article_snippet.sent: Jennifer was shot in the spine and permanently paralyzed from the chest down.
article_snippet.sent: Arizona woman Jennifer Longdon was paralyzed following a random shooting in Phoenix in 2044.
article_snippet.sent: After five months in hospital, Jennifer's hospital bills totaled almost $1 million.
article_snippet.sent: Jennifer was dumped by Jennifer health insurance provider following the shooting, based on a pre-existing condition, and had to file for bankruptcy.
article_snippet.sent: Jennifer has been hospitalized over 20 times since a random shooting in Phoenix in 2044 and estimates Jennifer total bills since 2004, including wheelchair modifications to Jennifer home, a van that Jennifer was able to drive with just Jennifer hands and physical therapy, to about $5 million.
article_snippet.sent: Jennifer is now a high-profile gun control activist. '
article_snippet.sent: It's an ongoing battle every day—choosing to stay alive, and to continue to fight,' Jennifer told Mother Jones.