Hi, my name is Traci Conway. I am 51 years old.
unfortunately, I have been diagnosed with paralysis of the esophagus and stomach. Plus, I am also dealing with a tear from the buttock to the hip joint. I suffered an internal injury while in the hospital. Due to this injury, I will need to be using a walker for the next six months. I have to have PT come to the house once a day to help me with strength training. My medical state is not good. I will be on liquids for the rest of my life. And unfortunately, with that comes bathroom issues. To keep this discreet that would be going to the bathroom number two. Unfortunately I have no control over my bowels, so I am forced to use incontinent briefs. This has been a very humbling challenge for me.
I am asking for help in cost of a few things that I still need for my health. We need to install a bidet in our bathroom. I need to have one available to me in both restrooms in our household. We currently have one, but are in desperate need of another. Then need for the extra one is for the bathroom in my bedroom, for you at night. As I’m still not able to get around very well by myself, and have to have spotters quite often. I hate asking for help. I literally would go without before I would ask for help. But I find myself in a financial situation where I can no longer obtain the things that I need. I have called agency after agency to get most of the medical equipment that was needed. But I still have so much that I need to get. The bidet being top priority, there are so many medical supplies, equipment and prairie care items that she will need. These items that have been mentioned will be necessary for her to have on for her daily needs. My life will never be normal again. Now we are dealing with the whole medical team. There are still so many things that we need. How many that is donated will go for medical equipment, supplies, personal hygiene supplies, Prairie care supplies. We have taken a serious financial hit due to my health. Lengthy time in the hospital. Transportation back-and-forth to the hospital daily. Gas money for all of the transporting back-and- forth upcoming appointments, copayment. Several needed procedures that will still need to be performed expensive to have. Prescription and coverage. And to be able to purchase the bidet, I need, desperately. The the needs our money. And I hate asking for help. But everybody is kind of pressuring me into setting this up for financial help while we maneuver through the health system and get Traci the medical help and supplies needed so she can be in as independent as humanly possible as she will be living with this chronic illness for the rest of our life. She will have to depend on people to take her to appointments, and procedures, labs, physical therapy, rehabilitation therapy, unfortunately, we only have one car, and that car is needed for Mark to get back-and-forth to work so we have income. I am fortunate enough to have at least three people in my community that I could ask for help driving me to and from appointments, take me to procedures, picking up medication, taking me to therapy and so on. This money would also be used to help pay for babysitters to sit with me while I’m alone. Gas money for people transporting me to and from. An occasional money as a thank you for picking up groceries I’m bringing them to my home. I have a lot to maneuver around and set up so that I can have the best and very safe care that I can get. I have a very long road ahead of me. And it won’t be a normal road. It’ll be a challenging road that will be never ending until the end stages of life. If you could find it in your heart to help our family out, I would appreciate it. As I said, we are a one income, family, and right now financially we are struggling. We haven’t even begun to start with the medical bills that will be coming in, and they’ll be a substantial amount of them. Thank you to everyone that has reached out to me and helped me in some way shape or form. Please consider donating so I can have a better quality of life. A very simple, easy inexpensive donation, could literally be you just donating a dollar to help anything will help our family and I’m very appreciative. My husband and I are going through some very serious mental issues that are accompanied with a lifetime health condition. So we will also have several copayments for a psychiatrist appointments for him and I as well as therapy appointments for him and I. So I ask if you could find it in your heart to donate anything you could afford. I’d appreciate it thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We will update when we know more and as we go through this. Thank you for your time and listening!
Traci Conway
