According to a recent article by US Weekly, popular influencer Helena Riley raised almost $12,000 via crowd-funding on announcing that she had broken her back.The social media influencer shared about her GoFundMe page on X and asked her 146,000 followers to go ahead and fund her.“Hiiiii guysss i broke my back and it sucks. Here’s my gofundme. Love u!” wrote Helena on her X accountHelena Riley had launched her GoFundMe page a day before with a target of $14,000. She already managed to raise $12,210 in a day's time.Riley shared on her GoFundMe page that she broke her back as she fainted at her home due an unrelated health issue."Hiiiiii <3 i broke my back. It’s not an exciting story, i just fainted at home because of an unrelated health issue. I landed on my back and fractured my spine. bummerrrrrrrrrr….."The GoFundMe description continued: "It’s a long road to recovery and an extremely expensive process. my insurance sucks a** OBVIOUSLY…. and unfortunately I’m not in a financial position where i can hemhorrage tens of thousands of dollars without it kinda ruining my life. so I am asking for some help. I appreciate you all so so so much.'The page's slideshow of images also stated that the proceeds from the campaign will go toward "medical bills, lost wages, surgery and rehab." Another image saw Riley taking a selfie in front of a mirror while wearing a brace around her torso.Riley is just one of several famous people who have used GoFundMe to try to generate money when they need it. A GoFundMe was started the day before to help the family of NHL reporter Jessi Pierce, who perished in a house fire. The catastrophe also claimed the lives of her three children and the household dog.In addition, Rebecca Gayheart and her late husband Eric Dane's friends started a GoFundMe on February 21 to raise money for his family's home and education. At the time of publication, $490,000 of the $500,000 goal has been accomplished.About Helena RileyHelena Riley is a social media influencer with around 17.9k followers on Instagram. She gets most of her popularity from X. She rose to fame on OnlyFans and Instagram by posting a video of hers eating candy.