I’m sharing my story because a series of medical errors over the last two years has completely altered my life, and I need help funding an artificial leg so I can get my mobility back.

Here is exactly what happened:

October 2024: I went to the ER with severe pain in my left leg. The doctor dismissed it as swelling from high blood pressure, didn't do an X-ray, and sent me home.

February 2025: The pain got worse, so I went back. They took an X-ray but discharged me without mentioning any issues. The next day, hospital staff explicitly told me over the phone that I was cleared to walk and put full weight on the leg.

One Week Later: The pain was unbearable, so I went to a different hospital. They reviewed the exact same X-ray and told me the metal rod inside my leg had snapped in half and the bone had collapsed. Walking on it for a week because of the first hospital's advice caused catastrophic damage.

March to October 2025: I was put in an external fixator to stabilize the leg. For five months, I reported symptoms of an infection, but my concerns were dismissed.

November 2025: During surgery, doctors finally discovered an active Staph infection deep inside my bone marrow that had been ignored. They tried an emergency muscle flap and skin graft to save the limb, it failed.

Where things stand now: Because the damage from the broken rod and the untreated infection was too severe, the salvage attempts failed. I have already undergone the amputation and lost my leg.

I have been out of work for months, and the financial toll of the surgery and recovery has been heavy. Right now, my biggest hurdle is the cost of an artificial leg, rehabilitation, and the prosthetic care required to get back on my feet.

I’ve set up a Crowdfunder campaign specifically to help cover the costs of a prosthetic leg and my basic living expenses while I transition. If you are able to donate or even just share my link, it would mean the world to me.