Single mom of 2, including autistic teen, battling for life

Hello, I'm fundraising for my best friend from Middle School. She has been extremely ill and out of work for 6 months and is currently on palliative care. She will not be receiving a paycheck forbth next month and has 2 babies to support and is a single mother. Her son is 15 and autistic and her daughter is 7. No child should have to watch their mother fight for her life. She's fighting hard but her body can take so much. She's exhausted. If you feel it in your heart to donate, share, or pray for my friend, we would really appreciate it. ❤️

Cash app: $jennahornbuckle

Venmo: @jennahornbuckle

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Zelle: 6825002679

This is her story:

For the last 6 months I have been VERY sick. No one could specify what was wrong only ‘we see something and we are worried but we don’t know exactly WHAT is happening. It all started with a horrific headache severe bradycardia (Heart rate drops to 34 bpm) this was the beginning of the year. I had multiple procedures, tests, biopsies ran… from multiple full blood workups to cardiac catheterization to explanatory surgery. No damage could ever be found. They saw the heart rate being low and brushed it off as me having a healthy heart. I kept pushing because I KNEW something was seriously wrong. The end of may I went back to the ER once again. I was told there was a “pocket of fluid” in one fallopian tube and it needed to be removed because a rupture could kill me. I agreed to the one being removed. This surgery ended up being a 3.5 hour surgery with multiple surgeons working on me. They basically performed an emergency hysterectomy. I woke up from surgery and no one would tell me anything until I finally said “it’s all gone, isn’t it?”. I freaked out. That should have been my option but apparently my body was protecting the rest of my body from my cervix until someone took everything out. I am still not fully recovered from that. This hospital said they cleaned everything so well there was no reason for antibiotics.

Two weeks later I’m back at the hospital. Fever horrendous pelvic pain… they claimed I needed a higher level of care that they could not provide. I refused medical transport and went to Dallas to my ONGYN. I was admitted to the hospital and they went in And surgically removed what they were able to from the masses and the hematoma that had now formed in my pelvic area. I was here for 5 days then released with strong antibiotics and strong pain medication.

Two days later I’m burning up and I can’t do ANYTHING without pain meds in me and even then it’s very limited. So back to the hospital we go. Again higher level of care needed because the masses were growing and they were afraid they would bust making me septic. Sent back to Harris. They put me on the maternity ward (just after having a hysterectomy) and one again said they needed to drain whatever is there and once again try to figure out exactly what they are treating for. It was broadband antibiotics annnd more pain pills. This was a 3 day stay.

Less than 24 hours of returning home my fever was back at 101.5 blood pressure increasing and in sooo much pain except now we are back to where we were in the beginning plus the additional pelvic issues. Er doctor comes in and asks why I’m here, why am I not at Harris? Well they discharged me two days ago. I’m laying in the bed not being able I breathe with my whole body hurting. I was crying in pain because my chest hurt so badly even with iv pain meds in me I couldn’t talk. I couldn’t do anything at that point. Doctor comes back and says they should not have let you go. Why not? Did they not see the fluid around your heart and in your lungs?? Idk this is the first time I’m hearing it. They say I’m being transported BACK to Harris. Once we get there I get the pleasure of seeing my cardiologist. He starting reviewing everything to see if he missed something. I had a specialist come in for everything. Liver tests competed, MRIs, Ct scan, I even had to do a swallow test. They emended up going in opening my esophagus with a ballooon because it was squeezing and causing problems with eating anything. Everything would get stuck in my throat. They continued into my stomach and small intestines and found red spots in both. They were sent off for biopsy but no results yet.

The cardiac surgeon finally came in and said I have cardiomyopathy, enlarged heart, and active heart failure. He apologized to me for the way he had been pushing me out of the way because he thought there was just no way a young female like me could have heart failure. He said they had been looking at everything as a whole before they could treat me but it was all so random and I’m so young so he didn’t pay much attention. Only one blood test was super abnormal and it clearly showed heart malfunctions and multiple EKGs showed something wrong on the P and T waves but the invasive surgeries showed no physical damage in my heart and it was working normal. I only had chest pains and extremely low heart.

Now that this has progressed like it has with the fluid build up in my heart and pushing liquid into my lungs people finally stopped and said OMG! Really!! I’ve been trying to tell y’all something was very wrong with my heart but no one wanted to listen. So here we are.

Right now we are currently trying to decide how to get through this. I’m so hurt because I can’t leave my kids. I have to fight to get well and stay well so I can be what they need.

I have a million medicines I have to take each day. Heart rate slows and speeds up for no reason. My blood pressure is almost stroke level and they have me on 3 different medications for that alone.

Palliative care is also being set up so they can come into my home and help manage pain and give fluids and help anyway they can so I can get back to the real Jenna because the isn’t me at all.

If you didn’t read all the above… here’s a summary!! Jenna sick for a long time. No answers. Emergency hysterectomy. Sepsis. Fluid around heart and in lungs. Diagnosed with heart failure, enlarged heart, sepsis, cardiomyopathy, Brady/tachycardia, and high blood pressure.

Now you nosey people know. Now there is no reason to go around speaking my name to people. Co-workers have made it clear multiple times where they stand about me yay for them!

Cash app: $jennahornbuckle

Venmo: @jennahornbuckle

Facebook pay

Zelle: 6825002679