Perhaps you read of this tragic incident1
Perhaps the most tragic part of Jen’s story is that she falls into a loophole where she currently has no medical insurance.
At the time of attack, Jen was just four weeks shy of securing medical insurance from her new employer, and just 3 months away from marrying Joe, which will entitle her to spousal insurance through his employer.
Jen’s medical bills are likely to skyrocket to the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, coupled with the impact of her recovery, Jen and Joe have the unimaginable anxiety of how to pay immense medical bills for treatment that saved her life.
Jen, a Chicago native who loves to bike and is engaged to a Marine Corps Veteran hero, is an everyday American. This tragedy could have happened to anyone. Jen is just like you, just like your sister, just like your best friend – just like the lady who manages your favorite local restaurant. It happened to Jen…and she needs your help.[From The Walking Miracle]
the story itself:
Footnotes:On Monday, August 25, 2008, Jennifer Hall was brutally attacked by two homeless people on the South Side of Chicago. Out celebrating her 36th birthday with fiancé Joe Hoffman, Jen was viciously kicked in the head until she became unconscious… an unprovoked altercation that left Jen lying in a pool of her own blood with only four teeth left in her mouth.
Medical experts familiar with Jen’s trauma said that nine out of 10 people in her condition are brain dead and don’t survive.
But Jen is fighting the odds.
- though, not from me, as I inexplicably failed to publish this post. Doh! Probably because I wanted to say something about healthcare in this country being so horrible [↩]