I'm writing this with embarrassment and anxiety in my heart. I don't like asking for things, especially when it comes to money. Anyone that knows me personally knows how much of a thing that is for me. But with everything going on, I realize I need to admit that I need help.

So I guess the best place to start is the beginning. A couple weeks ago I started feeling a horrible pain in my stomach. At first I brushed it off as cramps but when the pain kept getting worse to where even the thought of getting out of bed was dreadful, I knew something was wrong.

After two long ER trips I learned that I have a very large cyst/tumor attached to my Fallopian tube. From what they told me it's about the size of a grapefruit (so far), and while it's causing me a tremendous amount of pain, I needed to find an obgyn who could take me on quickly instead of being helped on those visits.

After many long and tearful phone calls for help I was able to find someone who could see me quickly and who had the same concerns as I did.  I'm grateful to of found a doctor willing to see me quickly and help get me through this situation.
But even with a positive outcome there has been negatives.

Because of the pain I've had to take unpaid personal leave from work. Since work hours being effected last year, they told me I didn't qualify for medical leave; even though this was an unforeseen emergency and not just a selective surgery. So the whole situation has left me in the dust on how to pay bills but most of all on how to be able to pay for the initial installment for the surgery/ the whole surgery itself.

So as much as it gives me anxiety to ask for help at this time, I realize the only way to get help is if I ask. So if you can help even just the littlest bit, I'd be ever so grateful to you. If you are in a position to help and you donate to help me for the surgery I would also love to be able to send you a thank you card for helping me get through this tough time.

All my love,
Catherine