Hello, I am starting this GoFundMe to help raise money for my best friend Amanda and her kids. Amanda became sick in October for several days and ended up in the ER needing to have a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal). She had the surgery on 10/25. Recovery had her off work for an additional week on top of what she had already missed. After the surgery, Amanda started having debilitating migraines that were lasting anywhere from 4-8 hours and some as long as 48+ hours. The migraines are causing her to have stroke-like symptoms (arm and facial numbness, muscle weakness, and visual disturbances along with the throbbing migraine and stiff neck). Due to this, she has had multiple ER visits, follow-up appointments, and now has an MRI scheduled for 12/5 to rule out any other possible underlying issues. In the meantime, she has been put on daily migraine medication to hopefully reduce them so she can get back to work, though the earliest her doctor will clear her to go back to work is 12/16.

She does not like asking for help, but the time off work has caused a tremendous financial burden on her being a single mother of two boys. She was able to sell items and scrape together enough money to pay her rent and bills for November, but will still have to pay for December and January. She has reached out to local agencies for help, but they do not have funding to assist her, and she has been put on waiting lists for someone to even review her case.

$2500 will be enough to cover her rent, utilities, and food for her and her boys for December. Any help you can offer, whether it be a donation or sharing with your friends and family, would make a huge difference. Thank you for taking the time to read this and considering how you may be able to help her and her boys in their time of need.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Kayla C.