Help Me Get Life-Saving Surgery

Urgent medical fund for life‑saving intestinal surgery and down payment needs

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Help Me Get Life-Saving Surgery

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On October 10th, 2025, I went to the hospital because I was bleeding when going to the bathroom. When I got there, they decided to give me a shot of fentanyl, which ended up overdosing me, and I ended up dying for a minute until the doctor revived me. A surgeon for my stomach came in and told me that if I didn't get my surgery done within 6 months, I most likely will die, especially in my sleep. I have a heroic ulcer where it bleeds out a lot, and the last time it did that, I had four transfusions of blood because of that. When I saw this surgeon, he said he's going to have to remove more of my intestines because I had gastric bypass, and there's nothing there holding it except for a piece of skin where the ulcer has not eaten through yet. Today, I am scared that I will not wake up and that my family and friends will be devastated if I leave them all behind. My goal today is to raise the $25,000, which is the down payment for me to have my surgery because I lost all of my insurance because of my sister and the things that they had done for me to lose everything I ever had. I do not have insurance, and I probably won't until I'm able to get a job with insurance. So until then, I have to come up with $25,000 as a down payment for my surgery so that they can fix it, and I don't have to worry about bleeding out. I have so much in life to do, and I have grandchildren that I need to do things with, and there are more things in life that I would like to enjoy with my boyfriend, who has been there the whole time for me, and be able to go and see things I've never seen before. If I only have 6 months to live, I do not want to be bedridden and live a life where I'm in a lot of pain and suffering and where I would rather die than live. But the point in my life right now is great, and I'm enjoying it, and I don't want to leave it behind. So please donate and let's get this surgery done so that I don't have to worry about bleeding to death in my sleep and not being able to wake up or ending up in the hospital with a lot of pain and discomfort and not being able to know who's there while I'm unconscious. I really want to live; I do not want to die. I want to be able to do things I've never done before, and I want to be able to enjoy the people that are in my life that make me happy. So please donate to this cause so that I can have this surgery done and be able to live a lot longer than 6 months.

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Emma Valdez
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Wichita, KS

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