First off I want to begin this by expressing how truly embarrassed and emotional I am about having to create one of these. This is truly my first ever making one of these asking for help, and I’m not exactly proud of it as I am not one to EVER ask for help. I will drive the struggle bus into the ground before I ask for help. But this time, it’s a little different.
Here’s my story.
For those of you that know me, know that genetically I have always been a large girl, I was once the little girl who could never sit on daddy’s knee because she was too big. Being overweight is in my genetics and something I have struggled with my entire life, to where at one point in time, I stopped caring about myself, and let it get away from me to where I was just at 500 pounds. I have in the last several years began to work extremely hard on myself and reshaping the image of how I see myself and decided to take my life back.
in doing so, I have been able to lose over half of me. But it isn’t enough. I have other medical problems (back issues) that I have sustained from this, naturally, that I am fighting at the same time, and with that, I have a lot of extra skin I need to have removed to help reduce the extra weight I carry, and that’s tugging on my spine where I have my bulging discs.
I was pretty misled on how much this was going to cost me, when I first called and started this journey in preparation for skin removal surgery. In hopes to be able to get this done next year in June.
the end goal is my quality of life, and being able to finally love myself and enjoy the rest of the 2/3rds life I have left.
I left my appointment yesterday on 10/14 feeling very defeated, and hopeless that I won’t be able to get this done without help. I don’t have a lot resources I can lean on, so I am in hopes this is a shot in the dark that could at least help in some way.
All and any funds will strictly cover the cost of the procedures, medical expenses and after care.
This is in no way looking for pitty or looking to make others feel bad for me, but just in hopes some out there might care enough to help me make my dreams a reality knowing fully this just isn’t something I can do on my own.
Nothing more than baring my soul and being completely open and vulnerable. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my story, and donating if you can, anything helps.
I know we all have our own lives and things going on, this is just my story.
