For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Coley. We have a medically fragile child, and for going on seven years, Julia has been with our family as a nurse helping to care for our daughter. Julia is part of our family now.

Julia has recently experienced her own medical issues and has been in the hospital going on a month, with many more months of recovery to come. Please help if you can to ensure her regular bills are paid so she has a home with utilities and a vehicle to come home to. She would absolutely never ask for this, as she never wants to burden anyone, but has approved as this is truly a need. Julia is an amazing asset to our family, stellar nurse, and great friend! Please help her get through this unexpected medical need. Anything, including prayers, is greatly appreciated.

UPDATE from Julia:

Hi everyone,

Yes it's true, it's very hard for me to ask for help, so Coley thank you for organizing this and stepping up for me I really appreciate it. You're a special part of my family, the one you get to choose. I love you thank you.

So basically y'all, apparently I've been struggling with this problem for the last 6 months or so I've been gaining weight didn't know why, I'm not eating more or less I'm definitely more sedentary, but the type of weight always gaining just didn't feel right. My third grandbaby was born in the 19th of November, and in those pictures my sister said she didn't recognize me, I was so bloated and unkempt kind of I guess, turns out I had ascites it wasn't just weight gain. I don't know how long it had been brewing, I just didn't take care of myself over the last year like I should have been.

So after thanksgiving, Friday, I felt really sick like I had the worst gas pains ever, couldn't function or do anything really all weekend missed work, Monday came and I was actually really going to try to go to work I got up extra early at 1:00 p.m. to get my shower to make sure I had time to assess myself and make sure it's going to make it in to my shift.

Turns out that didn't happen I was not able to make it in. I laid down went to sleep after going to Walgreens which took an excessive amount of time because it was so hard to walk and breathe. I went to get Gas-X because I thought was the issue.

Took it, no relief around 11:00 p.m. I just couldn't tolerate the pain anymore. I started to get up and try to get ready to get myself to the ER it took me over an hour just to maneuver through my house, to the point where I couldn't breathe by 2:00 a.m. I was shaking so bad I think I was going into shock I knew I wasn't going to be able to drive myself so during that time 11:00 to 2:00 I was getting my house ready, My Pet's secure, for me to be able to be brought to the ER. Called 911 and this was Monday December 2nd.

I've been at the hospital since then, I had emergency surgery on the 11th been recouping from that. I will spare you all the details but it was pretty crazy what was happening in my abdomen, and I will say that I had an ovary, a fallopian tube, part of my colon, all removed... It was diverticulitis with perforations, we tried treating with antibiotics but there was an emergency on the 11th and I was brought in for emergency surgery. Was almost discharged today but the surgeon is just really uncomfortable with that and wants to do a second surgery on Monday to try to reverse this, and set things right, or set a new position for my contraptions. so I'm scheduled for that on Monday.

I don't know how long I'm going to be out of work, missing pay, and I hate to ask but I so much appreciate if there's any help you can give. I always try to make sure that those closest to me have everything that they need when they need it. I hope that karma is real and that the people who love me care about me will help me get through this.

I've been in pain so long I just didn't even realize how much pain I was in until I had one pain-free day. And I don't even know how that happened.

I just want to get better and I don't want to have to worry about losing everything that I've worked too hard for.

Thanks for taking the time to read about what's going on with me, and for considering giving helping hand. I'll always accept your prayers and positive energy.

Hope you all had a great Christmas, enjoy your new year, and just throw out a thought and prayer for me here and there, cuz I want to go home and see my grandbabies.

Thanks again, love y'all, Jules