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<div>I’m reaching out with a heartfelt request to help someone very special, <strong>Jacob Brown</strong>. Jacob is the husband of Hannah Brown and the father of two beautiful daughters. Recently, he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a chronic and painful condition that affects the digestive system. This illness has already taken a toll on his health, daily life, and ability to work, and the medical bills are piling up.

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<div>Despite the challenges, Jacob and his sweet family remain incredibly strong and determined to fight this battle. But they could use our help.

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<div>I am asking for your help in raising funds to help cover medical treatments, doctor visits, medications, and other essential expenses that insurance doesn’t fully cover or cover at all. <strong>Any amount, big or small, will make a difference and bring them one step closer to relief.</strong>

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<div>If you’re able to contribute, please consider donating. If you can’t donate, sharing this message would mean the world to us.

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<div>Please help me in coming together to show Jacob and Hannah that they are not alone in this fight. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your kindness and generosity.

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<div>Jacob's diagnosis/where he is at right now:

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<div>Around the middle of last year, Jacob started having abdominal pain that would come and go. He didn’t think much about it, and it was pretty manageable, so he thought it would just go away.

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<div>When the pain got worse, Jacob visited two walk-in clinics where he was told that he was only constipated, so he began taking laxatives. However, the pain only got worse. At this point, the pain was starting to affect his everyday life, so he went to the new walk-in ER in Fort Smith, and they did some scans and told him they were pretty sure he had Crohn’s, but he needed to see a GI doctor.

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<div>In November, Jacob got in to see the GI doctor. They wanted to schedule a colonoscopy, but they weren’t able to get him in until almost February.

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<div>On Dec 23rd, he started running a fever, and the abdominal pain was so severe that he ended up in the ER.

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<div>He was in the hospital for 5 days. His appendix and intestines were inflamed. They worked on getting the inflammation in his intestines down, which would in turn help the appendix. They also did a colonoscopy and officially diagnosed him with Crohn’s.

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<div>After he was discharged from the hospital, it took several weeks to be able to start a Crohn’s medication. The injections are outrageously expensive, and the insurance was fighting the doctor’s office over which one to prescribe him. He was prescribed steroids to help in the meantime.

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<div>On February 7th, he was finally going to be able to start his medication. However, on February 4th, his fever had returned, and the pain was so bad that he ended up back in the hospital.

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<div>On February 5th, they removed his appendix, an abscess, and a small portion of his small and large intestine and reattached them.

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<div>We thought he was getting better until the 7th/8th when he started running a fever, his stomach was swelling, and he started throwing up. A CT scan revealed a bowel obstruction. They inserted an NG tube to try to drain it and fix the obstruction, but he only got worse.

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<div>On February 11th, they removed more of his large intestine and reattached the small and large intestines. The doctor said his abdomen was in rough shape. There was a leak at the site where they had previously reattached the small and large intestines, causing leakage into his abdomen. This led to an infection and the formation of multiple new abscesses.

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<div>They were close to performing an ileostomy but decided to rejoin the intestines instead. The doctor mentioned that they thoroughly cleaned everything out, and the reattachment looks good, but there’s no way to be certain until the next few days have passed. The first surgery appeared successful too, but there were complications later. The same thing could happen this time too.

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<div>If he experiences another obstruction, the next step would be a third surgery to perform an ileostomy that would allow the intestines time to heal before trying to reattach them again. Once he heals, they would perform another surgery to attempt the reattachment.

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<div><strong>We are fundraising to help cover the medical expenses and ongoing treatment costs for Jacob's Crohn's disease.</strong>

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Sarah Burt Stover

Anonymous

Kimberly Brown

Wyatt Flores

Jennifer McAlister

Ashley Alexander

Amber Moses

Keora Smith

Chelsa Henson

Ramona Holden

Keven Hughes

Jami Rayford

Kimberlee Mulhare

Ryan Wann

Christine Hesslen

Kelly Reed

Kailey Evans

Melanie Schmitt

Help Jacob in his fight against Crohn’s.

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Help Jacob in his fight against Crohn’s.

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