Hello to family and friends old and new, my name is Diana love. I hope and pray you are open to helping me with a massive healing moment in my life.

As my kids would say, the TL;DR - I am scheduled for a craniotomy brain surgery in 2 weeks to remove a tumor, and I need financial help for the recovery period.

Over the last two years I have been debilitated by a steadily growing brain tumor. This has disabled me in countless ways, but above all else it has caused severe ongoing vertigo that makes it difficult to walk, drive or do daily tasks . Even bending down to pick things up causes me to feel like the world is turning upside down and makes me nauseas.

Thankfully the tumor is not cancerous, but it is vital that the it is removed soon, as it is already life changing , and at some point it will begin to put pressure on my brain stem.

At the best this growing tumor has caused permanent 100% hearing loss on one side, and could make my face to droop (much like stroke would), at the very worst this could cause me to stop breathing or paralysis as the tumor puts pressure on my nerves, even up to leading to my death.

I am scheduled for this surgery on February 19, 2025 to remove the tumor. Thankfully both the long term and short term outcomes look pretty positive, although there are some risks. The biggest hurdle is that I will have a very long recovery afterwards (anywhere between 12 weeks up to 6 months), in which I will not be able to drive for some time, nor will I be able to work.

In the pursuit of a treatment plan over the last year and a half I have depleted all of my savings. For the last couple of months I have financially depended on the kindness of a few key friends—whom I am so blessed and grateful for. Unfortunately, I can no longer financially rely just on them, because they are also going to be my post-surgery caregivers.

This deeply hurts my heart (and honestly, my pride), but I truly need a God-ordained amount of help at this time.

As the tumor has grown, I have not worked for over a year and tried to make my scant savings last. I’ve had a garage sale. I’ve sold my highest level items that I own… And still it has only gotten me through to this moment. But after the surgery in a couple of weeks, I don’t have a single dime in my name.

My goal and my prayer is to be able to get rid of these disabilities caused by this tumor. I would be thrilled and feel so blessed to return to work as a hospice Pastor and Chaplain who spiritually cares for those that are dealing with death either personally or as a family member, as I’ve done for over 10 years.

My prayer is that if you are touched inside your heart, that you are able to extend a love gift to me to help me get through. The recovery can be daunting as it involves me having to regain my balance to walk and do daily activities of living including be able to drive safely without dizziness, nausea and discombobulation.

I just want to be able to be excellent at the job that God has called me to do. I thank you in advance for any kind of help that you bless me with. I pray that whatever you give would come back to you a hundredfold.

God has me in his hands. I’m doing my best to trust Him day by day and I pray that I will be back out helping families in crisis as soon as I possibly can. All prayer is greatly and completely appreciated!!!

God bless, love to all, and have a great day.

Pastor Diana Love