I never would have guessed how much our lives would change on August 19th of this year. My wife, Jill, went in for an MRI due to some issues she had been having for a while with her ear. The tech immediately called for an ambulance and I was called to meet her at the hospital. We were told they found something and she needed to go to the hospital. We found out later that day that there was a massive mass on her brain that had shifted the center line of her brain. The doctors couldn't even figure out how she could still walk.
They kept her in the hospital over the weekend and did more scans and tests. On Sunday they scheduled surgery for Monday morning to have the mass removed. The surgery was successful, but it was cancer. The onchology doctors started working with the pathologists to determine the type of cancer and treatment options. They decided on a 6 week treatment plan with radiation and chemo concurrently. Everything was going good until the start of her fifth week of treatments when her platelet level dropped significantly. The doctors immediately took her off the Chemo treatments and had her come in for more bloodwork. That Friday I took her for a chest CT scan to check for blood clots. The scan came back clear but did show possible gall stones. Saturday she woke up to pain and discomfort in her abdominal area. Saturday afternoon we took her in to the ER and she ended up back in the hospital. They determined that her gall bladder was bad and needed to be removed. However, due to her low platelet count she is not a candidate for surgery at this time. So, they treated the gall bladder with antibiotics to reduce the inflamation and gave her 3 transfusions while she stayed in the hospital for a week.
Her platelet levels continue to be low and her gall bladder is still giving her issues. She is now out of vacation time at work. So, we are facing financial uncertainties with her income and paying for our portion of the doctors bills. Any help you can give to keep the financial part out of the stressors in our lives right now is greatly appreciated.
If you are a Polk County School employee and could give some hours to her sick bank that would also be extremely helpful. Get in contact with us and we can get you the information for how to do that.
We are holding on to our faith and know God is in control throughout this whole ordeal.
As of today 11/14 her platelet count has started to rise slightly. Still no where near out of the woods on it but an increase is fantastic news.
Thank you to everyone who continues to pray for our family, that means so much to us. If you can help financially please feel comfortable giving here. I researched this site before using it and they do hold a transaction fee which matches the costs to process a credit card. There are no other fees attached though and they won't hold the funds until we meet the requested amount. And if we need to keep it going longer we can.
