Stephani Wagoner Ulcerative Colitis Fight

My daughter Stephani was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis when she was 15 . This was the first curveball that was handed to her. UC is a autoimmune disorder that is triggered by stress. When someone with UC gets a Flare up the best way to describe it - its ulcers but in your colon . Ulcers could be a few or a few hundred of them. Diarrhea and the ulcer bust as cause bleeding and extreme amount of pain. 
 
As a family we learned how to deal and 
adjust to this disease.
Stephani has always been a fighter and a strong beautiful joyful soul. She didn’t let this get her down . She went on and 
Graduated with Honors at East Central High school.  She became a  Wife and 
Mother to 3 wonderful children.  When 
COVID hit her husband lost his job and 
the family didn’t have insurance.
The stress of her husband not having a 
job and her landlord threatening to evict them . Stephani got sick . Her Ulcerative 
hit her hard . She was in so much pain 
she refused to go to the hospital her fear of bringing COVID home to her children 
she was willing to sacrifice her needs for
her babies . 
Stephani started running a fever and the pain was agonizing.  When admitted to the hospital she was septic and had a 108 fever.  Stephani’s Colon become toxic and it developed Toxic Mega Colon and her colon ruptured. During surgery the 
Doctors had to remove her whole colon.
We are two weeks in at the hospital and she is fighting a blood infection and pneumonia. The wound from the surgery is infected and her white blood cells count is 
high. Stephani’s stomach isn’t working .
Stephani has a line to help her get nutrition.
Brad The husband Has become Mom, 
Dad and care giver. Brad The family is afraid of loosing their home . The doctors told the
family Stephani is going to have along 
recovery .  We are raising money for 
home and specialize care For Stephani 
Please help every dollar 
counts . If you can’t donate please share Stephani’s story .