Help for Anthony Survive the Car Wreck

Hi, I'm Vickie, Anthony's mom. Two weeks ago he was in a car wreck that totaled his vehicle. A truck with their bright lights on passed him on a curvy hilly country road five minutes from home and he swerved. Without a shoulder on road, he hit a tree. The airbag did not deploy. Anthony is a self employed plumber and this was his work vehicle also. He had all of his work equipment in the van, which all came forward from the back, to crush him. With two crushed vertebrae and two fractured ribs, he crawled out of the van and into the street where he lay for about 45 minutes hoping to be found.

After a few days in the hospital, he had back surgery. They were able to fuse his spine and stabilize him. He has stitches on his spine. He was discharged in less then a week. Unfortunately, he had only recently moved to TN to be closer to family. I'm fully disabled and he wanted to be able to help me as needed.

I tried to care for him but I'm 5'2" and he's 6'2". I was able to do it for 3 days at my home. I do not have a reliable sewer system (he was working on that for me) and our well water runs black, brown or orange depending on the day and smells of sulfur. I live in TN and apparently this is normal in our area. We also have white mold due to the clay soil under the house so Anthony's allergies were totally out of control. He could not stay here longer even if I could do the work.

His brother, Dominic, is now caring for him which means Dominic can't work at the same time and he has a truck payment and bills of his own. We need to pay him something so he can continue to care for his brother. He's our last familial option.

Anthony is going to need a cheap trustworthy vehicle. The neurosurgeon told him no work for 6 months and light duty the next 6 months. He can not earn the money to buy one.

He also doesn't have insurance. He has to pay the hospital bills and for medication. Less expensive is the cost of medical supplies he needs to keep his wound clean, mobility help and a variety of other minor costs that really add up.

Anthony's post to his friends:

"If I've ever done free work for you or looked out or helped you I'm asking for you to help me back now. Please. I know everyone got it rough. Please help me."