Fighting for his Life Anoxic Brain injury Stage 3 Hodgkin CA

Update: On 7/20/21 my beautiful boy was found unresponsive in his car during the height of Covid. After battling stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma from 2018-2019 he became addicted to his OxyContin. My beautiful boy; after multiple attempts finally successfully completed rehab and opted to extend his treatment by entering a Sober Living Facility sponsored by Haymarket on the west side of Chicago. He had exactly one year of being cancer free before he was told it was a possibility his cancer had returned. Many of our family and friends followed our heart wretching journey . Christian was very transparent with the mental and physical impact the chemo caused him including multiple attempts of suicide. He suffered from excruciating pain, loss of his bowls , chronic nausea , vomiting , loss of feeling in his fingers, hands and feet due to chronic nuerothapy ; causing him to lose his balance and fall in mid step out of no where. He often compared himself to a wet useless noodle of a man who was better off dead due to the cognative impairment caused by the chemo. The Sober living facility was aware of his mental illness, his diagnosis of PTSD, depression, and anxiety when they kicked him out after finding alcohol in his room. Instead seeing he was in a crisis and calling his family they put him out in the cold and mean drug infested streets on the west side of Chicago where my son purchased fentanyl laced OxyContin and suffered an accidental overdose or even another attempt at suicide . After reading his journals leading up to that event I realized I, as a mother failed my sweet boy he felt like a failure, useless and defeated. If I could have anything in this world right now it would be a do over to let my baby boy know that he is worthy, he is loved and his only judge is God ;not me , not man not anyone who are also human and born into imperfection. After witnessing my sweet boy being abused at RML HINSDALE I took a LOA without pay to ensure if these are his last days he will be surrounded by love and treated with dignity and respect. As a healthcare professional I have witnessed the healthcare community , insurance and political leaders fail us on every level, but our God has not forsaken us and until my last breath I will not abandon my beautiful boy. Again, please if you can not donate can you find it in your hearts to pray for us and share our story . I am trying to purchase a handicap van, get my home wheelchair accessible and cover the supplies and need’s Medicaid and Medicare will not cover. Thank you all if you’ve made it this far, I know this post is lengthy but it is our truth.

God Bless