I will die without iron infusions. I am here to ask for help, like everyone else. I do not see myself as a proud person. I keep myself humble and always help others in need but I am the type that never seeks out help or assistance. I don’t want anyone ever worrying about me or what I’m going through. I am here today because I have no other choice. I want to live and I am in survival mode. Seeking out every avenue that I can to raise money for the iron infusions. My name is Kelly and here is my 2023 year to date in a nut shell.
I lost my dad when I was 18 and he was 43 to a rare blood disorder and cancer. Over the last couple of years before turning 43 I had grown more afraid of that birthday. Something wasn’t sitting well with me. I was having nightmares about dying and couldn’t see any future passed that day.
Well I made it to my 43rd birthday in January and the very next day I went to urgent care thinking I was suffering from the flu or possibly covid. What came next had the Dr’s literally running in circles. It wasn’t until a day or two later that I found out what had happened and a month later after researching it understood why they reacted that way.
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See I had been having some trouble over the course of a several months with breathing, painful stiff muscles and a pounding headache that nothing made go away. I had a ringing in my ears and could hear my heart beat over someone else just talking to me. Also my hair had been falling out. I could no longer hold things in my hands due to them going numb along with my arms and legs. Then they would go into spasms. I shattered three phones due to this with cases on them. I would become so stiff that I needed help getting around and doing things. I never once called into work during this entire ordeal.
See by the time I went to urgent care I was swollen from head to toe and literally turning grey and blue in color. I was consistently having symptoms of a heart attack. They sent me to the ER. All vitals were normal and EKG was normal. What they found next had them redo my blood testing 3 times before shipping me off to ICU then the OR. The human body holds anywhere from 12-16 pints of blood. See that day I really did think I had the flu but it was far worse. I walked into the hospital with only 2.6 pints of blood in my body. When you loose 2 3rds of your blood supply or dropping below 4.7 pints death is certain. How i was still alive is beyond me. I tell everyone that I am meant to be here for a reason and I want to do something for my community in return. I want to leave my mark in a positive way helping those artists that need exposure through the internet.
Well they gave me three blood transfusions to start moving my iron in the right direction. I had absolutely no iron in my body to produce red blood cells and your red blood cells are what carries oxygen though out your entire body. Iron is the one vitamin that the human body can not sustain life with out it. Come to find out my body doesn’t absorb iron so just taking supplements or increasing iron enriched foods will not work. Due to genetics and different health issues over the years the only way my body can get iron is through transfusions.
So the reason I’m here asking for help. Since my release from the hospital my insurance was paying for my infusions. Currently have to have steroids and Benadryl before each producer due to finding out I’m also allergic to the infusions. So basically I will gladly suffer through hives if it means I get three more months with my husband and kids. Now my insurance refuses to pay anymore towards my infusions and they are roughly 10K a session. One complete dose is split up into sessions over the course of a week. my last one was in May and it was only half of the dose. I couldn’t afford the other half.
Last month I started showing signs of my body going down hill again. I have tried all funding avenues to get through this. I maxed out my credit cards and took out a loan to help me get a side business off and running. Have the business but no longer have any funds due to my identity being stolen because I fell for a scam off the internet. That just led me to become two months behind on my bills and no way to catch up. I could go on but I think you get what I’m going through. The thing that scares me the most isn’t dying but I know what it truly feels like to have your body slowly dying while rigomortus is setting in and the blood leaving your limbs to keep your major organs going. I don’t ever want to feel that again. I’ve been called a walking miracle. I want to see my youngest son graduate high school in two years. Then the good lord can have me.
I appreciate your time in reading this. I hope you have a blessed day. please go hug your loved ones and tell them everyday that you love them and your proud of them. You never truly know when it may just be your last.