Beka's Recovery Fund
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Hi friends and family. Many of you reading this already know the battle I have been fighting for the last five years. It has been long, arduous, and required much patience. Now I wish to tell my story to help those who have sacrificed much so that I may live a healthy and pain free life.
About six years ago I was diagnosed with a brain malformation that blocked spinal fluid to my brain causing extreme headaches, blackouts, numbness, and tingling among other symptoms. Shortly thereafter I had brain decompression surgery which led to a very rough recovery. After years of continued black outs, fainting, and pain, I was finally able to say with confidence I felt healthy again. Four and a half years later, I was diagnosed with the same problem. Just three months ago, I stood dumbfounded as my surgeon told me I was within the mere 10% in which a second surgery was necessary. In that moment my nightmare became reality. I had to drop out of my senior year of college, endure another long, painful and expensive surgery. Now I am finally on the other side, being almost two months post-op. Once again I am having a rough recovery and am in the process of trying to figure out how to graduate college.
For years I have felt guilty of my condition, wishing I was born normal so I wouldn't have to put my parents through this hell. I have been torn that I have cost them so much money, as the medical bills show up day after day, never seeming to end. Yet, now I am finally trying to re-wire my mind, and to listen when people tell me that God did not make a mistake when he made me. I wasn't a flaw in the system and trust that He will provide.
I have moved back to my home in Summerland and continue to make tiny improvements each day. Yet, while I may appear to be healthy and on my way to life as I knew it, I am far from it. I still have pain. I only have partial feeling in my legs and arms. I feel helpless, unable to work, and having to rely financially on my parents once again. I am hoping beyond hope that I will be able to have the strength and stamina to go back to college in the spring, as planned. This unexpected hiccup has drained my family mentally and financially. I often fear that my medical bills may hinder my ability to finish my senior year and get a degree. My parents have given me everything they have through this process, and after not having one, but two brain decompression surgeries, I feel helpless. I hope you will assist me in finding a way to not only say thank you for their sacrifice, but to give back a small piece of what they have so lovingly given me.
Thank you all for your never ending prayers and friendship,
Beka.
About six years ago I was diagnosed with a brain malformation that blocked spinal fluid to my brain causing extreme headaches, blackouts, numbness, and tingling among other symptoms. Shortly thereafter I had brain decompression surgery which led to a very rough recovery. After years of continued black outs, fainting, and pain, I was finally able to say with confidence I felt healthy again. Four and a half years later, I was diagnosed with the same problem. Just three months ago, I stood dumbfounded as my surgeon told me I was within the mere 10% in which a second surgery was necessary. In that moment my nightmare became reality. I had to drop out of my senior year of college, endure another long, painful and expensive surgery. Now I am finally on the other side, being almost two months post-op. Once again I am having a rough recovery and am in the process of trying to figure out how to graduate college.
For years I have felt guilty of my condition, wishing I was born normal so I wouldn't have to put my parents through this hell. I have been torn that I have cost them so much money, as the medical bills show up day after day, never seeming to end. Yet, now I am finally trying to re-wire my mind, and to listen when people tell me that God did not make a mistake when he made me. I wasn't a flaw in the system and trust that He will provide.
I have moved back to my home in Summerland and continue to make tiny improvements each day. Yet, while I may appear to be healthy and on my way to life as I knew it, I am far from it. I still have pain. I only have partial feeling in my legs and arms. I feel helpless, unable to work, and having to rely financially on my parents once again. I am hoping beyond hope that I will be able to have the strength and stamina to go back to college in the spring, as planned. This unexpected hiccup has drained my family mentally and financially. I often fear that my medical bills may hinder my ability to finish my senior year and get a degree. My parents have given me everything they have through this process, and after not having one, but two brain decompression surgeries, I feel helpless. I hope you will assist me in finding a way to not only say thank you for their sacrifice, but to give back a small piece of what they have so lovingly given me.
Thank you all for your never ending prayers and friendship,
Beka.
Organizer and beneficiary
Beka Breneman
Organizer
Summerland, CA
William Breneman
Beneficiary