Schultz Fam Support Fund

Hi there! My name is Brittany. I want to start by saying that I am writing and posting this from an extremely humbled and unusually vulnerable place in which I don’t find myself frequenting. I have a very hard time admitting defeat as there is always something that can be done, but an even harder time asking for help.

My little household unit (myself-35, my 17yr old daughter and our pets) are gearing up for some big changes! One half of our human ratio will be headed off to Montana State University in fall for college! We are eagerly awaiting financial packages to prep for that outlook.

I’m not sure if this makes me a realist or pessimist, but in my experience, good things are usually followed by a few not so great things nipping at the ankles.

As many of you know, I have a 9 year old Old English Bulldog named Louie. I’ve had him since he was 8weeks old and the day I got him, he just trotted right alongside me unleashed even to this day. Although I am bias, I can confidently say that many agree with me that he is one of the best there is. The last few months, he went from limping on his hind leg to complete lameness/not using it. After opting for sedative imaging, we are looking at potential bone cancer or a fungal bone infection. We are waiting for the results for the fungus and hoping that is the culprit (what a weird thing to say, right??!) If it is not, the next step is a bone biopsy. He is an otherwise healthy dog and depending on the answers we get, I could never go to the last resort option without knowing that’s the only option. Care credit funds have been exhausted, out of pocket money has been exhausted…so here I am.

To really lay it on thick for you (if you don’t know me personally, please know that I meet personal discomfort and vulnerability with sarcasm/borderline inappropriate jokes as a panic response) I am dealing with my own unknown medical issues for a little over a month now. I solely own and operate a business in the beauty industry and have been unable to work to typical operational standards for 3 weeks now. For those that know me, I operate on one mode: autopilot. I can currently barely get out of bed.

I have been in the emergency room or urgent care 6 times in the last month for extremely high resting heart rate/blood pressure and debilitating panic that if I even move wrong I will be thrown into an uncontrollable situation. The latest two being 1/7/25 & 1/8/25. On the 8th, I went to the hospital to get a heart monitor placed that I have to wear for 7 days and an echocardiogram. After, I felt well enough to take a client. As I was finishing her service, the right side of my neck stiffened up, I began sweating and felt like I was going to pass out. My client graciously called my boyfriend as I called 911. They took me to Aurora, triaged me and we sat in the waiting room for almost 5 hours. i got a head and neck CT, another EKG and more blood tests. I am waiting for all of my test results to come back. In the mean time, I can’t do much. I can’t drive. I can’t work. My rent is late and I’m sort of just stuck treading water in a position that I’ve never been in deep enough that I can’t get myself out of. Any help or sharing is appreciated.

My Venmo is @bmel7 cashapp: $issavibes07 and I have Apple Pay as well. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this ✨

So, so, SO humbly,

The Schultz Fam