2025 has not been my year! I don't want to keep being such a bother to my family. Why I am trying this. My name is Michelle, and I have been fighting chronic pancreatitis for about 25 years. No known cause why, and I have had several surgeries to try to help it.

Now all the surgeries are just causing havoc on my stomach and intestines. Starting in December, I was extremely nauseous and in pain. I just kept thinking it was a pancreatitis attack. Yes, I was having a small flare-up, but it actually was warning me that something bigger was coming. Many doctors in my area, surgeons, GI doctors, and others have said there isn't much they can do for me. Basically, I need to be on my deathbed. Well, I'm a fighter, so I don't go down easy.

Come January 2025, now nausea is taking me down, and I am going to the ER all the time. From the end of January to the beginning of February, I got admitted into the hospital because my stomach and intestines stopped working, also known as a bad ileus. I didn't have a full blockage yet, but it was close. The trauma surgeon said they want to avoid surgery because it will cause all issues, and I could die. So, they tried several things to wake up my insides. It's now the end of March, and they are slowly getting back to some kind of normal.

But I have not been able to help my husband with any extra income. On top of health issues, we got hit hard with owing medical bills now, and my husband got into a small accident, so we had to come up with a deductible to get the car fixed. It seems like everything is happening right now, and the stress makes me more sick. Back to the ER. It's an endless cycle right now.

If I could just get out from this, I could breathe! I know so many are worse off, but I truly would be so thankful for any help.

A little about me: I have a husband of 22 years who has been my rock. We have 7 furkids. I foster for the rescue that I am also a board member of. We live in Mid MI.