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Please help save my wife

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Hello, this is my wife Shannon. She’s 38 and a great mother to our 6 kids. She has a huge heart and was always there for everyone and anyone. She’d always try to make people laugh or smile. Quite a few years ago she got really sick after having a cesarean. It started with pain in her stomach, severe fatigue and just pure exhaustion. But she’d keep pushing herself. She started passing out all the time so she could no longer drive or work. She could no longer go out in the sun because she would break out in hives. She now has lumps in a couple places. As the pain increased, she started uncontrollably vomiting her food no matter how hard she tried to fight it (imagine the exorcist). Each year her symptoms would worsen and she would develop new symptoms. She has seen numerous doctors and specialists. They take some bloodwork and run some scans, then dismiss her. They tell her it’s “all in her head”. I know my wife. Before the cesarean she was very active, always moving or playing with the kids and loved food. Now, the only thing she is able to do is lay in bed. My boys help her around the house. Especially on her really bad days when she needs help to the bathroom. She goes a week or more without anything but small sips of water throughout the day. When she can eat, it’s a couple small bites of mashed potatoes or something similar. But most times when she does eat, no matter how small of an amount, she’s doubled over in pain, vomiting all night. It’s so bad she started vomiting blood. One doctor that performed her endoscopy stated that she has gastroparesis. But until they do a certain test, they will not confirm that diagnosis. They are constantly messing up her medical records. One doctor even reported that she had an organ removed and that it was healing nicely. She has never had any organs removed! Doctors are not listening to her and she is becoming frustrated and irritable. She cries every night and wants to give up. She doesn’t want her kids to watch her waste away and slowly die of starvation. We were trying to see a doctor outside of our area that actually cares. But we no longer have a reliable vehicle because another driver that wasn’t paying attention hit us head on. Our vehicle is totaled and so are my chances to help my wife get the medical help she needs! Even though our vehicle was like new, it was still old and we are not getting enough from the insurance company to get a reliable used vehicle. We were already struggling before the accident to pay for co-pays, food, and gas. We’ve applied for all types of assistance, but we’re not eligible. I’ve always been too proud to ask for or accept help from anyone, but I can’t take one more day watching her writhe in pain and cry from hunger. I will do anything to save my wife! Even if you cannot provide financial help, PLEASE pray for my wife. Thank you.
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    • $100
    • 1 yr
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    • 2 yrs
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Alejandro Lopez
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Utica, NY
Shannon Lopez
Beneficiary

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