Aid for Shaun's Eye and Hip Surgery.

My name is Osta, and I truly never thought I would need to ask others for help, but my husband Shaun and I are currently facing huge financial challenges due to on-going health issues.

For the last 4 years, Shaun has been working through excruciating pain related to advanced osteoarthritis in his hips, that has lead to the development of necrotic tissue and joint deterioration, ultimately leading to his inability to move normally and even walk.

And as of 5 months ago, he also went through an acute retinal vein occlusion in his left eye, causing blindness that affects his ability to see, read, and as a result creates on-going discomfort.

Due to both of these health issues, he has not been able to work properly, as his job in customer service requires long days of staring at a screen and sitting in an upright position, which is not recommended due to his hip injury and painful joint compression.

Recently, he had to stop working, as his physical therapy appointments and eye injections can only be done in the middle of the week, and often require downtime afterwards (due to swelling, bleeding, and bruising of the eye).

In addition to all of this, we both have faced tremendous family health issues and are the sole caregivers helping our aging and sick parents as well.

Long story short, we have unfortunately racked up credit card debt with bills and groceries, and are paying $500 a month in medical bills just for the eye injections, not including medications or future imaging and surgery, while waiting on unemployment, FMLA, and potential short-term disability to come through.

We are now facing that Shaun will need surgery for his hips, and even more time off from work.

We know we are so lucky to have a home and health insurance , but we also know we have worked so hard for everything we have, and would hate to lose our house and our livelihoods because of this challenging time.

Thank you for reading, we sincerely appreciate it and hope to get back on our feet soon.

Osta