"Fund the Ginette Repair Project"

Hello everyone,

I'm reaching out for your support. For what feels like many years, I've been battling chronic illness and chronic pain that have significantly impacted my quality of life. I had two spine surgeries in 2018 that didn't quite work. (This picture was me right after surgery number one....so hopeful, so grateful, so draining blood into a bag). Now I live in the world of "invisible" illness. I may have fibromyalgia or CRPS or Cushings , I do have chronic fatigue and metabolic syndrome and adrenal fatigue, I believe my artificial disc surgery may have caused an ongoing allergic reaction or is rubbing on a nerve. But another spine surgery is not in the cards because no one can agree on how to address it.

Despite having ridiculously expensive insurance, medical bills have been ongoing, and much of what I tried to help the pain was not covered. On top of my other random health issues that apparently are my gift as an Ashkenazi Jew. Oy Vey.

And after the surgeries not only did the pain continue but....

what has happened is.....

I grew a dorsal buffalo hump that's bigger than my bubbe's brisket! It actually takes up a large part of my upper back. Delish. And pushes on my nerves that hate me already.

It makes me uncomfortable in my own skin, and that skin burns. I am hoping it will relieve the emotional burden of walking around with a very unwelcome hump, and maybe maybe relieve some of my constant nerve pain. It really is hard on ones daily life to be in pain and feel like their body has betrayed them.

However, the cost of this procedure is beyond what I can manage alone, as my savings have been depleted for a long time. I have been postponing and postponing and the longer I postpone the more the surgery cost rises.

Asking for help is not always easy , but I'm at a point where I humbly request your assistance. My mother ( the strong Bronx born lady she was) raised me to ak for what I needed. The worst that could happen was I would hear "no"!

(Well, if I am going to be honest, she raised me NOT to take "No" and to demand to speak with that persons supervisor. Ha. But I don't think there is a GoFund Me manager so......)

Here's where you come in, my mishpucha. Let's pool our gelt and get rid of this hump faster than you can say "oy, vey iz mir!"

I deeply appreciate any support you can provide, whether through a donation or by sharing this fundraiser with your network. Your kindness and compassion during this difficult time mean more to me than words can express. Thank you for considering my request and for being a source of hope in my life.

L'Chaim. To Life.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Ginette (and Finch, cause maybe if I feel better I will be a nicer Mom to be around ).