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This is probably the hardest and embarrassing thing have ever done in my 58 years of life.

I have been a very independent person my entire life working hard every single day up until a month ago. I have also been single my entire life with a few exceptions of a couple relationships one including a pregnancy at the age of 38 years old. Of course the relationship didn't last but it produced my son the love of my life my son who is 21 years old now and I am the proud mother of a soldier.

I'm not going to give everyone a sob story of the hard times I have been through but I'll tell you the hard times I have been through I am so very grateful for because it is who the person I am proud of today.

I have always lived my life being single and never ever taken advantage of anyone in my entire life. My happiness throughout my life was seeing my son happy. He was always shared between his father and me and I was grateful for that because he had two different worlds to explore and to grow up in.

On June 30 I had a horrible fall in my new apartment I had recently moved into. There is a small step up about 2" from the kitchen to the living area. I knew the step was there but one morning it must have slipped my mind and as I left the kitchen area I missed that step and tripped and fell harder than I ever experienced. I fell completely and directly flat on my face. I remember the sounds to this day. It sounded as if my skull was shattered and my nose included. The carpet I fell on actually burnt my forehead. I really don't know if I passed out I just know the pain I felt.

When I looked in the mirror I was I guess in shock and it came toind because it was later in the evening that I should not lay down or drift asleep. 

I did not go to the doctor until a couple days later because I just didn't feel right. CT scans were performed and I was told nothing was broke but I was experiencing a severe concussion. I was kept overnight for observation. I was given a work note not to continue back to work which came to be 9 days missed. I notified work and they were aware of my situation. Like most work places today there was really no heart felt words. I went back to work. I am a resident assistant at a nursing home but was instructed to do mainly CNA work on a daily basis which included pulling, twisting, holding up, transferring to wheelchairs, dressing and transferring back to bed. It was such a struggle every day with repeated complaints of “ I can't do these things and I am not a CNA nor have I ever had training to do any of the things I was instructed to do”

During this time I was also involved in a very combative situation with a resident whom was in my words was abused physically and I was on the sidelines asking the resident repeatedly to please try and calm down while also telling the CNA's to please let him go and to quit man handling him. In the meantime by no fault of the resident I was hit in the face and knocked down on my tailbone. Anyway this is a whole other situation but just know I have reported this to the correct people of the State of Kentucky.

These whole situations have triggered my ongoing concussion, neck and back issues.

As of July 30th I have had to take a leave of absence because I have to have now neck and back surgery. My neck is scheduled for Aug 16th and my back will follow with only a good recovery of my neck.

I of course had no time, no vacation time nor any short/long time disability.

I am working with the state of Kentucky on the case they have started with the nursing home. Trust me when I say there is much more I did not mention.

I am struggling financially of course and have not found any help. I did file for unemployment but have not been approved.

I am just asking which I really struggle with for any help possible. I am not a material person and live very moderately. I am a 58 yr old single female and don't have any help. 

I pray and I am very spiritually that things will be ok because we are not supposed to worry.

I will tell you that I will give you all updates on me and the investigation on the nursing home.

Thank you all for reading my story.