Dear Johnny,

My husband, Josh, had an accident at work in 2015. He works for a small drywall

company and the scaffolding he was on tipped over and he fell 15 feet. He broke his

wrist, cracked one heel and shattered the other. After 19 surgeries and a few years later

he is a below the knee (left leg) amputee. We did not have health insurance, but were

covered by workers comp for upkeep on his prosthesis until about 2 years ago. He went

back to work as soon as possible for the same drywall company. He needed a new

mechanical foot for the prosthesis last year and our prosthetic people are awesome,

and got us set up with a payment plan which we finished about 2 months ago. Now from

wear and tear and his leg slightly shrinking, he needs a new socket, which is more

expensive than the cost of the foot we just paid off! We both work full time. I work in

nursing and he works in construction, but it still leaves us paycheck to paycheck.

Without a new socket he won't be able to work, and without both our paychecks I’m

afraid we will lose everything. The socket for his prosthesis now doesn't fit his stump

properly anymore, and due to the day after day he is getting sores on his leg and

working while in constant pain. I just want him to be able to work comfortably and not

risk another infection that could get even worse. Merry Christmas and thank you for

reading my letter. Any help at all would be more than appreciated.

Thank you,

Catie

Who helped: Billy Brimblecom & Steps of Faith, Cosentinos

How you helped: New prosthetic socket, groceries