Jaqui(victim of a drunk driver) donation thread

[rickcorso]

Right on man! I hear ya.


I don't know why she wants to live, i know i wouldn't. what do you have to look forward to..besides starring in the new darkman movie. but for real, i would never want to live being in that state.

the fact taht she wants to live and share her story are further proof of God. I belive God choose this fate for her because of her amazing inner strength.

 

[Citruscide]

Jestin, Ricksoro, distanced... and others... it's comments like you are making that make her story truly rewarding... I feel the same way, and have even been SLAPPED into perspective in my own life...

I realize that what i have is precious... something as simple as opening a can of pop, opening the fridge, or putting on a shirt... I take for granted everyday.... the ability to BLINK... man... and some of the shit I complain about...

C-ditty

 

[Lao Tzu]

Hopefully things like that make people appreciate modern medicine more. People today take scientific developments in medicine for granted. For every Jacqueline whose life is destroyed, 50 lives are saved from other fates just as bad by antibiotics, surgery & pharmaceuticals.

In 20 years she may even be able to obtain realistic looking skin, so she can lead a relatively normal life.

 

[Puc]

you are letting yourselves be influenced by propoganda.

this is not about alcohol

this is about irresponsible people.

 

[DancingGirl20]

you are letting yourselves be influenced by propoganda.

this is not about alcohol

this is about irresponsible people.

You are so wrong here. That kid drank to much ALCOHOL, caused an accident and killed 2 people and disfigured another one. I think we are just being Influenced by the FACTS of this story. The only irresponsible thing that boy did was drink so much that he decided it was ok to drive. Jaqui has to live with the concequences of his actions. BTW since you seem to have posted the same points on another thread one would think that you have absolutly no problem with alcohol or DRUNK driving (you know driving while intoxicated, driving after drinking too much...etc).

 

[marvelous_mark]

It's horrible that something like this had to happen to her. It just goes on to show you that no matter how much are life might suck one day of the week because we have an headache, a stomach virus or maybe even went through a bad day at work or at school, that there's always somebody that unfortunately has it much worst than we do. That our little problem that seems to be the end of the world for us is nothing. Let's be great full and thank full everyday to have the chance to lead a good life.

This drunk driving shit has got to stop. Every once in a while, I turn on the tv to see yet another alcohol related accident causing injury or death on the news. Kids, teens, young adults, adults and old people are injured or killed as a result of intoxicated driving. No matter how many campaign adds or commercials there are, how many police road blocks to check for intoxicated drivers, or even heftier fines and sentences that continue to go up, it seems like drunk driving is unfortunately still very much a daily happening.

 

[manny78]

Sigh..

you guys need to be more updated on this case:

http://www.wattslawfirm.com/24_fuel_fire.html

GM settled with her and her family and although the amount is undisclosed, it's been reported on other sites (due to her massive publicity) to be in the tens of millions.

I don't know why they're still asking for money. What about the OTHER thousands of burn victims who didn't get money from GM or trials. Who are just as horribly burned and living in turmoil. Shouldn't that money be dispersed to them as well. What about burn victims in other countries who would LOVE to come to the US and get professional treatment, but can't, and thus suffering in agony in their home countries.

I don't question the act of helping her, i DO question society sometimes. Example: what if instead of being a beautiful young girl, it was a fat black kid in that car. Would a website about him result in all these threads and dollars into his charity account. Is his pain and suffering less important? What if it was an 12 y/o illegal mexican girl smuggled her by her family. No fault of her own. Should she get deported and suffer in her country with no medical attention, or get money from us and best care and doctors to try and put her life back together. What if it was a 67 year old man. Would society just say "ah, he's gonna croak soon anyways, let him suffer".

Too many questions. I like society sometimes to just sit back and ask these questions and think what their answers mean. Personalyl i think money should go into a NATIONAL FUND that deals specifically with burn victims. An organization that looks after people who get into such horrible circumstances and medical insurance and medicare sure won't do squat about them. For importing horribly burned victims around the world and giving them life. That would be my solution. A fund that could help this girl, and MANY girls like her across the country.

back to my coffee.

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If you read carefully her medical treatments already costed over 1.5 millions$. She'll probably need a lot more in the future. Don't forget she's still young.

BTW if a dumb cunt got 24 billions cause she poisoned herself with tobacco, then 10 millions for that is ridiculous.

 

[marvelous_mark]

BTW if a dumb cunt got 24 billions cause she poisoned herself with tobacco, then 10 millions for that is ridiculous.

Word.

 

[BackDoc]

For every Jacqueline whose life is destroyed, 50 lives are saved from other fates just as bad by antibiotics, surgery & pharmaceuticals.

That’s a bit extreme. I personally would say that advancements in surgery, medical technology and emergency care are the primary life savers that can boast those stats. Drugs and antibiotics are definitely critical in many instances. But for the most part there are entirely too many people who are doped up to the gills having negative patient outcomes solely on the basis of calculated side effects of routine medication. I think the statistic is like 400 people every day in the US die not of overdose, not of mismanagement, but of calculated side effects and their being the minority of people who have unknown contraindications. In my experience, medications kill a significant amount of people when prudence and caution would not have. Add up all the cases of medication interaction, medication mismanagement, medication side effects, etc. and you get a massive number of deaths. Basically, overmedicated we are from my experience. So although I absolutely see your point, I feel it’s not absolutely accurate. My 2 cents.

It's horrible that something like this had to happen to her. It just goes on to show you that no matter how much are life might suck one day of the week because we have an headache, a stomach virus or maybe even went through a bad day at work or at school, that there's always somebody that unfortunately has it much worst than we do. That our little problem that seems to be the end of the world for us is nothing. Let's be great full and thank full everyday to have the chance to lead a good life.

This drunk driving shit has got to stop. Every once in a while, I turn on the tv to see yet another alcohol related accident causing injury or death on the news. Kids, teens, young adults, adults and old people are injured or killed as a result of intoxicated driving. No matter how many campaign adds or commercials there are, how many police road blocks to check for intoxicated drivers, or even heftier fines and sentences that continue to go up, it seems like drunk driving is unfortunately still very much a daily happening.

Bingo. Exactly.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

My heart just stopped.