Jonine Scott

Helping Jonine Heal, Relocate & Come Home to Family Over a year ago, my doctor called me the morning after a routine blood draw and told me to call 911 immediately. My potassium was so critically low it could have stopped my heart at any moment. I’ve been rebuilding ever since — and my goal is to reach Middle Tennessee, where my daughter and grandchildren are waiting. I’m not asking for luxury. I’m asking for the chance to heal surrounded by the people I love. ________________________________________ My Story It didn’t happen all at once. For a long time before that phone call, I had been living with cramps, numbness, and a heaviness that crept all the way up to my chest. I didn’t know what it was. I kept going. I. What I didn’t fully understand at the time was this: years earlier I had gastric bypass surgery. That surgery changed my life — I went from over 350 lbs. down to 170 lbs. I had fought hard for my health. But because of the bypass, my body doesn’t absorb nutrients the same way. I needed a complete multi-vitamin and mineral supplement — not just a multivitamin. That gap in supplementation quietly depleted my potassium over time, without me realizing what was happening. Then came the blood draw. Then came the call. Call 911. Your potassium is dangerously low. Your heart is at risk. At 70 years old, I was facing something that could have taken my life without warning — caused not by carelessness, but by a gap in medical knowledge that many gastric bypass patients never learn until it’s almost too late. The nerve damage that followed left me in a wheelchair. I had to relearn things I’d done my whole life. I won’t pretend it wasn’t frightening. It was. But I made a choice early on — I wasn’t going to shut down. I was going to document, learn, and keep moving forward. So that’s what I’ve been doing. I enrolled in college courses online. I’ve been learning digital skills, financial tools, and building systems to support my future. I write about my journey publicly — the fear, the small wins, the setbacks, and the hope — because I believe transparency matters. Because someone else out there might need to see that rebuilding at 70 is possible. And through all of it, one thing has stayed constant: I need to get to Tennessee. ________________________________________ Why Tennessee Tennessee isn’t just a destination. It’s where my healing becomes complete. My daughter is there. My grandchildren are there. The kind of daily support that makes recovery possible — a familiar face, a short drive away, someone who knows my name — is there. I’ve learned something through this experience that I didn’t fully understand before: Recovery is harder alone. Isolation slows healing. Family accelerates it. The research supports this. But more than that — I’ve lived it. I’m not running from anything. I’m moving toward something. Stability. Dignity. Family. A safe, accessible home where I can continue to rebuild and eventually contribute — to my community, to my family, and to the conversations about senior housing that too few people are having. ________________________________________ Where Your Donation Goes This medical recovery fund and senior relocation campaign has one goal: stability. Here’s exactly how every dollar will be used: • Housing & Moving Costs — $9,500 Senior housing assistance, rent deposits, furnishings, storage, and help with moving costs from California to Tennessee. • Medical Expenses — $3,000 Nerve damage recovery treatments, medications, physical therapy journey continuation, and specialist co-pays. • ️ Living Stabilization — $4,500 A 6-month cushion for food, transportation, and bills — the foundation for independent senior living. • Transition & Rebuilding — $1,000 Documents, internet access, and an emergency buffer for getting settled. Total Goal: $18,000 ________________________________________ A Note on Transparency I’ve come so far. From a wheelchair to walking. From surviving to studying. From isolation to building a path back to my family. I document everything publicly at joninescott.com. My journey — the progress, the challenges, the housing applications, the learning — is all there. I believe you deserve to know exactly who you’re supporting and why. No vague asks. No hidden struggles. Just one woman, rebuilding with grace, one day at a time. ________________________________________ How You Can Help Donate: Every amount matters. Truly. Share: If you can’t donate, sharing this page with one person who might connect with my story means everything. One share can change everything. Follow along: joninescott.com — come be part of this journey. I’m not asking for luxury. I’m asking for the chance to heal surrounded by the people I love. Thank you for reading. Thank you for caring. Thank you for being the kind of person who stops and sees someone. — Jonine Scott