
Humbled to Ask...4 My Life
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I'm raising money because I'm losing my life, I'm an RN, I've fought, struggled, survived and come as far as I can. But now, after a year, we are left with only one option. I have to start, very soon, an incredibly expensive oral treatment. Last year I went into a sudden multi-organ failure.... chomas X2, heart attacks X1, you name the test I underwent it, all AWAKE because I didn't want to die asleep...the cause of my multi-organ failure; prescription drug toxicity and homeopathic treatments interacting negatively causing chirrosis of the liver and my entire system to shut down.
As of now the next step is either a potential liver transplant...we don't know, my doctors are reluctant to even consider it, doubting I'd survive the surgery, and I'm very opposed to it, or this alternative therapy....these drugs which are an exhorbant amount of money and not covered by OHIP as they are not FDA approved. But that is the route I wish to take. I don't want to take a liver away from someone with a family, children, a spouse, etc. I have my dad, and the angels I work with. Still I just couldn't do that.
Gosh, I've already done this part and yet still my face is covered with tears. As most of you know I've never been one to ask for help. I've chosen a path of gracious servitude as my driving force in life, and it's not often those of us who've done so are in a position of such vulnerability to admit complete defeat and acknowledge that I can no longer do this on my own. But I'm tired. I'm afraid. Angry at times. But most of all I remain true to who I am as a person, and that means I am above all else determined.
I need to pay for my treatments, my rehabilitation, my living expenses as I have zero dollars to my name, and keep the faith whilst I continue down this road. Just for my treatments and rehab alone I'm looking at $2-4000/month. I won't stop fighting.
I'm a RN and I SAVE LIVES , I try to touch them in a positive way, doing anything to enhance their quality of ...and now I am humbled with the need to ask you to help me SAVE MINE.
Have you ever had a nurse save your life or someone you know and love? Have you ever had a nurse hold your hand while you suffer, cry with you because they can't make it go away; simply put, has a nurse ever touched your life, or that of a loved one? I can just imagine your wheels turning can't make it go away; simply put, has a nurse ever as you recall the kindness a nurse has provided you: delivered your babies, taken away your pain as best they could, tucked you in with warm blankets...the list could go on. Of course I can also imagine the cranky ones your thinking of...we have bad days too.
That being said, have you ever had a nurse ask you for a favor in return? Can you imagine your caregiver (RN), asking for a favor in return for services provided? $20 bucks, a loan, a car...NEVER. But I have to, and I am. I'm not asking so much as begging. Please help me. But no matter what you do, how this story makes you feel or touches you, can you do one thing...
Hug a nurse, and remember to always be kind...always be on the lookout for wonder, and embrace every beautiful and sad moment you can for it is special and rare.
When you reach the end of your life, ask yourself, was I kind? Could I have done better? I can answer yes to the first, give me a chance please to do just a little better on the second.
Thank You.
Hug a nurse, and remember to always be kind...always be on the lookout for wonder, and embrace every beautiful and sad moment you can for it is special and rare.
When you reach the end of your life, ask yourself, was I kind? Could I have done better? I can answer yes to the first, give me a chance please to do just a little better on the second.
Thank You.
Organizer
Winter Eve
Organizer
London, ON