In need of help after a terrible car accident involving my husband. Trying to support my family on my own while he heals.
I hope I'm doing this right as it's my first time. On March 27th, 2026, my husband was in a terrible car accident that involved one of those giant dump truck like rock trucks. Thankfully, he's alive, but he suffered a broken neck (C7 fracture), lower lumbar vertebrae breaks, a broken right iliac wing fracture of the pelvis and a broken collarbone.
He's now confined to a wheelchair or the recliner chair and has to wear a neck brace for the next 6+ weeks or until the doctor gives him the all clear to remove it. He is unable to walk more than a couple of steps with help, but thankfully, the hospital provided a bedside commode, transfer board, and the wheelchair he's using. The doctors have told us that if he takes the brace off and turns his neck wrong, it could result in permanent paralysis, so that's terrifying to me when I have to remove the collar and clean his neck.
I am now a full-time caregiver to him and our two boys, and I'm responsible for everything for everyone. Our car was completely totaled, so now we have no vehicle, and I have to walk everywhere to ensure we get all the things we need. I never knew how much this would emotionally and physically wreck me, especially since I can't even take care of my own needs right now.
Up until today, we thought his job understood what was happening and would allow him to heal and return, but his boss came over this afternoon and fired him, on top of everything else. Louisiana is an "at will" state, and considering he wasn't hurt on the job, they're within their rights to fire him.
We've had great support from a couple close friends and family members who have already donated but with medical bills, rent, utilities, groceries and basic kid/adult needs, what we have recieved isn't going to last much longer so I'm extending our sharing reach by using other platforms and not just Facebook.
We're applying for food stamps and unemployment, so hopefully, that will be somewhat helpful eventually, but for now, I'm struggling under the weight of everything. When it rains, it pours, and this feels like a monsoon.
I just want to make sure a roof is kept over my kids' heads, and I can keep things as normal as I can for them until we get this figured out. I'd like my husband to be able to heal without the stress of bills and supporting us on top of it.
Even if you just share my link, I'd be so incredibly thankful. It's so hard to swallow your pride and ask strangers for help, and I've never done this before so it has taken me a week to get up the confidence to even make this post, lol. I'll attach the gofund me link below.