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- My name is Andrea. I am 31, wife to the best husband and a mother to one beautiful girl. My life took a big turn 9 months ago when I suffered a head injury at work. Hours after the injury I had my first seizure. Since then I've been careful not to cause anymore injury to myself but 2 days before Christmas I caught influenza A and got terribly sick. So sick, my body went septic and triggered another seizure. Luckily my husband was there to take me to the Emergency Room. As soon as we got to the lobby to check in, I had another seizure on the waiting room floor. The nurses then put me on a stretcher and thought it best to give me a breathing tube because I was turning blue. Sometime after that I had a 3rd seizure that caused me to aspirate on the tube. I spent the next 2 and a half days tied down and sedated. I woke up on Thursday not knowing where I was or what happened. I spent the next week at the hospital trying to get better. Unfortunately my bloodwork was terrible and my muscles are worn from the multiple seizures. I also have ataxia from the new medication im on and it makes it very difficult to walk. I'm very lucky to be here but know I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. My doctors want me to take at least 6 weeks off to recover and regain my strength. My blood work has been improving. Except for my liver. My strength tests have not been going well. I may need physical therapy to learn how to walk without a cane again. However, my work has decided not to give me PTO Hours for this and our family cannot afford to live off of 1 paycheck. Especially, if my ataxia becomes permanent. Realistically, the only way to survive is to go back to work before I am ready, but my job is very physically demanding. I work 12+ hours on my feet as a veterinary technician. This also means I have to be stronger than the dogs I'm working with and being 5"2 and 120 Lbs, I was already struggling when my health wasn't an issue. I really don't know what to do to save my family. I want to get better but I have to feed my child and pay my bills. I just need a little help until I can get back on my feet and maybe find a job that I could do even if I never get better or my seizures become difficult to manage. Please, anything to help out would be greatly appreciated. A few dollars may seem like a small gesture to some, but it would be life changing for my family. Thank you to everyone who took the time to read my post and consider helping us in our time of need.
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