Some of you may have caught wind as to what has been happening in our lives the past couple of weeks but I thought it would be best to make a post to let everyone know.

My wife Kristen has been in and out of the ER and hospital admissions for almost 2 weeks now. About a month and a half ago she was having abdominal discomfort which prompted a visit to her OB. She was diagnosed with 2 ovarian cysts and sent back home to allow her body to heal them on its own. The pain grew worse and worse to the point where she was unable to withstand it at home so we rushed her in. They did scans and determined that the cysts had ruptured causing an abscess near her appendix. The solution was to place a drain in her and hope that in doing so, would clear the area so they could see what the underlying issue was. We were released from the hospital the next day. Kristen's pain over the past month has been so bad that her eating and sleeping has suffered immensely, so recovery after the drain placement was very rough. She was unable to keep any food down, she wasn't sleeping, and the pain meds were not working at all. We rushed her back into the ER for pain relief and hopefully some answers. A new team of doctors were skeptical of Kristen's case and told us they wanted to do some research before releasing us. They removed the drain, finding that it was almost unnecessary that it was placed to begin with and substituted out our anti-biotics with some new ones. My fingers were crossed that hopefully this would be the answer. Again, we were released and sent home only to find that we were in the same boat as before. Pain, vomiting, exhaustion. She wasn't getting any better and the pain was now moving to different parts of the body. She powered through the pain to make it through Christmas morning and we ended up back in the ER Christmas afternoon. We were desperate for solution. She was sent in for more scans and the results were that she would need to be rushed into surgery as soon as possible. She was then diagnosed with PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) that had caused an abscess. the abscess had grown to 7.5cm and was causing multiple smaller ones throughout her abdomen. The doctors were unable to operate on her due to the complexities of this procedure and were reaching out to other hospitals. a couple different hospitals including the U were also not comfortable with the procedure that my wife needed. They eventually found a team at St. Marks Hospital that would agree to take Kristen's case. She was transported 2 nights ago and is now in their care. They have her on a medley of anti-biotics right now that seem to be helping reduce the pain and her white blood cell count. She will be monitored for the next couple of days to determine if anti-biotics were the resolve, or if they would need to operate.

We have wanted to try for another child and were preparing to try this coming new year. The surgery has very high risk of making it so that we won't be able to have children anymore which would absolutely break out hearts. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that we will not have to go that route.

By nature, I am a prideful human being that does not often seek help from others. However, we are in a time that I had to let go of that and reach out to you all. About 3 months ago i started my own company and lost health insurance coverage with the company i had been with for over 13 years. We enrolled in private coverage for our family but it does not go into effect until January 1st. The lapse in coverage could not have come at a more brutal time in our lives. I have tried everything from both the insurance company i was with, and the new one that we signed up for to plead with them if there was anything at all they could do. I was left with only "Sorry" and "Good Luck" from both companies. We are currently looking at medical expenses that will most certainly cripple us for a very long time. I have started a GoFundMe in efforts to seek financial aid. If there is anything you can do to help us, we would be immeasurably grateful.

I would also like to add, that to anyone that has had to watch a loved one or spouse go through pain like this, you have my respect. My wife is one of the strongest people I know. To watch her go through this, to see your spouse not get any better after seeing numerous doctors is a very scary and shattering thing to be apart of. All I want is my wife to feel whole again. Thank you for reading this.

I love you all