Over the years, I've used my talents and network to help so many - hurricane survivors, single moms, violence against women, families in need, community, youth, writers, actors and more.

Now, I am asking for help. As you've seen on my social media pages, I've been in hospital several times recently for blood transfusions due to severe anemia, female health issues and now strokes.

One of my strokes left me unconscious for a while and I was paralyzed on one side and unable to speak. I've also had a heart monitor on for three months.

On Monday, the cardiology team checked me again and I was excited to be done with wearing the monitor but my readings showed a new situation that had not been detected before so now I'm getting a heart recorder installed in my chest.

I also have not yet discussed the female side of things but my obgyn team can no longer do what they intended with my fibroids due to cardio and neuro but are doing another procedure instead.

Many of you assume me to be a busy body especially with PR, books, speaking and being an acting momager. But being busy is one thing, providing for oneself is another. The hardest part of all of this has been drafting a fundraiser for myself but unexpected costs and limited energy results in changes.

A few friends and relatives and my dad have been able to help me so far but Monday, things went from being able to handle it all into two new unexpected items at the cardio to help especially if I may be having strokes in my sleep.

With the expense of the procedures and multiple hospital stays, it has become a lot more than I can do on my own.

I started this year on a high, never imagining that I would be forced to take things easy, or not even go to visit my folks due to them not wanting me to need blood in a place where the hospitals lack blood for transfusions, or not being able to get medicines as needed.

So here I am, asking for assistance, as we tackle these costs to get these procedures done in the next few days/weeks. Thank you so much for your thoughts, well-wishes, prayers and encouragement