Deanne Niedziela.Photo:Gofundme
Gofundme
A California nursing director will soon be returning to the United States after she was hospitalized following a freak accident on vacation.
“This thing came slamming to the ground,” the Orange County man told the outlet. “And I looked over and saw Deanne laying on the ground.”
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As of Wednesday, Deanne still has “no feeling from the chest down,” Ken wrote in an update on the GoFundMe page. However, she is now “off supplemental oxygen” and “alert and talking.”
Deanne Niedziela.Gofundme
Ken hopes he and his wife can fly back to the United States on Friday through a medical flight, he shared on the fundraising page.
The goal is to have Deanne “admitted to Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo,” where she works as a nursing director, he added.
Rebecca Wile, who organized the GoFundMe, said the cost to bring Deanne back via medical transport is steep: $100,000. As of Thursday, more than $131,000 has been raised.
“She’s very strong, and I think that will help her in the long run,” Ken told the outlet.
source: people.com
