To All my Friends and Family that I Love 

And for those of you that don’t know who l am, 

My name is Jenny, I am a wife to an amazing husband Matthew, mother to a full quiver of children and Adults children who have left the nest to start their own families. My son, Nathan Sterns and his beautiful bride Hailee with my grandson Isaiah Kenneth,  my daughter Haleigh Wietfeld and her handsome groom Tyler, my son Aiden Walker,  and my daughters Miranda  and Adaline .

I am the Daughter to my faithful God fearing prayer warrior momma Bonnie Sterns plus lots more family, brothers, sisters and friends. ❤️ I am one blessed woman to have so many people in my life. 

Anyways to get on with my story, as most of you know my back collapsed 3 years ago from a fall plus I have degenerative disc disease. I had surgery 2 years ago in February. I had an anterior approach with a full disc replacement at my L4 with a pro disc, L5/S1 I have a cadaver bone with a cage and fusion. The surgery was not completed there were other things that needed to be done but I was on the table too long apparently (still not sure what happy and why) so anyways the last part which was important was set to the side then eventually denied from insurance., So for the last 2 years I have lived in constant chronic pain. Living day to day, month to month , epidural by epidural in my spine every other month just to be able to function and be on my feet at a maximum of 3 hours spread out throughout the day. .  Functioning to me is living in pain at a LEVEL 6 which is not an ideal way to live. 

I spend most of my days laying on the couch crocheting and knitting elevating as much weight off of my spine and sacrum just for relief. I save my days for going to the store or to church to play music, or to take my girls to the beach or park but not much more then that. I usually get aroud1-3 hours of being able to be on my feet before my feet go numb and my legs go out.  

As of 10 days ago on Sunday, March 7th I have been unable to bear weight on my legs, hips, sI joints, My fear came true of not being able to walk.  By Weds of that week the pain was unbearable there was nothing I could do at home that would alleviate  the pain. I ended up in the emergency room. No feeling in my feet, toes were blues, numbness tingling in groin area and legs. Constant pain in low back hips etc. felt like I was in constant back labor but with no relief. 

Long story short I was medivacted  to Anchorage  from Kodiak 5 days later so I could be around better equipment to handle my issues and get better readings on the MRIs, CAT SCANs and X-RAYS. As of last night here in Anchorage my condition has worsened and I have started to lose function in my lower extremities.  As a woman that is very embarrassing and emotionally a breaking point. I know God has a plan in all things and I am leaning on those promises. It’s just getting through the rough parts that is hard. 

I am very prideful when it comes to asking others for help but this time it is out of my control andcomfort zone.

Back in December with the virus around, my husband was not able to work for 3 months due to the plant he works  shut down due to lack of fish and other things. so things started getting really tight. He started working again a couple weeks ago  but now this has happened unexpectedly  and truthfully I just don’t know what to do. I need him by my side because not only is he my rock he’s also my care coordinator and has been in charge of my care plan since this all started years ago. 

Someone suggested I do a go fund me so I am just doing it. I’ve never done one for myself I’ve always made one for others in need so this is very awkward for me to do. 

But  I am putting away my pride, fears and asking if anyone is willing to help us cover some of the expenses we are going to be facing the next few weeks we are in Anchorage while I undergo surgery and rehabilitation. 

I literally can not walk so I am in the hospital 24/7 and Matt gets 3 hours a day with me as of right now. I am being transferred to Regional Hospital in the next day or two with the hope that this next surgery will help take the compression off of my spine and that they can clean it up so I will have function in my legs again. I know nothing will ever go back to complete normal but God is in control  and if He can move mountains He can do a miracle in my life, ❤️

I just want my life back I feel like I have been living in a shell of who I truly am. I never understood the pain people went through until now. And I truly truly appreciate everything everyone is doing for my family. I feel utterly helpless 

Anything Helps,.....if you feel led to donate the money will be used for 

Medical Expenses, Rental car, food, lodging (for when I get out of the hospital here in ANC -handicapped accessible) loss of pay for Matt not being able to work, airlines tickets to get back home once I am cleared and just the random things that add up. Also once I’m home I will be needing to get things to help make our house more handicap accessible....there’s a lot and I’m just trying to think one step at a time while I’m still able to put the pieces together.There’s always a chance the surgery will not work so I am just trying to prepare for that in advance. Thank you all and love you all


These pictures down below are the ones that keep my heart beating and give me the hope I needto get through anything ❤️ These amazing humans are my life 

The scripture I have in my head or maybe it is a song but it’s “ You make all thing work together for our good” I truly believe that through all the pain and trials God uses them to make something good out of them and He will make something good out of this too ❤️