Julien Bozung Recovery Fund

Well, I survived. 

This past August, after waiting for 22 months and growing sicker by the day, I finally had a major surgery to remove the cysts and tumor on my pancreas. 

Now I'm slowly healing and trying to move forward. I am six foot one and I went down to 112 pounds.  As part of my healing process I am trying to gain weight.  I'm also trying to regain the strength that was lost in my sudden body mass reduction. Often my pain is extreme and it is something I have been carefully working to manage and heal through. 

Way too often I can't get comfortable enough to allow myself to  simply drift off and get the sleep I need to help with healing my body. Without that rest my thoughts focus on how to get my rent paid, how I will pay my utilities and afford medicines, and how to pay for shaving cream and postage stamps and all those mundane necessities.
 
Just needing a caregiver in my home and my life leaves me vulnerable to people who don't understand my health situation and needs on a day to day basis. Not only that, but days before my surgery my house was robbed. My laptop, phone, and other items were stolen at night by a former caregiver while I was home and asleep. This left me unable to communicate with the outside world including my doctors, neighbors, and friends. 
 
Thanks to the help of friends and neighbors I am still pushing forward. I've got one more minor surgery and almost a year of healing ahead of me, and  I know I  will rise from this pile of smoldering ashes again. 

I HATE being the charity guy needing to ask. It breaks my heart to ask. I am disappointed that I have to ask but the health care system spun me around for two years. 

I’m asking you to help me with this time of healing as I wait for this last minor surgery.

I need funds yesterday to help me pay my utilities and my very basic expenses. I make less than a thousand dollars a month and I still can't walk around the block without the help of my wheelchair or cane.

Work is in my future if I can make it through this year. The best thing for my health and my future is to stay in this house and community where I  have lived for over 19 years.

I am hoping that you can help me stay on the road  back to health. I know I can live a productive, creative life again with your help .