Support Hannah's Fight Against Kienbock's Disease

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Hi, my name is Hannah Chick.

I have a very rare disease called Kienbock's disease, it is a wrist disorder. To help this problem, we are going to try a surgery called a radial shortening surgery. I have to have about 3mm of my arm bone removed so both my forearm bones are the same length and a titanium plate added (see xray below).

Animation of Radial Osteotomy

https://youtu.be/6_Cy-X2KvZE?si=5NoNFKOPUaAFq_32

This surgery will put me out of work for at least 2 months with no pay. I have been being seen for this disorder since October 2023 and I have met with many different doctors and specialists until I finally recently found a surgeon who can do something to hopefully relieve my pain. I have already started accruing hundreds of dollars in medical bills on top of the monthly bills while out of work.

My job is going to hold my position for when I return but they cannot accommodate any altered duty or restrictions. I can't leave because I need my insurance, but my state does not offer short term disability. My minimum monthly bills are about $2000/month and my out of pocket for this surgery is supposed to be around $5000 due to insurance deductibles. Not knowing when I will get my next paycheck is the largest stress in this situation. Any help will be highly appreciated, and will help me be able to focus on healing and give me the ability to afford any follow up doctors appointments and future medical bills I will receive.

I would appreciate if you can share this request with anyone you know who may be inclined to help me out.

Thank you in advance for anything you can do to help me out. ❤️

More info for those who are interested:

There is no blood circulation to the lunate bone in the hand so it is dying. There are a few things that could cause this disorder, but mine is believed to be caused by my radius bone in my arm being longer than the ulna. They are going to shorten the radius and add a titanium plate which will hopefully relieve pressure on my lunate and cause the bone to regain blood flow. If this surgery isn't successful, the next option is to remove the lunate bone and both bones in the hand touching the lunate. We are trying to avoid having to do this 2nd surgery because it will leave me with about 20-30% wrist movement for the rest of my life if we have to go that route.