Please check out my GoFundMe Page . Hi. My name is Kristi and I was asked to tell you about me. I work for an association that helps our nation's handicapped military veterans and have since 2015. Before that, I worked for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. I have one of the most rewarding, humbling jobs in the world. I love helping our nation’s Veterans and their families. I have lived with Lupus for over 30 years and have been paralyzed for 25 years. I am a fighter. Medically speaking – I should not be here. I have a hard time talking about myself, and well, I have an extensive medical history so this could get quite long. The last thing I want to do is bore you. With that said…here we go. 😊 I was a healthy kid until the age of 10 when I was diagnosed with Lupus in the summer of 1989. Lupus is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This is an adult disease and rare that a child a...
In 2005 I bought a black 2006 Nissan Titan which I have been driving since the first day I drove him home 14 years ago. Witten was everything to me. I was so independent with my own vehicle again. I loved it. Sure Witten was old, but that did not matter to me. He was running great, he practically looked brand new. And I was hoping to drive him another five to ten years, especially since I just had a new wheelchair lift put on it in December 2017 and relatively low miles. However, that is not the case and I am heartbroken. On March 18th I was driving home from work and the light was yellow and I went through the intersection and a Chevy Trailblazer turned left in front of me. I hit the brakes, but we collided. When I came to a stop I was over the curb in the grass and somehow managed to miss a light pole and a cement utility box, my glasses flew off, airbag deployed, and did not know if I was hurt or not. I was more worried about who I hit. Well, the guy that turned in front of me did n...