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Hello, my name is Paul and I have Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is very painful, and it can be debilitating at times. I run a fast paced production lab, making glasses for a living, and it is physically demanding on my body, despite what one may think. I am on a strict diet and I take medication to manage my disease, but I'm going to have to make my diet even stricter and change medications, due to the recurring Crohn's flare-ups I have been having over the past two years.
Since I have taken my current position of employment, I have not been able to take a proper vacation due to the progression of the disease. I have spent all of my vacations in the hospital. Usually when I get discharged from the hospital, I go home to shower then go straight to work because I cannot afford to not work and lose the income. I am currently in the hospital now, and I will need a little extra time to recover at home once I leave here, otherwise, I will end up right back in the hospital with worse complications. Becuase I have used up all of my paid time off, I cannot afford, financially, to stay home and recover, however, there is no way around it, I have to stay home and recover.
A Crohn's flare up is a very painful event where the intestines are inflamed and swell up, sometimes they bleed, sometimes they swell shut in some areas, and sometimes they require surgery. If it wasn't for Jesus, I wouldn't be able to fight like I do to maintain a positive outlook and continue to persevere as I have done. Maybe I would've given up... It is that painful... Nevertheless, I have to make major changes to my diet again, and to my routines as well... I am overhauling my life right now, for the better. I feel nervous about asking for help financially, but I do not have any other options. In order to do that and be able to recover at home, I am trying to raise just enough funds to cover my bills while I am out from work, until I earn a full paycheck again. I won't see a paycheck for either two weeks to a month depending on how long I am in the hospital for. I am extremely nervous, but I know wholeheartedly that my situation is in God's hand, and I cannot allow myself to be overcome with how I feel, because what I know is much greater than what I feel.
Thank you so much for your support,
Paul Willingham III
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Paul Willingham III
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Medford, OR