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Location: Florida. Sorry this is long but I now have brain damage & don't know when to stop talking.

I do have a lawyer. It's been 2 years since I was rear-ended at a red light. Since then I have been diagnosed with a TBI & trauma induced schizophrenia. I'm also having mini strokes but I don't feel them. It's in the neurological reports. I have several ruptured, torn, & bulging discs in my spine. Surgery has been recommended but I'm terrified due to my own mother suffering greatly after neck & back surgery. Anyway I'm scheduled for a settlement depo soon. I have lost so much memory in the past year alone I'm very scared about my future. My career specialized in dementia/end of life care & now I feel I'm on my way (mid 50'sF). Clearly I am not capable of pursuing that career & that broke my heart. I basically retired, moved to Florida & took on lucrative part time gigs when I wanted. I like to stay busy. Or I did. Now I find myself walking in circles. Everyone I've worked for has died (part of the job). I have no idea who they were or what their names were now as it's been 2 years since the accident. Now I don't have the option to work anywhere.

I'm way too young to have been crippled like this. It's debilitating in so many ways. My lawyer has not given me a $ amount they're offering but maybe she doesn't know. I can no longer work. I barely leave home & when I do I get lost a lot. I do have a great support system. I'm also in excruciating pain daily. My emotions are all over the place. I say the weirdest things to people so I've tried hard to just be quiet.

My point is when I see those billboards with "I got 5 million from my car accident" how does that work? I'm legit disabled for the rest of my life strictly due to this car accident. (Working on getting the disability approved - taking forever) I have to write everything down & set alarms just to make sure I've been productive & accomplished whatever it was I planned on doing. I also live with my 25y son who is an absolute angel about the whole thing. He will be my conservator.

Does anyone have advice on how I can maximize my settlement so that my future is protected? Is lifetime medical a thing? My physical & mental disabilities are very real. I did nothing wrong. They were ticketed for reckless driving. I'm just freaking out. I have barely any memories from the past 2 years, the past 12 months have been much worse. Are all of these legitimate & valuable talking points? Is there anything I'm missing?

Thank you if you've gotten this far.

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