Aid a Veteran's Fight for Health and Stability

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Aid a Veteran's Fight for Health and Stability

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This Picture you see is the day I only lifted a vehicle up (no labor) and took off an oil plug (very easy) and sent this to my wife, showing her that I should probably go to the ER! Can see that my face Is sagging to the one side! It was only 30 degrees out. I'm going through very hard times with health issues; probably related to my four tours in Iraq. Going to the VA at least 4 times a month with no diagnosis since April! Was admitted to the VA with obvious conditions for infusions for 3 days that helped tremendously, still neurology appointments coming for MRI’s that will hopefully come up with results. As of now the Only known fact is that my body is not absorbing any vitamin B. Lack of vitamin B can cause strokes and major issued. VA system is slow but just as slow as any other health provider specialty care. But being a 4 tour veteran struggling with loss of mobility/clarity/every thing vital I can’t operate my Business any longer. I owned/operated an auto repair shop in Rosemount MN. Opened my business to help anyone I could with auto repair, after retiring from the Army Reserves. Even when I was in the Army my health was declining but stuck through my health issues and denied the fact any existed. Now after being retired and opening my shop to help to the community after years of service I’m unable to keep pushing through. In April, as my health was at its limits I went in in the morning and pulled an oil plug out of a vehicle and I blacked out for 10 minutes and knew that was it.. I haven’t even been able to cut my grass! I love cutting my own grass. Having to pay someone to do things for me is something I’m not familiar with and I don’t know what I’m going to do. A lot of people might say why won’t you get a job as a driver or something of the type? I don’t even like to go to the gas station because I’m cloudy minded and it’s still going to be a few months until I get results! My plan was to work and help everybody I could/can until 60 to receive my Army Retirement. I have a classic car that I haven’t worked on in two years because my health has been declining that bad, but I still went in every day and helped anybody else I could.. The worst part is when I was admitted to the VA for my infusions briefly was met with neurology and when they saw my condition, seeing my face sag to the one side, they all whispered different things, but it’s like I had a stroke again. I’m not about to find out how being a youTuber or an influencer or make money in a way I don’t understand. Yes it would be nice to pay off my mortgage, but I’m not going to have my daughter be ashamed of me and doing this makes me very ashamed asking for help just to get by throughout all my VA appointments and hopefully get results, and help people again in the community! In Iraq, my job was to save and Minimize casualties I wish I could do it again!

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Joseph Alan Drews
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Farmington, MN
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