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Smiling JOe

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I mentioned in another post, that a friend of mine was badly injured in a car wreck on Hwy 98, while exiting Wal-mart. Her name is Josi Hughes, and she is a 31 yr old working Mom. Josi had another car implanted into her left hip during that accident. She was T-boned by the other car, and which pushed her bones from the left side of her hip to the right side. She was air lifted to the hospital in Pensacola, and last week she underwent surgery. Today, I received the sweetest Thank You card from Josi. She is in good spirits, even though she is now sitting in a wheelchair. Josi hopes to be able to return to work in a few weeks so that she can try to start paying the bills. She has not asked for any help, but I am asking. It broke my heart to hear that she does not have health insurance. Her work did not provide full payment for the coverage so she opted not to pay the extra costs, and had no policy. I urge those of you who may not be covered to get covered today! However, that is not why I am writing. I ask you to say a little prayer for my friend. She needs any help she can get. Please send Josi a get well card, or if you want to help contribute to the account which is being created to help her offset some of the costs, please PM me and I will forward you her address and/or the instructions for any contributions. Even a get well package would be great. The bill for Josi's air flight from the wreck in Destin to Pensacola came in at a whopping $10,000. I understand that Josi is now staying with her parents, but her surgery and stay in the hospital will be somewhere around $60,000. Josi is an Administrative Assistant, and it will be a difficult amount for her to pay, so any help is greatly appreciated by both me as well as Josi and her family. A prayer, a get well card, $1, $5, $100, or something else -- it does not matter. She needs much help of any kind. Receiving a note of prayer and thoughts puts a smile on a face that goes a long way. Please think about Josi, and let her know that you are thinking of her. Again, PM me if you would like to help by contributing money to the fund that is being established to assist her in offsetting the costs of her injuries and I will forward you the instructions.


Josi Hughes
34 East Casaloma Dr
Mary Esther, FL 32569

Thanks!!!
 
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Smiling JOe said:
A prayer, a get well card, $1, $5, $100, or something else -- it does not matter. She needs much help of any kind. Receiving a note of prayer and thoughts puts a smile on a face that goes a long way. Please think about Josi, and let her know that you are thinking of her.
Consider it done, SJ. What a good friend you are.
 
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Done and done SJ. Health crises are bad enough. All the troubles that go with them are enough to send people over the edge.
 
By the way, what about the other driver? Insurance? Does she have a good lawyer?
 
SJ

Her (or the other persons) car insurance should be covering these bills. Your health insurance only steps in if there is no car insurance - please make sure she knows this.

Our thoughts and prayers are with her.
 
Beachlover2 said:
SJ

Her (or the other persons) car insurance should be covering these bills. Your health insurance only steps in if there is no car insurance - please make sure she knows this.

Our thoughts and prayers are with her.
Thanks to all for your kind thoughts. I knew I could count on you guys to fill her thought box with good powerful stuff.

I, too, have thought about this, and hope to find out more, but I think it has been too sensitive an issue to discuss thus far. I don't know who was at fault, and whether they were actually insured, or if she has uninsured motorist coverage. Either way, she is still out of commission for a while, and has regular bills to pay. Her employer has jumped in and helped her with so much, providing a place for her parents to stay in Pensacola during her stay in the hospital as well as providing her with some flex pay benefits. I will try to find out more info and I will keep you posted. Thanks again!
 
Count me in SJ! Keep us posted with her progress, please!
 
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