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Wanda Wilke - 911 dispatcher - PTSD

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I was talking to a friend and found out she had to delay dental work, which affected her health, due to finances.

She has helped people all her life and more; she needs a little help. This is what she told me:

"I was a 911 dispatcher for 8 years in Alabama, the FIRST first responder. Burnout is usually 5 years for a dispatcher, so the fact that I made it to 8 is pretty good. It was an incredibly fulfilling occupation, helping people every day, that calm professional voice at most likely the worst day of your life. I have helped deliver a baby that couldn't wait for the hospital. I have worked through MANY hurricanes, tornadoes, house and business fires, drug deals gone bad when the victim was shot through the door. We both knew he was going to die. I spoke gently of God's love for him, and I can only pray that he accepted God's grace. But the truly worst call I would get would be that of a child, hiding in the closet, cause Daddy was beating the Hell out of Mama. I knew some of these people personally. I was diagnosed with PTSD 3 years later, and like many in my career choice, ended up divorced in a very small community, and the closest family was in Illinois, and jobs were very scarce. I stayed in Alabama because it had become my home and I didn't want to uproot my children.

For 10 years I had no health or dental insurance. At age 16, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism, which is an autoimmune disease that robs me of my energy, thus I can only work 3 days a week, 4 hour days. I have severe anemia, for which I will start to receive transfusions. I have bone loss, which caused a lot of broken bones, including teeth. We are trying to repair 10 years of governmental subsidized medicine. I have had to have all the teeth on my lower right jaw, one tooth on the lower left jaw, and two upper left molars removed. So I have a very small chewing surface.

Because of the Anemia, I have to have transfusions. Recently, I lost my job, and will be applying for disability.

I need $5,000 for the dental work and bridges I need to restore my teeth, as well as living expenses until/if I get disability."

Thank you so much for any support you can give. Sharing this post will also help! Thank you! Michelle Agurkis Deaton.
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Wanda Wilke
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Spring Hill, TN
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