Support John's Family During a Financial and Medical Crisis

My name is John Brown and I'm creating a fundraiser to help my family in a time of financial and medical emergency.

My wife suffers from epilepsy and due to seizures, broke four vertebrae last year. That resulted in back surgery in April. In July, she had a secondary surgery to help offset pain difficulty through weight management surgery helping to alleviate additional stress on the her back.

Unfortunately, I was laid off from full-time employment in November, the day before Thanksgiving. This resulted in loss of healthcare benefits, resulting in now having to pay out of pocket for my wife's epilepsy medication—one of which, Briviact, costs roughly $2800/month out of pocket with a pharmacy coupon. This also creates a higher level of stress due to financial burden which increases the dangers of potential seizures for my wife. So, we are nervously managing her epilepsy.

And while I have been aggressively applying and interviewing for new opportunities, unfortunately, I have not had any success up to this point. The good news is that my wife's multiple surgeries last year resulted in pain relief to the point she can return to work. She is in the final stages of accepting a position with the state government in California.

At this current point in time, we've downsized, sold belongings, and gone through almost 35% of our savings.

While a new job is in the works for my wife, the combined eventual loss of her monthly disability payment and my prior salary as a software developer leaves us significantly in the hole financially to the amount of roughly $9250 per month.

Unfortunately, we will still need to relocate in the coming weeks to Sacramento, California from Norfolk, Virginia, while still continuing to pay bills, ensure my wife's health needs are compensated for, and allowing time for me to find new employment in addition to finding a new place to live.

Any and all funds will go to buying food and necessities, paying bills, rent, utilities, managing my wife's medical care, financing our move to the west coast, and allowing us to find a place to live, with the hopes that additional funds will buy us enough time for me to find employment within the next few months.