Amanda Thatcher - Life Changing Surgery Bills

Hi, my name is Cristi Thatcher, and Amanda is my "little" sister. She is my hero. There isn't a day that goes by that I am not in awe of her; her compassion towards others, her animation skills, her love of animals, etc. For the past 6 years, she has been fighting a losing battle with her body. This battle I would never wish upon my worst enemy. Her story is below. If you can help her in any way, I would be most grateful. Love, Cristi

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I have suffered from severe stage 4 endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, and ovarian cysts for the past 6 years. Every day feels like a period, even if there is no cycle. Just pure pain all day long.

SIX YEARS. I want you to think about the last 6 years and all you did. Now imagine you did none of it and stayed at home because of daily pain. The last 6 years of my life have been so wasteful; I'd wake up, go to work, come home, sit, and then go to bed. That's all I had the energy for. What if you work out? Flare-up. Seat belt too tight? Flare-up. Wake up on a Thursday? Flare-up. Because of these impending flare-ups, I couldn't plan anything. Ever.

So March 24th, 2022, I did something about it. I evicted the bitch. Uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, right ovary, and they dug out my appendix for good measure. All I'm left with is one ovary for hormone regulation. As I write this, it has only been 6 days post-op, and so far, I feel pretty ok. I'm up and moving around. Gas and sitting upright for too long is murder on my back, but I'm doing really good.

For those who are sad for me, please don't be sorry. This was 100% necessary. Yeah, I won't bear children, but how was I supposed to live with daily chronic pain with a kid to take care of? People who know me and my pain situation are happy for me; not one brings up kids and asks me, "what next??" because they know how eager I am to get my fucking life back.

So I put myself in deep medical debt to get my life back. This troubles me, but at the moment I'm just happy to be able to start planning my life again instead of just waiting for non-flare-up days to happen.