Alex G.’s Story

I am 15 years old and really like playing guitar, little bit of piano and just being active. In the summer going into 9th grade, I got into a wrestling accident and my life changed completely. From being a healthy teenager to not being able to move like I used to do. I told my mom that I was OK so she wouldn’t get worried, but I actually wasn’t. My mom was unable to work since she needed to be at the hospital with me. After a few weeks, we found out she got fired from her work, so we had no way of getting food or any income since my dad is also out of work due to his diabetes. Right now, we are struggling with income, getting food for my little brothers (one with Down syndrome). Neither of my parents have health insurance due to needing to leave their jobs nor since both my parents have medical histories, we are struggling to medicine for both of my parents to keep them well. We live in a trailer home, not so small but not so big, but pretty old. My dad started to work on home renovations for me to come home safely and found out there needed to be much more work to be done on it.

I really never liked relying on other people and I mainly liked helping my parents with my little brothers since they worked almost every day. I cooked for them, showered them and made them go to bed, just like a normal older brother would. After my accident, I thought my parents would struggle taking care of my little siblings since they worked a lot. It actually made me feel bad, that I couldn’t help my parents anymore. Since then, I had a mindset to where “I will get better and help them like before.” And to do that, I would need to get into my house safely. That would include fixing the current damage and expanding spaces to make it accessible for me in my wheelchair.
I would REALLY REALLY appreciate ANY donations to help me get back home with my family and help me be more independent. Thank you for anything you can contribute to my recovery.