send him to a rehabilitation program so he will need to come home to our house for me to be his caregiver. People keep asking me what can they do and what do I need? And honestly I just need my husband whole again both physically and spiritually other than that I have no idea...medications, equipment for me to be able to physically accommodate his needs for recovery like a bath chair, a raised toilet seat, a wedge for the bed so he can always be at the 30 degree angle, the home health care assistance and the physical therapist, and oh a high back chair for him to sit in to keep him straight because nothing I have in the house will do that, juse to list off a few things and I have know idea what future expenses will be and we have no idea how long David will be out of work and that terrifies us both as he is the soul provider. I am only making this GoFundMe page to help us pay for the medical expenses and any additional costs associated with David's recovery.
We all have bills I know, so anything anyone can do to help us along with the continues prayers and well wishes would be so extremely appreciated.
feel free to share this post.
Organizer
Bonita Doyle Gribbin
Organizer
Portland, ME