A woman was left unable to walk after a piano slipped and fell on her while she was helping a friend move the instrument.
Danielle Drummond, 28, who had recently moved from Cleveland, Ohioto Oregon For a new start, she is now hoping for a scientific breakthrough after the ordeal left her needing a wheelchair and a carer.
She told Cleveland-based station 19 News that she had tried to stabilize the piano when she offered to help last month, but her friend lost her grip.
“She fell like a grand piano on me and severed my spinal cord,” Drummond said.
“Now I’m paralyzed from the waist down.”
Drummond has no family in Eugene, the Oregon city where he lives, and also needs to find a permanent home, since he has been living in a van with his dog, Lotus.
To compound his problems, he doesn’t know how he would begin to return to his family in Cleveland and transfer all of his belongings and medical equipment.
His sister has set up a fundraising page to “support future medical needs”, aiming to raise $10,000 (£7,850).
“Our family thanks you for all your support, consideration, thoughts, love and prayers,” wrote her sister Rosie Hayne, describing Mrs Drummond as “strong”, “wise” and “down to earth”.
In an update to the GoFundMe page, Hayne added: “He wants to make it clear that he does not expect to ever walk again.
“She has accepted the reality of her situation. But she has an amazing spirit and overall positive attitude, focusing on what she can do.”
Drummond told 19 News he hopes people going through similar circumstances “don’t give up.”
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In the meantime, he continues to hope for a new breakthrough in treatment.
“It’s definitely a game changer for me,” he said. “I try to stay hopeful.”
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