Helping Monique as She Recovers from COVID19

Hi everyone.

If any of you know me personally, then you know how hard this is for me. Asking for help is not something that I like to do. I try to be as self sufficient as I can, but these days I don’t really have any other options.

At the end of March, I contracted COVID-19. I work in healthcare, at a psychiatric hospital dealing with vulnerable populations. When I got sick, it was before my hospital had enough PPE for all staff. It started with a tickle in my throat and ended with a hospital stay. I was out of work for 4 weeks.

Most people in my situation would have sick time to cover being out of work for so long. Unfortunately this was my second hospital stay in less than a year. Last August I had to have emergency surgery that had me out of work for a month as well. I had not financially recovered from that when I contracted COVID.

I thought when it was over, I would bounce back quickly. That’s what the doctors kept telling me. They wouldn’t even admit me into the hospital until it was almost too late. I’d call and they would say that I’m young, I’d be okay. But the truth is I wasn’t okay. Mine was not a mild case of COVID. I ended up with pneumonia caused by the virus. I also now have debilitating headaches. And extreme fatigue. My body is recovering, but so incredibly slowly. I’m nowhere near as strong as I was before. Physically, and mentally.

I haven’t been able to work my full time hours since March. Now, with rent and bills for April slowly approaching, I’m realizing I may not be able to work enough to make my rent for next month.

I’m asking for help because I don’t have the ability to “make a way” like I usually do. I don’t have the option to work more hours or get overtime like I would have in the past. My body just can’t handle it.

I want to thank you, for reading this far, for sharing, for donating, or even just for sending good thoughts my way. As industries reopen, I hope that you can all continue to be safe, and in good health.