Help Miranda Survive

Hey everyone!

If you don’t know me, my name is Miranda. I am a registered nurse who has specialized mostly in critical, geriatric, end of life and Trauma care.

I’ve spent most of my waking life trying to care for and protect those around me.

I started as a hospice volunteer at 16. Spent my pre-nursing years working home health, as a critical care tech and watching heart monitors.

Outside of work I love many things: animals, nature, mindfulness, art and people. On the days I feel “healthy”, I climb mountains and paddle rivers/oceans.

This is hard for me to write…as I’m generally used to being self sufficient and the one who helps. Asking for help is extremely hard..

As many of you saw the last few weeks I had a PTSD breakdown that lead to two large seizures, two ambulance rides, two ER visits and one in patient stay in the hospital. This week I’ll have an EEG.

Coincidentally, my insurance dropped me last month for a payment processing error on their end, leaving me uninsured until January 1st (I tried to rectify this before all hell broke loose, but they “can’t” reinstate the policy).

My PTSD went misdiagnosed until this point.

Apparently, I’ve had undiagnosed seizures (known as NEAD) for at least ten years, but they have worsened over the last three.

Without going into great detail, my illness started early on. It’s been compounded by sudden loss, aggravated sexual assault in 2017, multiple hospitalizations and workplace trauma/assault (that all nurses endure). During the years of 2020-2022 I worked primarily in the covid stepdown/ICUs around the country. During the first year I witnessed way too many deaths. I desperately tried to save everyone, despite a lack of supplies and resources.

I contracted COVID while at work in July of 2020, before the vaccine and when we nurses had little to no PPE.

After becoming sick, I began having heart problems that have at many times left me bedridden. Yet most days, I manage to get out of bed, do my job and care for others. I get myself up because I have to survive, and because I passionately believe in caring for others.

These last three years it’s taken every ounce of strength in me to work full time, care for my patients and those I love…while juggling chronic illness.

I kept up with the mountain of medical bills so far.

This time…I’ll need a little help and generosity. I’m temporarily out of work until I relocate home to Florida. I will promptly get back to work once I’m settled and able.

I’m still unsure of how much these visits will cost me (awaiting financial aid) and will have a great deal of further medical bills as my PTSD has impacted almost every organ system. It could well exceed the 20k goal.

All money sent will:

1. Help me survive/eat until I start work again.

2. Go to medical bills & therapy.

3. Any surplus will be donated. Typically I donate to the International Red Cross or UNICEF. I’ll share the receipt of donation on my personal accounts.

Thank you in advance for simply reading, for caring, sharing and any donation you can possibly afford.

Times are tough for most of us, finances are slim…but $2-5 would literally make the world of difference to me. Absolutely anything helps.