Stephanie's long road to recovery

After years of suffering with terrible abdominal pain and violent vomiting attacks that would send my sister to the ER,where they would treat her symptoms but send her home,those 'flare ups' started getting closer and closer to the last attack.

After years of this,it started taking a toll on her other organs and she has lost 30lbs in just two months due to this ongoing suffering of not being able to hold food down. She's always had such beautiful teeth,but the chronic vomiting has caused the enamel on her teeth to thin so much that they're almost brittle and cracking.

My sister is also disabled, but has always been such a hard worker; to make ends meet and so that her fur babies can live their best lives,as her dog,Solo,and her cat,Blue are her heart and soul.

She's lost so much from all of this,but she hasn't lost her faith and hope.

On January 15th,her neighbor came by to check on her,and he found her in the fetal position in agony and she was so dehydrated and malnourished due to having a flare up that had lasted over a week this time. She was rushed down to Carson Tahoe Hospital via ambulance and was immediately admitted. Within a few days,after getting her symptoms under control enough to run a test called Gastric Emptying Study,that's when they found that she has such such severe Gastroparesis that had been misdiagnosed previously,that her small intestines and stomach stopped working on their own. She had to have a life saving surgery and now she has to live with a feeding tube for the rest of her life.

She spent a total of 14 days in the hospital and was sent home with a major infection that days later learned was MRSA.

She then ended up back in the hospital fighting for her life,again.

She has been trying to recover at home now,with home health nurses helping to take care of her surgical wounds and monitor infection.

My sister has not been able to work for 2 months now,due to all of this and instead of focusing on healing and recovery,she is beyond stressed and pressured with trying to figure out how to make ends meet. She is so independent,but now she needs help,and I don't want to see her lose everything that she has worked so hard for. My sisters recovery is very crucial to her health and healing. But since falling behind, being able to really focus on her recovery has been difficult.

Stephanie has always been such a hard worker. And my true hero. I know her and steph's love of life her amazing outlook and her positive thinking just is outstanding.

I hope and pray you can find it in your heart to help.

A little goes a long way.

Her venmo is..

@stephmcgrew1818

The last four digits of her number is 5808.

Thank you so very much.

Words cant express how grateful we are for your support.

Any and all donations will help immensely towards all medical Bill's.