Update read. More detail some is graphic detail. Long but worth it. Thank you for your support.

This is rough for me to do but I come to my extended family, friends and to others in this times of need not just for myself but for my family. I'm going to run things through a timeline if you will so there is a way better understanding of what is going on medically and financially here.

So when I was 8 I was struck in the head/temple with a baeseball ⚾ that sent me airlifted to Cincinnati Childrens hospital and in my what would 1st of 2 comas. In this hospitalization after awakening from the coma and rehabilitation physical, mental and educational it was learnt that I also developed Peti-Mal Seizures and and medications are not controlling them. This was also my 1st of 3 TBIs

Then we fast forward to a few years later I had a sled riding accident where my sled turnt backwards and a group of kids and I did not realize that their were boulder rocks covered in snow at the bottom of the hill. You could only imagine what it looked like and another trip and stay to Cincinnati Childrens. This time the seizures started to get worse losing focus in class and many trips to physical therapy and emotional therapy as well. And during this time frame it is hard for me to share this because many do not know about it but even during these horrific injuries in my life I was sadly also getting sexually abused by my blood/birth father. As I like say Sperm donor! And how this all came about is I began touching my own loving Daddy one day my Stepfather and I told him this is what me and my dad do.

So now that's where the mental health rehabilitation care and facilities come into play to help me get past this and workout these difficulties from physical, mental, health and emotional abuse. And tons of more medication.

Now we flash forward to the future of 2004. I was going my same route as I did everyday leaving work did not have a clue about anything going on and then down a long dark road all of a sudden BAM bricks rocks and others objects come through my car and a huge one hits me upside the head and blood starts gushing out l. The car stalls I look up dazed confused really no clear visibility but can see a large group of people approaching my car and they pull me out and beat me almost to my death. I had just become a victim of a riot in St.Petersburg Fl and all I was doing was trying to get home to get to bed to go to work the next day.

Now this has caused neverending injuries the seizures went from not just PetiMal but also GrandMal and nocturnal/sleeping, and also severe PTSD and Anxiety Migraines on levels I didn't know existed and of course more very very long hospital stays in neurogical and ICU units for log periods of time. Not knowing was I going to leave.

The injuries and rehabilitation to this are endless time and seeing new specialist yearly since then. It continues on and on and on. And of course new medicine trying different combinations trying implant devices and surgery after surgery and study after study. Honestly I've had enough of it. My body is tired medically. It's way more than just a left knee meniscus tear and a back surgery that I'm having in a month it goes way more than that. I've tried the healthy approach working out vitamin supplement natural vegetable and fruit consumption through the blenders and drinking that everyday and trying to negotiate with doctors can I take a natural supplement over a medication I've done the medical marijuana and CBD. I keep having illnesses come on just like last year with the Addison's Disease and now steroids for that which there is absolutely no supplement. I regularly search things up on Mayo clinic John Hopkins University Harvard medicine not using Google doctor. I use legitimate things that have been studied. I have attended groups workshops and listened to what others have to say about this illness or that medication. And it resulted in me getting social security disability because I now had become a reliably not just to myself but to others. And I kept begging my job not to let me go but it was beyond their control.

I also got a huge scare this year when my loving wife of 20 yrs was admitted to the CARDIC ICU this year from stress from work, everyday life, taking care of my medical issues. She was there for almost a week and she wore a heart monitor and was off from work for almost 3 weeks. But I told her it will be ok. We're strong we're fighters and we have God. You know me you never seen me without a smile or trying to make someone laugh or brighten someone else's day no matter what I'm going through personally because I sit that aside and I bury it. Well I can't bury it anymore family, friends.

The time has come that I ask of you of this huge favor it took a lot out of me, honestly this is draining me mentally, emotionally and physically to come to anyone and ask for this. I was told by a relative. Drew you have to open up and let it all out so others can hear your heart, your cry and your pain. And that's exactly what I am doing. This money will be used sorry for medical care, bills and for the family needs for the children directly.

Thank you so much

Andrew Wayne Costigan

aka Drew aka THEBIGDREWBOSKI

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