My journey after surgery towards health&recovery

“Right now I can only dream about being able to run around and play with my daughter at the park again..and right now it feels so out of reach”

12/31/2023 I woke up on my birthday and wasn’t able to turn my head or use my hand or hold my right arm up. Not being the type of person to really rush off to the emergency room with every little ache or pain I tried to push past it and carry on for the rest of the day not knowing over the next few days and months I would progressively get worse & worse, losing my ability to do everything I’ve always been able to do and once loved so dearly.

After what seems to be an endless amount of doctors appointments, testing, blood work ups, X-rays, scans, medicines, bad reactions to procedure after procedure months of waiting to get into specialists and neurosurgeons I am worse than I’ve ever been in my entire life; mentally and physically. 

I can’t walk short or long distances, I can barely take care of myself or do simple life tasks without help or assistance. I need assistance from a wheelchair or a cane. I can’t stand, I can’t sit for long periods of time. I can’t wash myself in the shower and take care of myself anymore, most times I even need help with feeding myself. I give all thanks in the world to my fiancé Ashley for her patience, constant care, love & support. I’m humiliated, I feel lost. I’m scared for my future. I feel like I’m truly a prisoner of my own body and there’s no way out.

I worked as a scope technician as well as a local DJ for the past several years until I started coming down with all these debilitating symptoms that did not allow me to continue on with either career. In a panic on how I’m going to manage to continue to pay my bills, support my 6 year old daughter and family, I tried my hand at home baking hoping the hours and work would not be as demanding on my body as the other jobs were but I learned very quickly that I couldn’t keep pushing my body past its limits and that too had to come to a stop. 

Despite my efforts to try and remain resilient, the financial burden has become extremely overwhelming for me with not being able to physically work and provide.

 I still have a long road of recovery and I know this is going to be the toughest battle I’ve ever had to fight to get through but 

I am hoping & praying to raise funds, so that I can focus on getting the best care I can right now while I still need to support myself & my 6 year old daughter. 

Your generosity and support means the entire world to me and my family during this challenging time.