Supporting Aaron: Stroke and Disability

Never did in a million years did I think I would need help, but here I am. My name is Aaron and I am a 37 year old father of a 3 year old girl, US Army Veteran, and accountant . I have always been a hard worker, enjoyed life, and been quite healthy, but that changed at the beginning of this year. In 2020 I suffered a trauma induced cardiac arrest that we thought had no lasting damage, but at the beginning of this year I began to experience some pretty severe symptoms such as clonic tonic seizures, delirium, loss of ability to create timeline of events, memory retention and recall issues, difficulty discerning time and date, trouble following instructions & recipes, and many physical limitations and restrictions. Physicians struggled to find a cause for the symptoms for over 4 months, when they found several large, dim areas of ischemia in my brain. It then took over an additional month to be seen by a neurologist, by which time I had already exhausted any paid leave my employer provided. I am now waiting to find the root cause of the stroke(s), which they believe they found; a hole between my left and right atrium, as well as a severe A-Fib rhythm that they suspect created a clot. I am now in a position where I have exhausted any emergency funds, cannot work, can drive very limited amounts and am struggling to find a way to financially survive the next several months of recuperation and waiting on the determination of my SSDI/SSI application (in the even that I can unfortunately not return to work). I am a very proud veteran and former EMT, I rarely ask for help, but the time has come and any assistance that others may provide would be amazing and go a long way to help my happy little family stay afloat through this difficult time. Thanks!