Hi everyone, firstly I want to thank my family for helping me and supporting me and my little family during these past extremely difficult 4 days. We don’t know what we would have done without you.

Monday morning I started having excruciating abdominal pain. I have never felt anything like that before, I could barely speak and keep still. I had to be picked up by an ambulance because I couldn’t walk or stand at all, I thought I was going to pass out from the pain. The whole time I kept thinking of my daughter and that I needed to do my best and be strong for her, I’ve never felt more scared in my life. My husband Chris kept talking me through it when the ambulance would come and that helped so much but I hated that he was seeing me that way because I know he will be traumatized but I know we’ll be able to get through this together.

After endless amounts of tests and scans (Xrays, CT scan, Ultrasound, and MRI) the doctors diagnosed me with pancreatitis. The cause of it was gallstones and there was a stone lodged in a duct which caused inflammation to my pancreas. I had to have surgery to remove my gallbladder. It was such a long process because they wanted to make sure my pain was at a minimum before they do the surgery so that meant just waiting which felt like torture. This is actually the third surgery I’ve had just this year alone. I had two others back in March and then in April, so since then I’ve just been trying to catch up on medical bills and other finances.

So what I’m asking and this is so hard for me as it is, even with insurance, I am going to be responsible for my portion . I’ve set up this fundraiser with a goal of 15,000 to help cover hospital bills, medications, and essential living costs while I heal. Any support—whether it’s a donation or sharing this fundraiser—means more than I can express. Thank you for being part of my recovery and for helping me through this difficult time.