
Help with Medical expenses for the DiFabio family
I am so overwhelmed and exhausted and feel bad for even doing this but I’m at my wits end and just don’t even know how to function anymore. First and foremost we are asking for prayers of strength and healing to get through.
We have been fighting this medical nightmare for just over 3 years now. With Cheyenne’s heart attack at 16 and multiple misdiagnosis along the way she now stands with over 15 diagnoses. She has had too many times that she has had to question if tomorrow would come for her. On top of all her heart issues, This week we have found out that she has several damaged discs in her back and a cyst in her spinal
cord that could possibly be a tumor. Either way it has the potential to grow and cause problems.
We have learned in the last year that her rare heart condition is genetic and her baby, me (her mother) and father all have the gene as well along with several other family members, but Cheyenne has definitely been dealt the worse case. Her brother and sister both are under cardiac evaluation as well.
We have just found out this past month that my heart function has decreased in the last couple months and I have had some additional structural changes to my heart. After a month of solid head pain everyday, today I found out that my MRI showed what seems to be a blockage in one of the main veins of my brain. I am waiting on a call from the hospital to go back in for an additional brain scan to confirm the blockage and if that is indeed the case, then I will have to have surgery.
When Cheyenne got sick and needed almost full time care, I had to close down my business 2 weeks later Craig had his first heart episode that has led to a few more and him not being able to continue the work he was doing. We do work when and how we can but it is just not enough. We have exhausted our live savings and are thousands of dollars behind on medical bills that have piled up over the last couple years. We need $3000 for current out of pocket expenses that out insurance doesn’t cover as well as $3000 from last year’s expenses plus some older medical bills that have remaining balances. That is why I set the goal at $8000. Of course anything above that could definitely be helpful in our other living expenses but I know things are rough on everyone right now and so many people are going through their own troubles and struggles. I’m an open and honest person and will answer any questions anyone may have. I have already sold my car to eliminate that payment and reduce car insurance and we try to live on as little as we can without the extras. Iam asking for prayers for us to make it through these new obstacles and if anyone is able to help financially, it is greatly greatly appreciated.