Hello, friends and family. ***(NOT CURRENT PHOTOS)***

I don’t normally post on social media talking about my personal life or my family all that much, but this time is important.

Not many of you are aware, but my beautiful wife, Samantha, has been going through some very serious and scary medical problems for about a year now.

It started with some neurological symptoms of hallucinations, which transpired to affect her speech, fine motor skills, and walking and moving around, as well as terrible headaches. We went to many different hospitals with no luck. It shortly transitioned to her having seizures that would totally wipe her out. After this tremendous toll, Samantha started to become very weak and in severe pain. She became too weak to get up and move around on her own. At times, I would have to pick her up and move her to different locations. An MRI was scheduled, and it was discovered that she had MANY brain lesions all over her brain that were said to be caused by white matter disease. This became a stressful situation for our family because Samantha takes care of our two beautiful children, Norah and Elijah.

Samantha was soon hospitalized at the UW (University of Washington) in Seattle for all the above-stated reasons and was in such unbearable pain. She had many tests done, like a spinal tap, more imaging, and physical therapy while in the hospital. The doctors still did not know why she had brain lesions and why she was in the state she was in. Towards the end of her time at the hospital, they said that Samantha had what’s called ME/CFS, which affects all systems of the body and was previously known as chronic fatigue syndrome. At the time, I was out of work, and now we had such amazing help from friends and family, and co-workers. I couldn’t be more thankful for the help that was provided.

After Samantha was released from the hospital and returned home, the struggle did not end. There were no treatment options, and still very vague answers on what was going on with Samantha. She became weaker upon returning home and was mostly bedridden for months. She would occasionally find the strength to get out. It had gotten to the point where Samantha was too weak to wash her own hair in the shower. Soon, Samantha had gained a little more strength and learned to deal with the immense pain, and I had to return to work. We had gained some very helpful tools through the help of others that would allow Samantha to sit and move around more easily.

Samanthas vison had taken a turn and is still getting worse, dealing with blurry vision and, at times, depth perception.

Now that some time has passed, and now to add onto Samantha's plate, she becomes very dizzy and starts to black out when she stands up. Almost falling every time, she stood up. This becomes very concerning, as Samantha also experiences throughout the day that her arms, hands, or legs would either become ice cold or very hot. More tests were done in Seattle, where many of Samantha’s appointments were held. It was said she had POTS due to low blood volume.

Throughout this whole ordeal, Samantha now struggles with memory problems and other cognitive issues. I had purchased a medical band that would alert Samantha when she was over working herself and when her heart rate would elevate. At times, Samanthas’ heart rate would drop to mid 30 beats per minute, or it would be dangerously high even at rest.

Now, on top of everything, we started to notice Samantha dropping significant weight unintentionally over the last few months, and she is also dealing with breathing problems. She began complaining of feeling like she couldn't catch her breath, intense air hunger that would keep her up, and tightness in her chest months ago, but had been dismissed by her providers and has just progressively become worse. During a recent Dr APT, her provider had noticed her feet looked off and realized she had very poor capillary refill and requested she do an O2 walk test in the office. Just before reaching 300 ft, where she started to become breathless and dizzy, they noticed her oxygen had dropped into the 80’s. This was a great concern; Samantha is now on 24/7 supplemental oxygen that she is to wear all day and night. She experiences very distressing symptoms every day, and it seems to worsen at night, and she can't seem to get any relief.

Due to this terrible medical crisis, nobody can seem to find out and treat what's going on with her, nor has it been possible to get into the referred clinics in a timely fashion. Referrals were sent to the Mayo Clinic, and from a recent form that we have submitted to the Mayo Clinic on 04/27/26 stating all Samanthas medical problems and challenges in detail, they called the next day, 04/28/26 at 8 am. The Mayo Clinic stated they wanted to get us in soon, and the earliest would be early June 12th. The Mayo Clinic is one of the most prestigious hospitals that is the best at finding out what is wrong when no others can. The facility they want us to go to is in Florida, and we were told we would be there for about a week.

Now, being on a single income, trying to provide for my family and take care of my wife and kids, it has become very challenging. It has always been very difficult for me to ask for help from friends and family, but we now face a greater challenge. And that is getting my wife to the medical facility she needs. Due to the tough thing called life, we find ourselves in a significant financial crisis. Getting to Florida and funding the lodging and food, and day-to-day bills at home, will become nearly impossible within the next 45 days.

To those willing to help, my wife and family. I thank you. Please keep my wife in your prayers.