"Kiara Diaz, 29, fell 15 feet through the floor while hiking El Miro in Jaco, Costa Rica, according to a GoFundeMe page. The Worcester woman is currently hospitalized in Costa Rica with two spinal fractures and a broken shoulder, according to the fundraiser. She sustained "fractures at T11 and T12, leaving her paralyzed." She is receiving "very limited medical care," the fundraiser states. "She has been lying in the hallway without monitoring or surgical intervention since she arrived.""
"Diaz's mother flew to Costa Rica to be there when she underwent a spinal surgery Monday, the outcome of which has yet to be announced. "She is facing an uncertain and difficult road ahead that will include complex medical care, long-term rehabilitation, and major life adjustments," the fundraiser organizer, Samantha Cruz, of Worcester, wrote. The fundraising goal is $100,000, with over $22,000 raised in the two days since the fundraiser began."
Kiara Diaz, 29, is hospitalized in Costa Rica after falling 15 feet through a floor while hiking El Miro in Jaco, suffering fractures at T11 and T12 and a broken shoulder that have left her paralyzed. She has reportedly received very limited medical care and has been lying in a hallway without monitoring or surgical intervention since arrival. Her mother flew to Costa Rica for a spinal surgery whose outcome remains unknown. A fundraiser seeks $100,000 to cover medical flight to the United States, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and living expenses; over $22,000 was raised in two days.
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