Hi everyone. I really don’t know where to begin. I’m asking for help during this time to help me get by until I am approved for SSDI.

My children and my fur babies are everything to me. Monte is my soul dog and has been beside me through all of it. I have been fighting a very painful health journey the last 11 years. It all started in 2014 when I had a botched hysterectomy. It had a snowball effect on my overall health. I had my 17th surgery on April 8th. I always prided myself on being a fighter, but I can no longer fight. By the advice of my doctor and specialists, I filed for SSDI in January. I have been doing self-employment, but my body cannot handle the physical activity. I am riddled with pain and feel extremely ill, which causes me to have to be on bed rest. My doctor prescribed a hospital bed for me a little over a year ago and hoped that would help with my pain, but it has not. The state has been notified that I need a caregiver. I have worn a mask for so long. No one would ever know what I’m going through or what I’m feeling on a daily basis. Even though I hurt, I kept going in hopes that it would get better, but it has gotten substantially worse.

I had kidney cancer in 2022 and thankfully they were able to remove the tumor and I am cancer-free. I had major complications after that surgery as I’ve had with several of my surgeries. Some of the medical conditions I have are interstitial cystitis, antiphospholipid syndrome (which is a blood clot disorder), fibromyalgia, pelvic floor nerve damage, pelvic floor dysfunction, multilevel displacement of intervertebral discs, osteoarthritis, arteriosclerosis, mental health conditions, chronic pain, chronic nausea, chronic fatigue, etc. My body and soul are tired. I am not able to bring in enough income to pay my bills and take care of my pets. I know there are many people struggling right now. If you feel led to donate to help me, I cannot thank you enough. I am grieving where I am at in life now and who I used to be and all of the things I was able to do.