π"Life Can Be Unkind"π
Ok, so I tried to share a widget and a button and all the things but
apparently Firefox is like fuck that noise so maybe I need to switch to
Chrome? At any rate, I got around it by doing a copy/paste/add a link thing,
which is why this appears so wonky.
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to read this. My name is Becky, and my body
& mind seem to be degenerating before my very eyes. It started as numbness
and weakness in my hands, making it difficult to type. It progressed to the
point where I cannot put earrings in for lack of sensation & dexterity.
Sometimes things just randomly fall out of my hands. I have developed a
severe, unrelenting limp that put me in the hospital and led to a toe
amputation and multiple foot operations.
I've been struggling with so many things I cannot list them here, but suffice
to say, these days, it is a constant struggle to control my body. Medications
help, but they are expensive, even with insurance.
I am being treated by experts in the field of Degenerative Neurological
disorders at University of Michigan Hospital.
Thus far, we don't know the underlying cause. We do know it is a progressive
issue that has to be watched over time to measure strength, nerve response,
degeneration, and a whole host of technical medical things to get to the
bottom of it. We do know there is trauma to both my lumbar and cervical spine,
which we hope to treat with a multi-prong assault in order to improve my
quality of life.
But multiple specialists, legions of tests, long drives and numerous
medications are expensive; and have left my husband and me in heavy debt with
more on the horizon.
My husband and I both work full time; he is in maintenance and I am a pharmacy
technician. We have applied for assistance across the board, but do not
qualify. To be perfectly honest, we even examined the option of my leaving
work so I could heal and we might qualify for some kind of support from
somewhere. Ultimately, my husband makes just a little too much for us to be
eligible, even if I'm not working. And truth be told, I love my job, and I am
the insurance carrier in our house. Without my insurance, we wouldn't be
getting ANY treatment and I would just rapidly degenerate without
intervention.
If you can donate, we would both deeply appreciate it. The money would go to
paying our multitude of medical costs, which may soon include spinal surgery,
depending on the tests. (Fingers crossed it doesn't come to that.) Medical
intervention by the experts at U of M is the only reason I am still able to
work to pay for things like rent, food, etc. In fact, without my medication, I
can barely function, let alone work.
We are trying hard to keep pushing forward and looking to the future with
hopeful hearts, but we desperately need help.
Every tiny bit matters. Whether you are able to help or not, we ask you to share this fundraiser so others might see it. Thank you.
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