My name is James Ginnetti and I’m raising Funds for my wife, Tonya Ginnetti

My wife was a healthy 56-year-old woman who never had a real medical problem in her entire life. She’s spent most of her life working in the music industry and banking, and recently took a job at a local bank in Nashville. Within a month or so of working there, she started experiencing distress from something in the environment—possibly mold, which she’s very sensitive to. Unfortunately, the bank didn’t take her concerns seriously, and her symptoms quickly worsened. She developed a persistent cough, and after a year and a half, she was put on Workmen’s Comp and eventually hospitalized for 10 days at Vanderbilt while doctors tried to figure out what was wrong. After more than a year of uncertainty, she was finally diagnosed with hypersensitivity pneumonitis and organizing pneumonia. She’s been unable to work since November, and although she receives some money from Workmen’s Comp, it’s only half of what she was making and isn’t enough to cover our bills. I had retired from the music industry, never expecting something like this to happen to us. Now, with our savings depleted and no way to know how long she’ll be unable to work, we’re facing the possibility of losing our home. Our in-laws, who are in their late 80s, live with us and would have nowhere to go if we lost the house. As much as I dreaded this, I’ve decided to reach out to friends and future friends for help. We’ve always tried to help others through difficult times, and I never thought we’d be the ones asking. But here we are. I want my wife to get better, and I hope the legal system will eventually help, but right now, we just need to keep our home and pay the bills. Please help if you can—your support means the world to us.