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Behind on medical bills, must pay to see doctor

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I’m 69 year old, resident of El Paso Texas; I've always been an independent person, and I’ve always been proud of my ability to care for my family. First, I had an accident and totaled my car, then a heart attack and then I was laid off from my job on 29 February 2016.

At about 7 in the morning of 4 September 2016 my wife had a massive stroke.

9/5/2016 due to brain swelling she had to undergo a procedure called Hemicraniectomy, this is Partial Skull Removal to relieve pressure on the brain.

Shortly after her surgery she developed pneumonia and went into respiratory failure and placed onto a ventilator which was doing most of the breathing for her.

9/11/2016 The doctors felt that she wouldn't recover from the pneumonia and told me that I had a decision to make, they asked me if I wanted to turn off the ventilator and let her pass peacefully. I know her movements, and I knew she was still there. I couldn't live with myself if I was to let her die with doubt in my mind about whether she would pull through or not, so I said no. She opened her eyes 3 days later. That was a miracle!

My wife is now paralyzed on her left side and now at home after being transferred from hospital to another, four different hospitals altogether. The Highlands Rehabilitation Hospital in El Paso Texas being the last for undergoing extensive therapy. 

My wife was discharged from Highlands Rehabilitation Hospital in El Paso Texas 22 December 2017 and was an outpatient for physical therapy for 6 months, but it got to the point that I couldn’t afford to make the co-payments and now I’m doing therapy at home.

1/10/2018 just got home from seeing my wife’s doctor, she is very upset with me and tells me if I want my wife to walk again, she needs professional therapy.

I need to find a job, but cannot because my wife requires 24-hour care and cannot be left home alone. Our daughter is a full-time college student and helps as much as she can.

 

Organizer and beneficiary

Julius Neal Wolfson
Organizer
El Paso, TX
Julias Wolfson
Beneficiary

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