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Help a Dedicated Mom Overcome a Rare Medical Crisis

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I was Born with an extra rib, not attach to anything, in the left side of my neck, behind my collar bone. it was discovered when i was very young, it never moved or cause any problems for 30 years till last may, it moved two inches up into my neck with my artery moving over top of it, fear defiantly set in as i could feel my left hand and the Icey burning and an odd discomfort set in, along with my left side of my face going numb, paramedics were called.

the treatment from the medical field, as been traumatic, uncomforting, almost bind blowing. witch i try to be understanding as no one ever believes me, about a random extra rib just floating, till i have them touch it. in the worst spot it could be, as everything vital to living is right were its place. it tries to push through my collar bone at times, that really hurts, it has just completely disappeared(witch really freaks me out) its pushing my neck out. I've been losing my ability to use my left arm, i cant feel my left hand and there is a pain that goes from my shoulder to my elbow that hasn't stopped, burning feeling all over, it hurt so bad now it makes me get sick.

This happened two weeks ago,

I turn my head to the left yesterday and it was a sharp pain in my upper left shoulder by my spine threw where the rib is to my chest, I scream out when it happened, within 20 minutes I couldnt turn my head, hurt so bad I felt like I was going to get sick so I end up lay down on the bathroom floor. At this point it began causing my neck and bottom jaw to feel like it was clenching, that’s when I had Casey call for an ambulance, the time they arrived I couldn’t lift my head or shoulders I kept trying to an saying I couldn’t I asked for the collar brace to help myself hold my head cause my muscle were starting to spasm when I tried , I couldn’t hold my self up to walk, my heart rate was 157 in the ambulance, when we got there they tried to get me to move myself to sit in a chair in the waiting room I was sitting like ↗️(arrow is my upper body) I still couldn’t hold above my shoulder up after I beg them not to make me sit in a chair or wheel chair and request to for them to get a nurse or someone cause i physically couldnt even make my self, they force me, after I begged and cried at least four times, to stop I couldn’t, my hole body from the bottom of the back of skull to my goin muscles start spasming. I slid my self ,falling really, to the ground, my left arm was not working at this time. My neck was spasming so bad, after this happened, they were going to put me back in the chair, I said I rather just stay on the floor while trying to control my breathing from the still spasming body. I then had to tell them how to help hold me up so I could walk to a bed in the back so I wouldn’t get any worse, when I finally reach the bed my neck was pulling my head backwards to the point I immediately had ripped the c collar strap off cause I couldn’t breathe, soon after I told them what was happening, I politely told 2-4 nurse no stop what they were doing your not listening, I have a extra rib in my neck, gave them the actual name, and explained it, two of them walked off I believe during this, my fault as i said to one she didn’t no how to do her job, finally the one that was one the computer was like um no guys she right, in my defense no one there has known how to do the job either time I’ve ended up there, witch is completely unsettling,

i have been trying to save up a couple months up of bills, unfortunately that hasn’t been able to happen, now i know i need to slow way down if not completely stop working for the moment because it hasn’t gotten better only worse sense then.

my phone was shut off last week witch I'm trying to get back on, to receive the call backs of quite a few specialist and to start physical therapy to hold off getting even worse, surgery unfortunate is extremely risks but leaving it in isn't an option any more as its unsafe and will kill me if left in, i know if i make it threw surgery it will be at least 9 weeks recovery alone, that i wont be able to do anything,

appointments that should have started happening last may, but were put on hold because of a what felt like an endless battle with a county i haven't lived in for well over a year. I'm not comfortable asking for help, or sharing what is unfolding with health situation. I rather not admit it scares me, n makes one feel helpless as the past month and a half have gone by, n really the last two week, it gotten extremely worse. i have three amazing kids that rely solely on me. I'm falling behind as it is, as working is getting harder to get through an becoming unsafe. as a mom i feel as I'm failing.

Getting to and from these appointment is a issue as i haven't found a vehicle i can afford, so I'm still looking for something cheap even if needs works, it don't sit right with me asking for help with out being available to give something back, I don’t no how to ask or say or admit.
i need help getting my family threw the next few months, I'm planning for the best outcome n preparing for the worst.
Please if you can anything helps
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  • Travis George
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  • Mary Lillegaard
    • $100
    • 21 d
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Adina Hanson
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Burnsville, MN

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