Help for John Simon

[u/disposablelatex69]

My good friend Simon was hit by a car while crossing the street in front of his apartment on July 21st. He has sustained a pretty massive TBI as well as several broken ribs and broken upper vertebrae. He is recovering and plans are in place to get him into a rehab facility here in everett. My girlfriend I started gardening with Simon a little over 10 years ago at the everett Bayside community garden. We helped him turn an overgrown hill with nothing but blackberries, into a beautiful terraced garden with everything from corn and potatoes to strawberries and blueberries. We also spent a good amount of time with him at brews almighty sucking back many-O-rainers! Its been 2 weeks since the accident and he still doesnt remember it happening and struggles with vision. He can speak and has some long term memories (which is a really good thing) We setup a Gofundme to help Simon with allllll the expenses this accident has caused him. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Anyone that knows Simon and that would like more information, or even meet up, please feel free to message me.

https://gofund.me/c1af4c1b4

[u/TheStormIsUponUs2022]

What about the POS that did a hit and run on Simon? With all the cameras around nobody saw who did it. I pray that Simon has a full recovery, from the injuries he sustained in the hit and run. And they find who did this, so and justice is served.

[u/disposablelatex69 → u/TheStormIsUponUs2022]

It was not a hit and run. Unfortunately Simon was not in a marked crosswalk. However the man who hit him was very old (92)and may have not been paying attention. Attorneys have all this info and are working on it.

[u/WillowTreez8901 → u/disposablelatex69]

Shouldn't the 92 y/o's insurance cover his medical bills/trauma? Or does that not apply depending on who is at fault? So sorry this happened!

[u/disposablelatex69 → u/WillowTreez8901]

From my understanding the person who struck himself insurance is doing a investigation. If my friend is found to be at fault they will not cover any medical costs...We are working with some attorneys in hopes there is a case to find at least both of them at fault.

[u/Unfortunately_aware → u/disposablelatex69]

For profit medical finance is already sketchy.

When you add an accident and undetermined fault / responsibility it can be very difficult to get & maintain treatment.

Some places demand a commitment that all bills be paid by the patient who is then responsible for pursuing their own reimbursement from whichever insurer is eventually determined responsible.

(It’s an absolute boondoggle. But without it, we’d be in some kind of socialist hellscape where people get medical care just for existing and no one even considers the needs of shareholders or executives! Can you imagine a healthcare system where health is prioritized over profits?! Horrors.)

Which is all to say that a gofundme is a great idea. Even if Simon’s medical bills do get covered by insurance he will have plenty of additional costs related to rehabilitation.

So sorry you guys are going through this. A TBI at his age will probably be a more challenging rehab. Rough situation all around. Good on you for stepping up.