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Rachel Geinert Sick Leave Fund

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Rachel was hospitalized from December 6-8 with dangerously low oxygen levels at 84%. The precise cause is unknown, but the assumption is that she had a case of atypical pneumonia that wreaked havoc on her chronic asthma, causing inflammation in her lungs and putting significant stress on her heart (her blood pressure was also sky-high). While she was only in the hospital for a couple of days, her oxygen continues to be low, and she is hooked up to oxygen at all times. Any physical activity causes her oxygen levels to tank, so she has been taking it easy as much as possible, mostly working half days.

The kicker is, while she loves her job with her whole heart, it does not offer sick leave or vacation time, so this medical situation has really cut into her typical paychecks, and meeting day-to-day expenses gets difficult. We also don't know when this situation will end, since the current diagnosis is pretty wishy-washy and her improvement has somewhat plateaued.

I know that this community is full of many, many people who love Rachel very much. She has made a positive impact on so many lives, especially through her important work at Inspire Lab. I'm setting up this fundraiser in the hope that, if you feel so moved and have the means, you can help fill some of the financial gap so that she can do the equally important work of healing her own body.

P.S. The image shown above is a snippet of the feature written about Rachel in Area Woman Magazine earlier this year. The full article can be found at this link on pages 62-63: Area Woman Aug/Sep 23
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Donations 

  • Kelle Redepenning
    • $250
    • 1 yr
  • Kay Schwarzwalter
    • $50
    • 1 yr
  • Jay Nelson
    • $50
    • 1 yr
  • Anonymous
    • $75
    • 1 yr
  • Anonymous
    • $150
    • 1 yr
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Organizer and beneficiary

Clare Lynch
Organizer
Fargo, ND
Rachel Geinert
Beneficiary

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