On Sunday, June 8th, I collapsed at the dinner table while eating dinner with my family. Not knowing what was wrong, when I woke up in an ambulance, I woke up unable to talk and incoherent for 8 hours. Little did I know I would be getting the worst news of my life when I became coherent.
I received the news that we all never thought I would hear. I was told after all the tests they had to run—the EEG, the EKG, the MRIs, X-rays, etc.—that I had a spinal disorder called spinal stenosis. No one knew the news that came after that until we were told that my body wasn’t tolerating the pain, and it was causing my brain to shut down from the pain and causing me to have seizures. I had to speak with radiologists, neurologists, etc.
I was told I’m restricted from working, and they have suspended my driving until further notice. My job at PCL let me go because I wasn’t able to “call in” because I was incoherent. Now my fiancée has 2 jobs in her 3rd trimester, having to work 6-7 days a week, and her jobs don’t even put a dent in our bills. So I’ve been trying to do anything I can to be able to help her because we have a baby due in September, and I feel so hopeless and helpless. We have a small boutique if anyone would be interested in looking into it and blowing our small business up. That’s the only way I know how to help. I have to use a walker and can’t get around anywhere by myself.
