Help Michelle Recover Without Worry

Hello everyone. My name is Katlin and this is my mom, Michelle. She had to have surgery on Friday, 7/18 at UC to get a mass removed from her spine. They weren’t sure if it was a tumor or a cyst, but thankfully it ended up just being a cyst. The doctor said she had never seen a cyst where it was located, but that the surgery went great and she should be able to go home the next day. They had to go in through her chest, so she had to have a chest tube as well until Saturday. They found out on Saturday morning that for some reason, her chest tube was getting stuff from her chest and her stomach, which isn’t what it was supposed to do, so they had to go back in for a second surgery to try and fix their mistake. When they went back in, they also had to collapse her lung. They said it should heal on its own, but it would take a few weeks.

My mom’s job does offer some type of FMLA or leave due to health issues, but she won’t get anything for the first two weeks and then the next two weeks it will only be 60% of her income. They are wanting her off for a month, which isn’t what she was expecting, but with the mess up, she has no choice. She’s not able to drive until her next appointment in a month and is on a strict diet until her next appointment to make sure everything heals the way it’s supposed to.

She didn’t want to make a GoFundMe, but I wanted to do something to try and help her with her bills and expenses until she can get back to work so she doesn’t have to stress and can just worry about healing and getting better. I’m worried she is going to stress about bills and try and go back to work early, which could result in her back in the hospital.

If you know my mom, you know she is the most selfless, caring person. She would give a stranger the shirt off her back. She is always helping others, and my hope is that maybe even some of the people that she has helped in the past would open their hearts and help her like she did them.

Even if you can’t donate, if you could share, we would appreciate it as well. God bless you❤️