Financial hardship relief for my sick Mother

Hi, my name is Melissa I have had this fundraiser put on my heart in hopes to bring awareness to all who may know my mom either from being family, friends, coworkers or even a neighbor down the street to my precious Mother, Dawn Tobin who was recently hospitalized due to unknown neurological issues.

My mom was brought into the emergency room back on April 8th because she was slurring of speech, or excessive epetition of speech and could not walk alone without assistance or she would fall due to not being able to keep her balance on her own two feet. She seemed to have more weakness on the left side of her body in general from head to toe then she did on her right. She had excruciating headaches, couldn't keep track of her thoughts and these are just a few of many other neurological issues she had associated with those that raised a huge red flag and a stomach turning concern to bring her into the hospital.

Now for a quick rundown prior to this...., my mom has had many surgeries in the past year. She has had a hip replacement in which she had lost so much blood she needed a blood transfusion and they had to quickly stitch her shut because she was bleeding so excessively, neck surgery, back surgery and stents put in her legs and abdomen to help with blood flow to the heart just to name a few.

My mother has been religious with following up with her physicians post-op doing what's been asked of her taking the medicines in which have been prescribed to her for her neurological issues however something different happened April 8th, the day I took her in to the ER and ended up being admitted into the hospital. She woke up that morning like any other and proceeded to begin her day at work on the computer and it was almost as if she had suffered a stroke the sadness of everything that came upon her with the walking the speech and everything it was not my mother I was speaking to or looking at how could someone that's so full of life so young and youthful be lying there and need of such assistance and help. The pain and the confusion of what she was going through and feeling left her so confused she couldn't even explain what was going on what happened how she's feeling what led up to this point we're still searching for answers waiting for appointments from specialists so we are sitting here still waiting for the unknown.

After a week stay at the hospital many diagnostic test later it seems she had seen every doctor that would not listen to a single word she had to say or any suggestion that the family or I or my mother had to make so nothing that we asked to be tested for or be done got done. I believe they rushed out of the hospital the day they did because they knew she had surgery scheduled at 8:00 a.m. the following morning to remove Basal Cell Cancer from her face and her lip in which she is still healing from as well. They hospital did not do the testing that we asked and requested and felt in her heart that should have been done....one in which was to check to see if she might have suffered from a stroke and it leaves me with pure sadness to see her in such pain agony with really no answers yet given.

My mom was sent home and told told to follow up with several specialists to get to the bottom of this medical issue. She was told to F/U with her primary care a Neurologist a Urologist, a Cardiologist and the list goes on. And here at home where I have been her caregiver she was prescribed to have alongside me a nurse a physical therapist and a occupational therapist 5 days a week for rehabilitation purposes.

As you could possibly imagine this takes up every day of the work week worth of time dedication to doctors house call visits. Traveling from doctor to doctor.

We are currently in the process of trying to get Mom on FMLA and short-term disability and as we all know that's not near enough to provide for the family and with rent being practically your entire paycheck it's sad to think and relate to just how stressful the situation is financially at this time, and it gives me a heavy heart that with my mother going through all that she's going through health wise that she has to carry that burden on her back as well and we all know that stress does not help heal the body and so rather than me continue to ramble on about the health of my mother which is not good at this time I just ask for prayers from everybody and asking for the joining of hands and for compassion for my mother at this time. Now I understand times are tough for everybody and I know that but I'm asking for anyone that is in any position to help give a blessing for my mom to relieve some of her financial burden during this time, it will forever be gratefully appreciated and words will never be enough to explain the gratitude that would be paid to this family by doing so I just know that if I had that one thing lifted from my mother to be able to take care of the bills for a couple months to get her strength back and her and I not have to worry about anything but to focus on her appointments and building her strength and getting her back up walking and talking the way she should be at her age, I think and I don't want to say think I know with God's grace that my mom's going to walk again without a walker and the physical therapy and occupational therapy and the assistance of a nurse or myself and that she'll be able to speak and have a conversation with no troubles and that she'll be able to get back to work full-time no problems and with her birthday coming up this week I would love for her to know and to feel the outpouring of love from all the people who know my mom and how gracious and giving of a person that she is that they're willing to give back and help her and her recovery and I just want to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart for just even reading this or considering a contribution thank you very much and from my mom myself and my family thank you God bless you all.

I wouldn't pray this upon my worst enemy may God bless you guys abundantly and manifest two fold and more than anything keep my mother in your prayers as well as the family for the strength and understanding and patience during this trying time thank you and God bless.