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You may not know, some may, I have been experiencing some health problems. I am going to be getting my spleen taken out. I hope that this is going to be the answer to all these medical problems I have had. I have been in and out of the hospital five times. Every time my potassium has been extremely low. My levels have been almost deadly. I have appointments everyday to get my blood work done so we can keep an eye on my potassium. I have a blood disorder called hereditary spherocytosis, this causes my spleen to be enlarged. It's actually pretty painful, the doctors are hoping that once I have my spleen removed that my levels will go back to normal. I sure hope so I am so tired of being sick. It has cause me to be anemic. I am loosing weight I don't have an appetite to eat. Also with all the proscriptions they throw at me I don't want to eat. I have over 12 pills a day I take. I am 26 years old and this should not be. I am in the military, and I have lived a very active life prior to this. I have been in close to five years and have accomplished a lot with out this disorder never slowing me down. I am experiencing many speed bumps along the way for medical treatment. I should have had surgery a month ago. My hospital can't seem to get their affairs straighten out for me to get surgery. I am still having difficulties with this, so I went to a different hospital so that I could receive the right treatment. I am really worried that with every hospital visit to fill my system full of potassium then sending me on my way a few days later is going to have some long term affects. This is why I went to a different hospital than the military's. I am finally scheduled for surgery! Now I am being told that I will have to pay out of pocket to have this surgery done at the hospital that is willing to do it in a timely manner. So now I have to wait for God knows how long for the military's hospital to schedule this surgery that they have failed to do prior and who knows the long term effects I am going to have from this. But that is a different problem that I am trying to resolve. The reason I started this is because it absolutely sucks being in the hospital alone, going to appointments alone. Pretty much feeling like death and your still alone, especially with the stress of not knowing when I am going to receive surgery. So my mother is flying from North Carolina to Colorado. She can not wait to see me and to stay here to help with my appointments, my surgery and my recovery! Lord willing this is the answer to my problems having this surgery "ha" when it will actually happens. Anyways I wanted to try to raise some money for my mother. She is going to be flying which is not cheap. Renting an AirB&B so that me and her can stay there during my treatment and recovery and lastly the food cost. I am not sure how long she will be staying with me because I am not sure when I will actually have surgery. I am so excited to have her come see me especially over the holidays that are coming up, of course no one wants to be alone on those days especially when you don't feel well. My parents love me to death and I know they would do anything to make sure I was alright and to be here physically to make sure that happens. They would do so even with no help. I just want to help my mother out and who knows I may have to pay for this surgery myself. Thanks again for your time. Let's just hope I can get healthy and go back to being a soldier soon.

God bless,
Nathan


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Henry Murray
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Colorado Springs, CO

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