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Hi, my name is Carol. It has been a rough road for me lately. A lot worse than the past. This year has been like living in hell. You see I became ill in the summer of 2008 with several chronic illnesses. They cause horrific pain. Only people who have one of these illnesses or are a friend or family member will know about them. You see they involve the women’s pelvic floor, muscles, nerves, organs etc. I have tried everything possible, all the while working to support myself, although I was married. I had to pay half of our housing costs and groceries but had to pay for all my own health insurance, medical bills, prescriptions, clothing, etc by myself. It took all the money i had saved for retirement which wasn’t much but it kept me afloat. But yet i had a husband buying materialistic things.
As the years went by my whole life revolved around the pain from these debilitating illnesses. Some days worse than others. Many hospital visits, tests, medications and procedures followed. In all this time i was only out of work for 8 weeks and a time of unemployment due to being laid off. The illnesses i have can be called invisible because you can’t see them like a broken arm. They are called Interstitial Cystitis, IC for short, Vulvodynia, Pudendal Neuralgia and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. I also have an illness call Gastroparesis, it’s where your stomach doesn’t move the contents and i have to take medicine to help it move out of my stomach. All the medicines for these illnesses are costly, some over $100.00 each. At times i have had to stop taking them.
Then last November i filed for divorce which my husband had wanted since 2005 but never filed. I got tired of the manipulation, controlling of me, verbal, emotional, mental and what i now learned financial abuse. At my age of 66, 67 in Jan I don’t have time to waste any more. Believe me I've tried everything. I was the one who ended up in counseling many different times. I am happy about the divorce, scared of what will become of me, but God says, “Guard your Heart,” that is what i am doing. I have kids, grandkids, some friends and my great group of Christian friends who keep me going. I also belong to a few FB groups dealing with different things i am going through who have helped immensely. Yes my story is long but needs to be told. Their are countless others going through some of the same things. I would like this fundraiser to help me but also raise awareness of these diseases to others. Men can get them to but not at the percentage of women. God bless us all. I want to be able to help people understand these illnesses by starting a group of some kind. I want to get better enough to be able to do this but I cannot without the proper medications. I want to thank anyone and everyone who donates to my fund. It will be such a blessing for both of us.
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