Dani Kane is a 31 year old nursing student who was shot while rushing to attempt to help another shooting victim in the July 22 shooting on the Danforth in Toronto's Greektown.
She and her boyfriend, a nurse himself, were responding to the victim when Dani was shot coming out the door of the restaurant they were in…
“Here's what happened that night on the Danforth:
Dani and her boyfriend were treating a good friend to dinner at 7Numbers restaurant when they first heard gunshots. A woman came into the restaurant saying there was a girl on the street who had been shot. Her boyfriend, an ER nurse, knew he could help and sprung into action, exiting through a side door. Dani, a nursing student herself, wanted to help and followed, unbeknownst to him. A few steps out of the door, her boyfriend turned and made eye contact with the shooter. He recalls hearing a clicking sound and seeing him lift his arms towards him. He ducked behind a patio table but then heard a scream. Dani had just opened the door and was shot in the doorway of the restaurant. Her boyfriend looked over to see her on the ground, went to her and brought her back inside the restaurant with the help of others. He began administering first aid. Within two minutes the police were on the scene. It all happened so fast. Dani was the last civilian shot that evening.
Dani’s smile and infectious energy, lights up every room. She’s a lively, rambunctious, determined and ambitious young woman who worked as an ER clerk at Toronto East General Hospital and recently completed her first year studying nursing. Anyone who knows her, knows that Dani is never still. She loves to travel, hike and dance. And her natural generosity and warmth gives her the special ability to make everyone she meets feel important and loved. Opinionated and strong-willed, she always champions those in need. Now, at the young age of 31, Dani faces the most difficult challenge of her life.
The bullet struck and shattered Dani's T11 vertebrae and punctured her diaphragm and stomach. She has undergone three surgeries with another scheduled later this Friday. She is currently in the ICU with constant supervision. Her prognosis is that she is expected to survive but may never be able to walk again.”
The goal of $100,000 is about 2/3’s met, but Dani will need more than that to make her life whole again.
Let’s help her out.