Ashley's Road to Recovery medical fund
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I do not expect to reach the total goal of this fundraiser. I will be blessed and honored by any amount to go towards my goal.
I have a long story of how I got here with this battle over the last 26 years. I'm a survivor of domestic violence, depression, PTSD, and severe social and general anxiety disorder.
I don't even know what my weight was at my heaviest, but I do know I stopped looking at a scale once I hit 250 pounds and was in a size 22/24. I ended up at my heaviest in a size 32.
I had major weight loss surgery in 2009 after 8 years of planning and saving. I needed to save myself, so I could live to raise my children. I could not play with them, or get myself up if I sat on the floor.
I was not the only one embarrassed by my weight and condition. My children were teased at school and any other public places because of it and didn't want to be seen with me.
I then no longer went out in public if I wasn't going to work, and I never let my kids have parties or participate in extra curricular activities, due to my size and fear of having me associated with them.
Now, I need 2 hernias repaired, my abdominal wall repaired, and skin removal. My goal is to do a tummy tuck or belt lipectomy in combination with these procedures for the removal of several pounds and inches of loose skin.
I've been waiting over 11 years for this surgery, but life keeps getting in the way and being a single mom of 4 children, I've always placed them first.
When I finally had saved the money, scheduled the surgeries, and had enough time saved to take off work, disaster struck.
Last year alone starting in February, my middle daughter hydroplaned, totaled her car in the crash and car fire,, had burn to her arms, chest, and face, dislocated her knee,, and broke her arm and wrist. Following that and surgery, on June 16th she was officially diagnosed with Covid 19. But thankfully she survived and has recovered as of today. Most recently, instead I had to cancel my surgery and spend it all with my youngest daughter in PICU.
On June he 26th, she had a femoral fracture, dislocated hip, and a spinal injury, who knew an at home waterslide was so dangerous. On top of that she was left bed ridden, unable to sit or walk, and had acquired MRSA in her spine, and was septic.
She was hospitalized finally got released from PICU on July21st, and continued at home nurse care with full time medications and antibiotics for the next 8 weeks. After that she had another 4 months of physical and occupational therapy to regain use of her body and finally was able to get out of a wheel chair.
I used all my savings, surgery money, vacation days, and sick days along with unpaid FMLA for her injury, illness, and recovery. I was out of work on unpaid leave for over 5 months last year and it took its toll.
I am just now getting back on my feet and still have a thousand dollars in medical medical bills left to pay.
Without everyones help I will not be able to save and have the money for these much needed and long awaited surgery again. It took over 11 years of working and saving to do it the first time, and I just simply cannot do it alone again.
I have a long story of how I got here with this battle over the last 26 years. I'm a survivor of domestic violence, depression, PTSD, and severe social and general anxiety disorder.
I don't even know what my weight was at my heaviest, but I do know I stopped looking at a scale once I hit 250 pounds and was in a size 22/24. I ended up at my heaviest in a size 32.
I had major weight loss surgery in 2009 after 8 years of planning and saving. I needed to save myself, so I could live to raise my children. I could not play with them, or get myself up if I sat on the floor.
I was not the only one embarrassed by my weight and condition. My children were teased at school and any other public places because of it and didn't want to be seen with me.
I then no longer went out in public if I wasn't going to work, and I never let my kids have parties or participate in extra curricular activities, due to my size and fear of having me associated with them.
Now, I need 2 hernias repaired, my abdominal wall repaired, and skin removal. My goal is to do a tummy tuck or belt lipectomy in combination with these procedures for the removal of several pounds and inches of loose skin.
I've been waiting over 11 years for this surgery, but life keeps getting in the way and being a single mom of 4 children, I've always placed them first.
When I finally had saved the money, scheduled the surgeries, and had enough time saved to take off work, disaster struck.
Last year alone starting in February, my middle daughter hydroplaned, totaled her car in the crash and car fire,, had burn to her arms, chest, and face, dislocated her knee,, and broke her arm and wrist. Following that and surgery, on June 16th she was officially diagnosed with Covid 19. But thankfully she survived and has recovered as of today. Most recently, instead I had to cancel my surgery and spend it all with my youngest daughter in PICU.
On June he 26th, she had a femoral fracture, dislocated hip, and a spinal injury, who knew an at home waterslide was so dangerous. On top of that she was left bed ridden, unable to sit or walk, and had acquired MRSA in her spine, and was septic.
She was hospitalized finally got released from PICU on July21st, and continued at home nurse care with full time medications and antibiotics for the next 8 weeks. After that she had another 4 months of physical and occupational therapy to regain use of her body and finally was able to get out of a wheel chair.
I used all my savings, surgery money, vacation days, and sick days along with unpaid FMLA for her injury, illness, and recovery. I was out of work on unpaid leave for over 5 months last year and it took its toll.
I am just now getting back on my feet and still have a thousand dollars in medical medical bills left to pay.
Without everyones help I will not be able to save and have the money for these much needed and long awaited surgery again. It took over 11 years of working and saving to do it the first time, and I just simply cannot do it alone again.
Organizer
Ashley Reeves
Organizer
Sterlington, LA