Support Tiffany Compton in Breathing with Ease

Hi Friends and Family.

I edited my original post from December because things have changed.

Unfortunately there is no pleasant way to say this.

I’m dealing with a life-threatening breathing issue.

My airway is closing again and now it’s more serious and complicated than before my surgery in December. My airway is at less than 5% capacity.

I also found out that I’ve been living with a trachea defect since 2007 from my previous surgeries, which has caused damage to my lungs and several other organs.

Right now these are possibilities I’m facing:

1. Experimental trachea reconstruction surgery with unknown outcomes

2. Permanent tracheostomy with the possibility of never being able to speak again

3. Hospice

I don’t like any of these options and I’ve felt just about every overwhelming feeling as I process this information.

I don’t feel ready to die.

For most of my life I didn’t want to be alive and I almost lost my life in 2004 from a suicide attempt.

Now here I am with death looking at me straight in the eyes from an inch away - something I would have been eager to accept a decade ago - and I don’t want it.

I’m not afraid to die, but I’ve worked so hard to get to where I am today. For the last few years, despite many difficult changes and challenges, I’ve experienced abundant delight and enjoyment from being alive. I have received so much from many people and resources to get here.

To die now after all I’ve been through feels like a waste. I feel incomplete with my work in the world to help others discover the beauty of life and embodiment despite a world of immense challenges, pain, and trauma.

I can’t die feeling I’ve taken more than I have given.

I still have work to do and gifts to share.

Since June I’ve missed a lot of work due to respiratory illnesses while I simultaneously experienced several very large unexpected expenses. The last 8 months I had covid, flu, pneumonia, trachea surgery, and now my airway is less than 5% open because of tracheal stenosis. I’ve exhausted my savings. And now I’m unable to give in-person sessions for work due to difficulty breathing.

For the safety of my life, I am resting at home. Since I won’t be able to work in person, run errands, or perform many home tasks for the foreseeable future, I am asking for help.

If you feel inspired to support my life and my breath by donating towards my expenses, I am beyond grateful to receive.

Also, thank you for sending me and my throat love, prayers, peace, expansion, and grounding energy.

Thank you for your support as I navigate this life-changing transition.