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Dear Friends and Family,
On February 14, 2020 I will be having surgery on my right foot, specifically my right toe. I was born with club feet . At two weeks old I had corrective surgery after which I wore casts and braces for a year and corrective shoes until age four. All of my life I have had a tendency to walk with most of my weight on my lateral heel. As a result the fascia has constantly been pulled in that direction creating friction in my big toe. This has lead to a major calcification on top of my toe as well as a cyst inside the knuckle. As a result, there is no more cartilage left and I am not a candidate for an implant. Instead my surgeon will have to remove everything there, repack it with bone and put a pin in it. If I avoid this surgery, I face the possibility of losing my toe altogether down the road and unfortunately, I will have to do this again on my other foot in the future.
I will not be able to walk, work or drive for six weeks and it is yet undetermined how long it will be until I can work full time again. I feel very vulnerable asking for assistance, yet I am put in a position of having to reach out anyway. I know many of us are struggling just to reach our financial needs month to month, me too, I get it! There are so many things to contribute to these days and sometimes we are not in the financial position to contribute to our friends campaigns or to causes near to our heart. I have been in that position many times.
I am reaching out to anyone in the position to help , no matter the amount. Please know that this is a very big deal for me as I consider myself strong and independent and have never been in this position. To each and everyone who can contribute I am infinitely grateful and to those who can not, I absolutely comprehend that position, I have been there. This is my time to be humble and vulnerable and learn what it is like to depend on community. I am positive there is much wisdom to be gleaned here. Thank you for reading this and please wish me well in my healing and transformation.
On February 14, 2020 I will be having surgery on my right foot, specifically my right toe. I was born with club feet . At two weeks old I had corrective surgery after which I wore casts and braces for a year and corrective shoes until age four. All of my life I have had a tendency to walk with most of my weight on my lateral heel. As a result the fascia has constantly been pulled in that direction creating friction in my big toe. This has lead to a major calcification on top of my toe as well as a cyst inside the knuckle. As a result, there is no more cartilage left and I am not a candidate for an implant. Instead my surgeon will have to remove everything there, repack it with bone and put a pin in it. If I avoid this surgery, I face the possibility of losing my toe altogether down the road and unfortunately, I will have to do this again on my other foot in the future.
I will not be able to walk, work or drive for six weeks and it is yet undetermined how long it will be until I can work full time again. I feel very vulnerable asking for assistance, yet I am put in a position of having to reach out anyway. I know many of us are struggling just to reach our financial needs month to month, me too, I get it! There are so many things to contribute to these days and sometimes we are not in the financial position to contribute to our friends campaigns or to causes near to our heart. I have been in that position many times.
I am reaching out to anyone in the position to help , no matter the amount. Please know that this is a very big deal for me as I consider myself strong and independent and have never been in this position. To each and everyone who can contribute I am infinitely grateful and to those who can not, I absolutely comprehend that position, I have been there. This is my time to be humble and vulnerable and learn what it is like to depend on community. I am positive there is much wisdom to be gleaned here. Thank you for reading this and please wish me well in my healing and transformation.