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Only a few years ago, Natalia was living her life like any other girl in her 20's, then in 2009, her life changed forever. I asked Natalia to share her story with you.
"Everything started in '09 when I was volunteering at Coral Springs Medical Center, I got the H1N1A/ swine flu. I was very sick, I was isolated for long time and during that process a nurse gave me an over dosage of Reglan, which paralyzed me for 2 days and gave me seizures. After some time in '10-'11 I stared seeing GI doctors and Colon rectal surgeons, because I only had a bowel movement every 15 days. The GI doctor tried some medicine, but nothing worked. I started doing Biofeedback therapy, which also failed to work.
I then started having bowel movements monthly, I was very scared and I was sick all the time; vomiting, fevers, bloating, abdominal pain, headaches etc.... My life was miserable. Without being able to pass normally, the feces hardened & stretched my colon 3 times the original size & parasites started attacking my body. My health got worse & after visiting with many Doctors, the conclusion was that I would have to live with the pain, they didn't know what was happening. For quite some time now, I've had a colostomy bag along with a pacemaker in my bladder, been on a very restricted diet & spend most of the day/night in bed. I am currently undergoing chemotherapy, and will have- yet another surgery on May 5th at 8am. My mom, friends, family & God have been present in my life, which has kept me fighting. It's very hard but I must stay strong & hold onto hope that one day, I will be normal again, that one day, I will be healed."
I ask you to not only to pray for complete healing for Natalia, but I ask for you to give anything you can- to at least alleviate the financial stress on her. The money raised will go towards paying for chemo, weekly shots & medical bills that have piled up.
Natalia, and her mom who flew in from Colombia, have $1,875/month of bills they need help with. For the first fundraiser, I have faith that we will cover at least two months for her, and I think we can do this in just 30 days.
Dear heavenly Father, please bless this fundraiser and every person who lays eyes on it. Stir their hearts & help us meet our goal. We love Natalia and want to bless her in any way we can, she is your precious daughter, is in YOUR hands & we trust you God, Amen.
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