Asking for your help!

I'm asking for your help, because I will not be able to get through this without you!

My name is Lana, and I am a creative, fun-loving makeup artist, currently traveling with a television show full-time. I have been living with body pain for over 18 years. Over the last couple of years, my pain has been getting worse. My monthly cycles went from easy breezy, to anemic-inducing stress factors. Dealing with constant bloating, cramping, fatigue and weight gain has convinced me to seek medical advice.

Turns out, I am a victim of fibroids. Big, bad ones at that too. The swollen belly I have isn't a result of fat like I thought... it's my uterus. My fibroids have grown so much, it has expanded my uterus to about the size of a 7 month pregnancy!

Unfortunately, I am due for a hysterectomy. This life-altering surgery is stressful in itself, but I am even more concerned about my recovery downtime. Since my uterus is so big, I have to go through a c-section. Which immediately makes my recovery time anywhere from 8 to 10 weeks long.

Being a traveling makeup artist requires me to be physically active, lift my 47 pound kit, as well as carry my 10 pound makeup set bag during filming. I also travel by plane twice a week. Needless to say, I need to be completely healed for all of that. 8-10 weeks is such a long time to be out of work and I don't want to lose my apartment, my car, or default on any bills. This is why I am here asking for your help.

I can't have the added stress of bills weigh me down through my recovery because I want to get better as quickly as possible.

Thank you so much for your help during this stressful time, it means the world to me!

Breakdown of funds needed:

Rent: $2211 /mo.

Utilities: $198 /mo.

Internet: $69.99/mo.

Car Payment: $535 /mo.

Phone: $65 /mo.

(At least three months is needed)

Car Registration Renewal: $689

Out-Of-Pocket Medical Expenses: I didn't include this in the goal. However, any extra will be put towards what my bills will be. My insurance will only over 60% of medical expenses.

As of 3/20/23, I was able to raise $10,150! And I am so thankful!

I am coming back to raise my goal because 

I was scared to ask for help to begin with. Once I saw that the few expenses above totaled to $10,000, I got nervous asking for it. Because of that, I ignored all of my other financial obligations. Now, those obligations are eating away at my GoFundMe account, and I can't ignore them any longer, as that will hurt me in the long run. So I have raised my goal an extra $4,500, this will help me pay those obligations for two months, as well as help me with things like groceries and delivery services I will need during my recovery at home. I didn’t take in consideration that I will have to rely on Task Rabbit, GrubHub, and Instacart to get things done and that’s has been costly.