The legislature finally approved the retroactive benefits and I am overwhelmed. It has been such a long road but we actually reached the finish line together. I will be taking some time now to focus on my health while keeping a close eye on how these changes are implemented.
November 1, 2021
Final supporters
On July 13th 2020 my car was t-boned on the passenger side by a police officer who was responding to an emergency call in Watford City, North Dakota. The officer was driving at approximately 60 miles per hour through a Red light. The officer decided to Ignore repeated requests by his peers to Slow Down. Despite being told that he was coming up to a blind intersection and that I was There. Despite him having a red light and I having a green light. Due to injuries I sustained, I was taken to Watford City’s emergency department (ED) to be assessed and treated by staff I am beyond grateful were present. The CT scan that evening showed a moderate left frontotemporal subarachnoid hemorrhage, a small left frontal subdural hematoma, and a probable tiny right parietal subdural hematoma. I suffered a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less. I was diagnosed with diffuse axonal brain injury and cognitive and neurobehavioral dysfunction. I became a statistic in a matter of seconds. I spent almost one month in the hospital and have (and will continue to require) been ordered speech and occupational therapies. That is a Very brief summary. This will be my Life for the next, at minimum, few Years. Despite providing my personal in-person testimony on January 7, 2021 to North Dakota House legislative members and proving the need for Code changes, I am Not being granted retroactive benefits. $250,000 (or even the new “cap” of $500,000 due to my personal testimony) will not help me to fully recover from this accident. However, being granted retroactive action of even $350,000 would be better than what I am currently seeing. Attorney fees are deducted first (33.3%—$83,250) followed by reimbursement of my health insurance company, United Healthcare. United Healthcare is requesting $200,000 Alone to be reimbursed to them. In the end, I, the patient, will not be made “whole” and am not benefiting due to how North Dakota’s laws are written. Attorneys and insurance companies benefit instead. Why am I not protected by our laws? Why am I still not able to be fully reimbursed or made whole by the state? Why do I still owe $160,000 in student loans I may never be able to pay back? I may never be able to work as a nurse practitioner again due to the severity of the injuries I sustained due to a police officer’s gross negligence. I. Did. Nothing. Wrong. Yet, I’m the one with permanent disabilities and an unknown future. I have been ignored by our laws. I will see Nothing. My family will see Nothing. I have been told my constitutional rights are not being violated. I got a glimpse of being a nurse practitioner for 2.5 months before an officer decided to change my life. Please share this petition with your family and friends in support of retroactive measures in my case. I will present this signed petition to North Dakota legislative members to fight my case. Thank you!
Updates
September 1, 2021
Reaching this level of support has been heavy but it confirms that people understand the injustice here. This struggle has taken everything out of me yet seeing you choose to stand here keeps me moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
September 1, 2021
20 Comments
Amanda is one of the good ones out there in this scary world. She deserves kindness and support.
Please give my sweet friend the help she deserves! Her entire life has changed by NO fault of her own!
I am appalled, as well as embarrassed, that I live in a State that makes excuses to for law enforcement.
This is so sad. I’m family of law enforcement and have several friends that are law enforcement. I back law enforcement daily they have a very hard job. But clearly a mistake was made here. There is insurance for these mistakes and unfortunately laws need to be changed. She should not have to pay for a mistake that she was not at fault of. Sometimes in life things are meant to change and over years. Times change, prices go up and it becomes time to reevaluate things.
ND can do WAY better for their citizens!! It is disgusting that this poor family even has to take the steps to do this…
Amanda needs justice now, not tomorrow!
TBI is a very debilitating injury. My own brother suffers from it as well.
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The legislature finally approved the retroactive benefits and I am overwhelmed. It has been such a long road but we actually reached the finish line together. I will be taking some time now to focus on my health while keeping a close eye on how these changes are implemented.
