Mayo Clinic: Support Jenna's Surgery and Recovery Costs

Hello! My name is Jenna and I am a 36 y/o who underwent an open surgery at Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital and spent 10 difficult days in the hospital receiving expert care until I finally met criteria to be discharged.

I work full-time as a social worker at our local community mental health agency providing mental health therapy to adults, adolescents, and families receiving state benefits or who are uninsured. I also have a second job working in private practice on weekends to make ends meet. Unfortunately, I have exhausted all of my PTO benefits during my first trip to Mayo Clinic, which lasted 2 weeks for including medical testing, Dr appts, surgical consults (grateful I only needed 1 surgery and not 2!), and a biopsy of a mass in my Thoracic area behind my right ribcage.

I am seeking financial support from my broader community as I will be on FMLA leave for an extended period of time while I recover. I am hoping your generosity will help alleviate the financial stress I am currently experiencing in the midst of surmounting medical debt. I am most concerned about being able to balance a 2k mortgage payment on top of medical expenses.

I am beyond grateful to everyone who is stepping up to donate financially, for those who have sent care items from near and far, who have visited me and took a few calls when I was scared and in distress. For those who brought me Popsicles, Soup, Gatorade, & Fruit Snacks, for the grocery run and meal drop off, the shower support, the sleep over to make sure I was ok, the check in calls/texts, the tummy suckers, Vitamin C gummies, and new socks. I'm so grateful for my wheelchair pushers, airport strangers offering kindness, and medical supplies lovingly placed in my home before I arrived. It has been a tough journey! I look forward to writing more when I'm feeling better. For now, thank you kind, compassionate, loving, and giving humans ❤️

Thank you kindly for your consideration!

Warmly,

Jenna