Those that know me know its pretty hard for me to ask for help and to put myself out here on this platform, but however this is my only option for doing so with out drowning in a sea of medical bills. 

In January I went into my Dr. feeling run down and under the weather. After Many tests it was determined that I had a number of items wrong that stemmed from a type of Nuro Virus that was shutting down many of my systems. My Dr. said that if I had waited a week or more the outcome would have been different. 

I was set up with an in home care network due to the fact that my Dr. did not want me in a hospital for fear of catching another illness with how low my immune system actual was at the time. 

I went to Seattle Radiology and had a port put into my arm that was hooked through my artery directly to my heart.  Over the next 12 days I was hooked up to a high intensity cocktail of anti-viral medication.  I was not able to leave to house for the next few weeks due to the fact that I no longer had an immune system, Think of it as a basic hard reboot of your computer. We had to shut everything down to get it kick started again. 

I was in and out of work for about the next month, Luckily I had great support from my leadership & my staff to be able to do some of my work from home.  I also saw great support from a core group of friends that took care of me, took me to my Dr. appointments, brought me food, clorox wipes & helped to keep my home germ free. They also helped to take Oliver on walks even though I know they were just taking me on a walk so that I would get out of my own head.

During the next few months I began to regain weight and my immune system. I did However begin to loose my hearing in my left ear and was having to see Audiologist to determine a corse of action. Currently I still am finding it hard to hear through that ear as well as hearing a constant ringing noise 24/7 which is a common occurrence. Think of turning on a TV and hearing that electrical noise sometimes. 

I am asking for help now because even with assistance that I have already received from my wonderful grandmother I am starting to really struggle in a day to day basis. I have always been one to pay my bills on time & to be organized and timely. However I now find myself struggling each paycheck to find the funds to pay everything. I have already slashed the non essentials from my life & with out the great friends around me I would not be leaving my house except to go to work. I truly appreciate and love you all & I only hope that by putting this out there that possibly this can all be behind me and this weight that is currently crushing me can be lifted.

I do realize this is a lot of money to put out there But honestly If you can help at all I will be forever in your debt. I want to be able to enjoy life again, spend time with my nephews, be able to go and take them places and not have to tell them I'm sorry Uncle can't anymore. 

It is with a sincere heart that I say thank you. 


The image of my medical bills is already half the size that it was to begin with. You can now imagine the mountain I was referring too.