November 1, 2021
Final supporters
On July 13th 2020 my car was t-boned on the passenger side by a police officer who was responding to an emergency call in Watford City, North Dakota. The officer was driving at approximately 60 miles per hour through a Red light. The officer decided to Ignore repeated requests by his peers to Slow Down. Despite being told that he was coming up to a blind intersection and that I was There. Despite him having a red light and I having a green light. Due to injuries I sustained, I was taken to Watford City’s emergency department (ED) to be assessed and treated by staff I am beyond grateful were present. The CT scan that evening showed a moderate left frontotemporal subarachnoid hemorrhage, a small left frontal subdural hematoma, and a probable tiny right parietal subdural hematoma. I suffered a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less. I was diagnosed with diffuse axonal brain injury and cognitive and neurobehavioral dysfunction. I became a statistic in a matter of seconds. I spent almost one month in the hospital and have (and will continue to require) been ordered speech and occupational therapies. That is a Very brief summary. This will be my Life for the next, at minimum, few Years. Despite providing my personal in-person testimony on January 7, 2021 to North Dakota House legislative members and proving the need for Code changes, I am Not being granted retroactive benefits. $250,000 (or even the new “cap” of $500,000 due to my personal testimony) will not help me to fully recover from this accident. However, being granted retroactive action of even $350,000 would be better than what I am currently seeing. Attorney fees are deducted first (33.3%—$83,250) followed by reimbursement of my health insurance company, United Healthcare. United Healthcare is requesting $200,000 Alone to be reimbursed to them. In the end, I, the patient, will not be made “whole” and am not benefiting due to how North Dakota’s laws are written. Attorneys and insurance companies benefit instead. Why am I not protected by our laws? Why am I still not able to be fully reimbursed or made whole by the state? Why do I still owe $160,000 in student loans I may never be able to pay back? I may never be able to work as a nurse practitioner again due to the severity of the injuries I sustained due to a police officer’s gross negligence. I. Did. Nothing. Wrong. Yet, I’m the one with permanent disabilities and an unknown future. I have been ignored by our laws. I will see Nothing. My family will see Nothing. I have been told my constitutional rights are not being violated. I got a glimpse of being a nurse practitioner for 2.5 months before an officer decided to change my life. Please share this petition with your family and friends in support of retroactive measures in my case. I will present this signed petition to North Dakota legislative members to fight my case. Thank you!
Updates
September 1, 2021
Reaching this level of support has been heavy but it confirms that people understand the injustice here. This struggle has taken everything out of me yet seeing you choose to stand here keeps me moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
September 1, 2021
20 Comments
I support Amanda as I had a closed head injury in 1988 and it changes your life forever. I did not have the medical care I needed at the time because I did not know who was going to pay for it. I too was not at fault and I received some money after about 2 years but not enough for how much I endured or how my life changed because of it. All I can say is that Amanda deserves more money and justice!
Amanda is one of the good ones out there in this scary world. She deserves kindness and support.
Please give my sweet friend the help she deserves! Her entire life has changed by NO fault of her own!
I am appalled, as well as embarrassed, that I live in a State that makes excuses to for law enforcement.
This is so sad. I’m family of law enforcement and have several friends that are law enforcement. I back law enforcement daily they have a very hard job. But clearly a mistake was made here. There is insurance for these mistakes and unfortunately laws need to be changed. She should not have to pay for a mistake that she was not at fault of. Sometimes in life things are meant to change and over years. Times change, prices go up and it becomes time to reevaluate things.
ND can do WAY better for their citizens!! It is disgusting that this poor family even has to take the steps to do this…
Amanda needs justice now, not tomorrow!
TBI is a very debilitating injury. My own brother suffers from it as well.
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I support Amanda as I had a closed head injury in 1988 and it changes your life forever. I did not have the medical care I needed at the time because I did not know who was going to pay for it. I too was not at fault and I received some money after about 2 years but not enough for how much I endured or how my life changed because of it. All I can say is that Amanda deserves more money and justice!