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An update and a request for help

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Hey everyone! Happy New Year to you and yours!
Since it is the New Year, I wanted to update people on what’s been going on with me for the last few months, which has been especially difficult.
So, only a few close friends know the details, but around September of 2022 I got really sick. I went into the hospital with complications inside my body I couldn’t remedy, some of the symptoms is being unable to stand on my feet for more than ten or fifteen minutes without needing a break. I couldn’t work efficiently, couldn’t really walk upstairs, and was extremely weak.
Going into the ER, they ran a bunch of tests, labs, MRI’s and Cat scans, and decided to admit me into the hospital for prolonged treatment of said symptoms. I was hospitalized for 5 days, and put under lots of medications, and when I stabilized they released me.
Shortly after that week, I had to go back into the ER with similar but new complications and was admitted for another 4 days.
Well, over the next month and a half I was in and out of the Hospital and ER, with different things going on but ultimately one of my major organs had been diagnosed as failing, causing my whole body to go out of whack. I had to apply for a medical leave of absence since I could barely stand on my own, and you could physically tell I was sick just by my skin tone and demeanor.
I saw plenty of specialists and doctors, and around November, a doctor who had evaluated me broke the news to me that the major organ that was failing had completely shut down. He said my case had gone from bad to terminal. This was the scariest news for me, to be told at 34 years old I am dying.
Well, since hearing that news, I’ve been going through a cycle of emotions, doctor visits weekly sometimes twice or three times, plenty of labs, ultrasounds, Ct scans…name it. The only light at the end of this tunnel was I could be put on a waiting list to get an organ transplant, but that could end up taking 6 months to 2 years+, and I was given 3-6 months to live. To even be considered for this, I’ve had to take an educational class on the disease I was dealing with that caused the organ failure, meet a few criteria physically, and…just wait.
Since being out of work, I’ve applied for medical disability and have received quite a bit of pushback. I had some money saved that I was using for copays, medication charges, and transportation to and from the hospital since I don’t have a car. The insurance I use through my job has now required me to pay a monthly policy, as they cannot take it out of my paycheck.
Around December, I have run low on funds while not receiving medical disability and I am worried my insurance will lapse, pushing this process even further until I can get funds, which takes sometimes 3 weeks to a month and a half (like now) for my insurance company to process.
Here’s where I do something I’ve never done and ask for help. If there’s anything you can do to help me out financially, I’d be so so grateful to you and your family for making that sacrifice, because I know it, especially after the holidays it will be a sacrifice.
For right now, I have three major bills I need to address for my insurance to stay active. I am still going to the hospital weekly, and take quite a few medications just to stabilize my body enough to keep me going.
Every day is like Russian roulette for me—I have good days and I have bad days, but I am trying to keep the faith, stay positive, and hope I can beat this.
My family has been majorly involved in this process and they’re the reason I keep going.
If you find it in your heart to support me in any way you can, it would mean so much to me and them.
If you’d like to know specific details of my diagnosis, you can PM me and I’ll happily share. I didn’t feel super comfortable sharing specifics on this public post.
Anyways, I love you guys! Please keep me and my family in prayer, send warming thoughts, and feel free to check in every so often if you feel it pressing on your heart.
<3
Kelli
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    Kelli Mayes
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    Groveland, CA

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