Jessica's Medical Fund
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I have been in and out of hospitals ever since I was 5 years old, trying to figure out what was going on with me. I wasn't diagnosed with Neurocardiogenic Syncope until I was 11 years old and was then diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome when I was 17 years old. I received my first pacemaker at age 11 and am not on my fourth pacemaker, which was implanted in 2010. Since then, my symptoms have been pretty well controlled with the help of medication and lifestyle adjustments.
In 2014, I made one of my top dreams come true by packing up everything I owned into my car and moving to California. I have always lived and believed that a chronic medical condition should not get in the way of you living the life you want and deserve to live.
Since moving here, however, I have had to visit the ER at least six times, which is the most I have had to make since I was a child and passing out rather frequently. The causes of the most recent ER visits are to do with gallbladder attacks and gallstones (NCS/POTS patients have GI issues) and Bartholin's cysts (not related to NCS/POTS) that have required two surgical procedures. One of the visits was after I had to call 911 in the middle of the night because I was having a horrible vertigo attack and couldn't stand up and was uncontrollably shaking. That was later determined to be caused by dehydration caused by being sick from a Bartholin cyst procedure.
As most of my friends and family know, my current job does not pay very well and I am currently renting a room in a house and driving a car with no air conditioning and am really just trying my best to just make it and have a good life. The stresses of all of this is causing major depression, self-harming and suicidal thoughts which is something I thought I had outgrown years ago. I refuse to get up and am trying to see the positive which includes a new job that I will be starting at the end of November.
What I am asking for is help paying off my past medical bills. I am doing my best to pay my other bills, but this huge sum of past due medical bills is really dragging me down. I want to continue being able to get help for my heart condition and my mental health, but I can't afford to accrue any more medical bills. While my gallbladder is under control, due to my watching what I eat, and the cysts are under control by medical supplements, this mass of bills is still there.
I hate having to ask for help and like to keep some things about my life out of the public because it is embarrasing, but I am kind of at a loss as to what to do at this point. I do need help and I am stepping out of my comfort zone and asking.
I won't give up and refuse to throw in the towel. That will always be true about me, but sometimes I have to not be so stubborn and ask for help. I have amazing friends and family and if you can't help financially (BELEVE me, I understand) your support alone means the world to me. Thank you!
In 2014, I made one of my top dreams come true by packing up everything I owned into my car and moving to California. I have always lived and believed that a chronic medical condition should not get in the way of you living the life you want and deserve to live.
Since moving here, however, I have had to visit the ER at least six times, which is the most I have had to make since I was a child and passing out rather frequently. The causes of the most recent ER visits are to do with gallbladder attacks and gallstones (NCS/POTS patients have GI issues) and Bartholin's cysts (not related to NCS/POTS) that have required two surgical procedures. One of the visits was after I had to call 911 in the middle of the night because I was having a horrible vertigo attack and couldn't stand up and was uncontrollably shaking. That was later determined to be caused by dehydration caused by being sick from a Bartholin cyst procedure.
As most of my friends and family know, my current job does not pay very well and I am currently renting a room in a house and driving a car with no air conditioning and am really just trying my best to just make it and have a good life. The stresses of all of this is causing major depression, self-harming and suicidal thoughts which is something I thought I had outgrown years ago. I refuse to get up and am trying to see the positive which includes a new job that I will be starting at the end of November.
What I am asking for is help paying off my past medical bills. I am doing my best to pay my other bills, but this huge sum of past due medical bills is really dragging me down. I want to continue being able to get help for my heart condition and my mental health, but I can't afford to accrue any more medical bills. While my gallbladder is under control, due to my watching what I eat, and the cysts are under control by medical supplements, this mass of bills is still there.
I hate having to ask for help and like to keep some things about my life out of the public because it is embarrasing, but I am kind of at a loss as to what to do at this point. I do need help and I am stepping out of my comfort zone and asking.
I won't give up and refuse to throw in the towel. That will always be true about me, but sometimes I have to not be so stubborn and ask for help. I have amazing friends and family and if you can't help financially (BELEVE me, I understand) your support alone means the world to me. Thank you!
Organizer
Jessica Wahl
Organizer
Cerritos, CA
