As you know, my name is Stephanie. Many of you know life for me has never been easy, I’ve always had family problems, weird medical problems no one could ever figure out and have been the victim of domestic violence throughout the years. But since childhood I have had so much pain, pressure, difficulty walking, sometimes difficulty talking, slurring my speech, appearing intoxicated but wasn’t, losing feeling in my arms and hands and I never knew why, until January 2020 when I fell, for the hundredth time and obtained a concussion, loss consciousness at work, and subsequently found out I was born with a condition called Chiari 1 malformation of the brain. I underwent emergency surgery during the height of Covid in may 2020, removing the back of my skull to decompress my brain, and obtained a cow patch for protection and since that surgery, I was apart of the biggest strike in nursing history right after my 12 hour brain surgery, I fractured my pelvis during the strike, then I fractured my back in 2023. I have fractured my ribs 20 times, had many concussions since from falling, but December 30, 2024 I lost consciousness while driving and cracked a telephone pole in half. I was out of work for two weeks and returned to work only to lose consciousness again while driving home from work again on February 3, 2025 hitting a tree and flipping my car, it took an hour for them to extract me, I obtained a knee injury from that accident and need surgery on my knee which I see my surgeon next week. Subsequently I have lost my license due to losing consciousness, and ultimately have not been cleared to return to work. I am undergoing numerous tests, and know that I need brain surgery again and that will be scheduled in August when I return to the surgeon. I also have found out that I have 6 bulging discs in my thoracic spine and deformities in my pelvis that also need surgery, Subsequently I have a tumor on my thyroid, one on my right kidney, and a 4.8cm mass in my chest that all needs testing and biopsies. I lost my home due to all of these issues, I lost my Jeep and also had to let my children go live with their dad as I was not able to care for them, which has shattered my heart. I am scared, I am dealing with losing feeling in my arms and legs, intense pressure in my head, and continue to lose consciousness. I am humiliated to ask for financial help, but after many prayers and contemplating starting a fundraiser, my heart has led me to this funding program in hopes to help me financially to care for myself and to send money to my children as I have been unable to help with them financially. I’m praying disability is approved on the first try, but I have been told by my attorney that sometimes it takes a couple of years. I have reached out to every avenue of help that I can, but now I need to be vulnerable and ask for help. Please know this doesn’t come easy for me. Any help will be a blessing and I thank each and every one of you for taking the time to read my story regardless of you are able to help, times are tough for everyone in this crazy world. But I have been humbled enough to know I need help. Thank you and blessings to you all, love, Stephanie .