Hope For The Holidays: Catie & Josh 12.03.24. LISTEN HERE!

Johnny Dare Morning Show

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