In 2018, my health began to decline. My hair began to fall out and my joints were hurting to the point where it was hard to walk. After many trips to the hospital and with no significant findings, I waited almost three months to see a rheumatologist. During my wait, I ended up in the ER and in 2019, was diagnosed with Lupus. My body forcibly removed absolutely everything that was consumed or not consumed simultaneously. I spent all of 2019 in the hospital undergoing multiple tests and evaluations to no avail and in the ICU unconscious days at a time. The doctors informed me that I had the most aggressive lupus they've seen. I had text book symptoms, trouble breathing, chest pain, indescribable fatigue, fever, hair loss, joint pain, swelling, rashes, and Raynaud’s disease to name a few. My body would also reject the medications. Some medications that I would be able to hold down, sometimes presented unwelcoming side effects, one was shingles. Shingles left me with excruciating nerve pain that lasted almost two months. My kidneys took the biggest hit and after multiple infections, I was diagnosed with end stage renal disease. I had each and every team of doctors for my care.

I went from living life to its fullest, to being bed bound, almost 300 lbs of water weight for about six months, taking about 10-12 medications a day, with no urine output and going through dialysis to keep me alive. But my fighting spirit never gave up. It was throughout this time that my husband and father of my children pulled away. I found a being who was emotionally physically and mentally abusive and sometimes absent during the discovery of my diseases. I am voluntarily omitting a lot of his behavior on here and even though he may deserve many bad things as a spouse and father, I just want peace for myself and my children. I was relieved and blessed the moment he packed his bags and left us. But again, I had to continue to emotionally support my children as they tried to understand and accept another transition in their lives.

I found myself alone and abandoned with a looming divorce that has taken more out of me than I realized. With hardly any child or spousal support, I now have incurred massive legal expenses due to this drawn out and circus-like divorce.

In April of 2023, God blessed me with a kidney transplant which promised me a slightly longer life expectancy with my kids. It doesn’t all end there, I am continuing to take multiple medications for my body to not reject the kidney, but yet the lupus came back after a biopsy and my legs are beginning to swell again, the good news is that this was caught in time and am receiving a four-hour long infusion to control the lupus every month, therefore, I am still unable to go back to work.

And I continue to go through hardships, yet here I am. I have been deeply humbled by my diseases and lack of support in my time of need. I greatly appreciate all the prayers that have been directed my way, unfortunately, I am at a complete halt with this divorce.

This has been prolonged due to his bad faith, delayed processes in turning in requested paperwork, lies and no cooperation. These were unexpected situations and has caused it to raise my attorney’s fees. If I am able to at least make some kind of payment, and some of my bills at home, I’m sure the lawyers will be able to continue the work, so I can finish with this once and for all. I greatly appreciate anything.