Support Jenn's Journey to Health and Recovery

Jenn has been through more in the past ten years than most of us can even fathom in a lifetime. She needs our help to get better. Please read my “condensed” version of her story.

About a decade ago Jenn started having random bouts of uncontrollable vomiting that would last a day or two. Over time the bouts progressed to last longer and happen more frequently. She now has the episodes at least once a month and it often lasts for many days, sometimes a week or more. When she has these episodes, she cannot keep any food or liquids down. So imagine going a week without food or liquids. She used to go to the ER for help, but was often called a drug seeker and given some fluids and sent on her way. So now she just suffers through and prays for it to end. Jenn has seen many specialists. She’s had several surgeries despite no one really knowing what’s going on. She’s had multiple different tests and procedures done. She was at one point diagnosed with the incurable disease gastroparesis only to be told recently that’s not what’s going on. The only thing that brings her slight relief is sitting in the bathtub under scalding hot water, to the point that her skin is now permanently discolored from it. She will literally spend days unable to leave the bathtub. As a result, Jenn now has developed back issues that require surgery. She will be having a spinal fusion on October 3rd.

Because of her illness, Jenn had to leave her full time job in healthcare many years ago and is now a part time server. This means she doesn’t have any type of disability insurance or PTO. She will be off work for up to 3 months which means no income in that time.

I am hoping to raise enough money to cover Jenn’s rent and maybe help with Christmas gifts for her children and grandchild. If you know Jenn, you know that she would truly give the shirt off her back or walk to the end of the earth for anyone she cares about. She is one of the most loving, selfless women I’ve ever been blessed to know.

Please consider donating even a few dollars to help ease the financial stress Jenn is feeling going into this surgery. We need her to know she will be taken care of so she can focus on her recovery. If you can’t donate, please send healing vibes her way.

Thanks for reading this small snippet of her story!