PAWLOWSKI FAMILY IN NuEED

As many of you know Caitlan has been suffering and continues to struggle from this rare diagnosis of Pseudo Tumor Cerebri, also know as  Intercranial Hypertension. This has devasted and changed her young life forever since she was diagnosed in August, 2014.  Caitlan has endured four very painful shunt surgeries, several painful spinal taps, many shunt revisions, and  numerous lengthly hospital stays and so many emergency visits, too many to count. In addition we have had to make two costly visits to the  Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.  She has had complete vision loss which almost did not return and was critical to her going completely blind before one of her surgeries.  At that time her eyesight became almost irrevisible.  Caitlan still has some vision loss in both eyes.  Her optic nerves and retinas were affected  from severe hemmoraging behind her eyes.  There was extreme pressure and her spinal fluid became dangerously high again.  We hope this vision loss  can be reversed.  Only time will tell.  This is a horrible disease which she has all of the symptoms and suffers on a daily basis. This is a very rare disease in which only 1 in 100,000 are affected and there is no cure, only hope and prayer for now.  She is truly a warrior.  She has missed almost all of her Senior year of high school, due to this debilitating disease.  Severe depression now plagues this once happy, healthy young girl of ours.  In addition to Caitlan's illness, I have been  recently diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and am scheduled to have surgery on May 28th. I am scheduled to be off work for six weeks without any paycheck coming in because i have exhausted all my time off with time in hospitals, er visits, costly visits away from home at the Mayo Clinic.  Our family really needs your help.  As all of you know we would never ask for help but we really need it.  Please donate  any amount know matter how small if you can to lessen some of the stress in our lives. The financial burden is overwhelming and with my recent diangosis only contines to get worse. Please pray and wish Caitlan success in this journey she is facing and also pray for me also and my family.  If you are not able to make a donation, please share this cause on your facebook page or through any avenues you might feel would be affective.  Thank you all for allowing me to share our story.