I am creating this GoFundMe because Cortney’s story deeply resonates with me on a personal level. Like her, I have my own experience with breast implants, so I understand how isolating, confusing, and overwhelming it can be when your body no longer feels like your own and answers are hard to come by.

No woman should have to fight this battle alone—especially when the path to healing is clear but financially out of reach. Cortney is doing everything she can to reclaim her health so she can be present for her children, support her family, and live without constant pain.

This fundraiser exists to help remove the financial barrier standing between her and the surgery that offers real hope for healing. Below are Cortney‘s own words as she bravely shares her journey:

Hi, my name is Cortney. I am a wife, a mother of six precious children, and a woman who is trusting God through one of the hardest seasons of her life.

For the past few years, I have been living with constant and debilitating pain caused by my breast implants. What began as discomfort has grown into burning chest pain, severe neck, back, and shoulder pain, and numbness that now radiates down my arm. A few months ago, the pain became so frightening that I was rushed to the emergency room because I believed I was having a heart attack. I could barely move my head or arms.

Despite countless ER visits, imaging, and tests, I have been left without clear medical answers—only worsening pain. Simple daily tasks many take for granted, like showering, sleeping, or even wearing clothes, have become unbearable. There are nights I lie awake praying for relief, asking God to carry me through another day.

But the greatest burden I carry is not just the physical pain—it is the toll this is taking on my family.

My children watch their mother struggle daily. My heart breaks knowing they see my suffering instead of the joyful, active mom I long to be. My husband, a disabled veteran who already carries his own heavy cross, has stood faithfully beside me, watching the woman

he loves slowly lose her strength. We live on his fixed military disability income, and due to my condition, I am unable to work. The financial strain has been overwhelming, and I often pray for God’s provision when I feel like I have nothing left to give.

Through prayer, research, and the support of others, I learned about Breast Implant Illness, and suddenly so many of my symptoms finally made sense. I truly believe God has led me to this answer. Removal surgery offers real hope for healing—but insurance does not cover it, and the cost is far beyond what our family can afford.

This surgery is not about appearance. It is about obedience to my health, stewardship of the body God gave me, and being here for the family He entrusted to my care.

“We are trusting God to make a way where there seems to be none, and we believe He works through the kindness of others.”