My name is Desi. I am asking for funds to prepare for a corrective surgery in the abdominal area in October from the stomach bypass and will require at least 4 months to recover. I also have an urgent car loan and extensive repairs totaling $9,073.00 currently as a result of the high mileage placed on the car from my job as a deliverer of medical materials/supplies and driver for patients – need this by Wednesday, October 2. Currently, my outstanding bills total $46,560.00. For the corrective surgery and 4 months of recovery, my bills will be a grand total of $85,620.00.
I have always been challenged. But, I trust God, His process and live my life going beyond my means. In the last few months, I have been sick, quickly lost 30 lbs. plus in a few weeks and have been unable to sleep. I am having eating and abdominal/stomach problems because of scar tissue and the obstructed area provides a small opening from my stomach bypass. I do not have an appetite. I am scheduled to have extensive test and possibly surgery in October. I have been challenged to keep up with my medical bills, a loan and repairs of my car and monthly livelihood bills.
My story does not start just this year upon asking for your help. It started before I was born. At birth, I was diagnosed with “arthrogryposis” (which is arthritis, polio, and visually have clubbed hands and feet with no ankles and wrist bones). As a result, I was identified as disabled, having extreme physical challenges of living a normal life with handling things with my hands and walking with my feet. From childhood to adulthood, I had millions of dollars worth of surgeries to maximize my independence. I also had a stomach bypass as an adult to help my short and small body frame maneuver better – my weight was too heavy for my body frame. However, none of this hasn’t slowed me down at all.
As a child with a crutch or two, I played football, basketball, whatever I wanted to do. As a youth at just two years old, I served at Eastern Star Church of God & Christ as the drummer and this helped me develop a great love and appreciation for music. I played in my high school military-style marching band. I am currently serving as the Minister of Music at my church where I have been a member for over 20 years. Then in giving back to the community and through travel, I live fully in my purpose mentoring and supporting the youth and adults in their musical endeavors.
One of my greatest accomplishments in life is building a beautiful family with a wife and two wonderful children (Dr. C’monee & Ethan). You see, I was never supposed to be able to get married and have a child. As a result of getting married, I became ineligible to receive disability benefits. I vowed to God and my wife that I would take care of my family, again going beyond my means. As everyone else does, I work full time driving and picking-up/delivering medical supplies and tests, and transporting patients to/from their appointments.
My 1st wife, Monique got terminally ill with cancer and passed. The two most beautiful and loving things that Monique did before she passed was take my last name as her own and introduce me to my 2nd wife Sonja. Sonja and I would be married 4 years after Monique passed. As I promised God and Monique, I also promised Sonja that I would take care of her.
I am in urgent need of your help. Sonja and I primarily depend on my income to sustain ourselves. I currently have:
- Medical bills
- Car loan and repair bills
- Business loan
- Mortgage
- Utilities
- Cable/Internet/emergency landline
- Cell phones
In closing again, I am so grateful for all of your help in allowing me to live my life to the fullest in purpose and beyond my means.
Again, thank you, thank you, thank you.
My PayPal account is PayPal.Me/DesiCombs213.