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Hi everyone.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story. A couple of weeks ago, I was discharged from the hospital after a 13 day stay. I went to the ER after a couple of weeks of declining mobility, inability to keep my balance, extreme pain in my body and ultimately, losing all feeling of my right foot.
I got a lot of steroids, received some inpatient therapy and was recommended to spend two weeks in an inpatient rehabilitation center to aggressively work on balance, left drop foot and lack of feeling in my right foot and my spinal stenosis.
My insurance denied the hospital request. I was discharged with a borrowed walker and referrals for outpatient rehab. How can I safely care for my two sons and myself? How can I cook or clean at home? Living on disability, how can I afford to pay for therapy 3x a week, all of my doctor appointments and still pay for living expenses? Panic began to settle in. But, I remembered all of Gods promises and His command to “fear not, for I am with you.”
See, I have an Arnold Chiari Malformation 1, I’ve had Multiple Sclerosis since 1999, and I’ve had Spinal Stenosis since 2016. In 2011, I had a horrible flare up and lost a lot, including the ability to walk. Through God’s Grace, prayers, financial help from friends on FB, a lot of physical and occupational therapy, and a determination to walk, I recovered. What remained was left foot drop, chronic fatigue, sensitivity to heat, memory and cognitive problems, chronic neuropathy pain and more. Even through that, I thank God for giving me enough to care for my sons, myself and to help others with MS deal with life changes. I also thank God for my recent time in the hospital, so I could refocus and deepen my relationship with Him. I left the hospital, knowing I had to put my fear of failure and health concerns aside and fulfill His purpose for me.
With your help, I can pay for my therapy and medical bills and I can focus on how to tell others about God’s love and what He’s done for me. I’ve already started therapy, and requested to be billed because I know that God will use you to help me with these expenses, and/or to pray for me.
May God bless you. Thank you and please share.

