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Help Shimmy after her HORRIFIC CAR ACCIDENT
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Hey y’all I’m Shimmy and I am raising funds on behalf of myself. I had came to Chicago from Iowa in hopes of pursuing a business mentorship program that I was accepted into. Business has always been something I’m very passionate about ever since the passing of my mother on January 9th 2015. Since she passed things have been tough, it was literally like losing my best friend. Nevertheless I knew business was something we alway shared together. It is my personal way of still feeling connected to my mother. So needless to say why I was so eager to attend the program. On the date January 10th 2022 I was heading back home from Chicago to Iowa when my car violently hit a patch of ice. I tried to take control of the wheel but without much progress my car swerved and flipped off the road and into a ditch, the car then proceeded to flip 7 more times going from the road to the ditch, out the ditch over a fence until it finally stopped. My wig was covered in glass and so were my shoes, thank God they both flipped off during the accident. I remember just praying to God and my seatbelt had tightened up. When the vehicle eventually did stop I was hanging upside down by my seatbelt. My friend helped me out of the my jammed seatbelt and we crawled into the snow. He not suffering much injuries was okay. However I had some neck and shoulder trauma and broke my clavicle, I then proceeded to wait in the snow for the medical professions to come. I view my accident as a second lease on life especially considering the date that all of this happened it was clear that the enemy tried to take me out, but God wouldn’t let that happen. I am very grateful to be alive and well. I am raising money on behalf of my medical expenses to pay for my surgery(Complete) , my brand new car that I had for a week and was totaled that I did not have insurance on, literally had bought it 3 days before I went out of town. Throughout this entire experience I have been doing my best to keep a positive outlook on things, which has been extremely difficult when I think about all of the expenses. As far as the pain goes I am extremely sore I have a neck strain, have broken my clavicle/ shoulder which makes it hard to breathe and do my hair. I also have a laceration on my ankle. I am running out of my pain medication and unfortunately don’t have the funds to buy anymore. I don’t normally do things like this but I could really use the help right now, so anything and I do mean anything that y’all could help out with would be greatly appreciated. Amen y’all have a blessed day I know I will.
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Shimmy Wilson
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Chicago, IL