This is one of the hardest things for me to do, but at this point, it's time to admit I'm not going to be moving right for a long time. I have Stage 3 Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and if you don't know what that is, you'd be in the majority. Hidradenitis is a nasty skin disease that makes my skin attack and destroy itself. The tunneling is so extensive it reaches from my lower back through everything, reaching into my upper right leg. This includes where the sun don't shine.

I haven't been walking since May after what was supposed to be a simple colonoscopy turned into a major procedure followed by two more major procedures. Now I'm switching hospitals again in search of answers. This time I found one that can help and isn't all the way in Cleveland. The procedure they are suggesting is going to keep me down for another six months out of work and unable to keep up with my kids.

I don't ask for help lightly. I've never asked in my life, but this is for my wife who's been so strong carrying us through these dark times. We survived three months of this and have done it many times before, but this time we don't have much longer. We've already had to make major adjustments and are on the verge of losing everything. I ask you don't do this for me but for her and my kids. Thank you for taking the time to read this.