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Hi I really have been regretting trying this because it’s embarrassing and scary but our situation has gotten to a point where we have cut anything extra out of our bills and things still aren’t working. In case you don’t know me my name is Jeffery Clark and I am 36 and have an amazing wife named Chelsea and the best daughter in the world who is my universe and she just turned 8. So last January I was hospitalized with pneumonia they found out that my platelets (which is what causes your blood to clot) were extremely low. A normal low reading for platelets is 150,000 my platelets were 2,000 anything below 35,000 you can spontaneously bleed internally and can even develop a brain bleed. They did a transfusion and got them up to 70,000 where they have pretty much been at all year. They found out that my spleen was 3 times bigger than it should be and my liver was also enlarged. At that time they were thinking since I had a liver disease that must be causing the platelets and enlarging. So the next 6 months was spent curing my liver disease, things didn’t get better so the doctors thought I must have liver cirrhosis and that is causing the problems. During these months I was working full time as an addiction counselor for Prestera but having to miss 1 to 2 days a week for appointments and as the months went on I kept getting sicker. By July I was sick every day I’m nauseous all the time I feel like no matter what I eat it makes me very sick and I started having severe pains in my right abdomen and side. From July to now I’ve went from 340lbs to 275lbs from being to ill to eat. So the pain and sickness just kept and keeps getting worse and on December 23rd I went to the hospital and they did some scans and found a mass from my lower right abdomen and wrapped up under my liver and around my right side into my back. The doctors think it’s lymphoma or leukemia I have a bunch of tests coming up and starting next week I have to start going over two hours away to Lexington KY to the cancer center, my doctors want me treated out of state. I’m not able to work anymore I even tried a part time security job and they said I have too many appointments my schedule is too unpredictable because of not knowing when my appointments are or if I’ll need treatment or surgery. They also said I was too ill to work for them because most of my days are spent being sick in the bathroom I’m so weak it’s hard to even get around my home. After my appointment next week in Kentucky I’m going to try and apply for disability but you never know what will happen. So now we get to now my poor wife works her butt off as a CNA and then comes home and takes care of our 8 year old daughter and me. No matter how hard she works it’s impossible to make it with one income we have done everything we can to lower bills my vehicle has been repowed so we are down to one and between that payment and the other bills that we can’t get rid of there is nothing left to live on. We tried to get food stamps and I’d really like to know how people get approved for them because my wife is the only one working we can’t even afford our bills and we are a family of three and they said we only qualify for $23 a month. I wouldn’t put this up if we hadn’t already sold every and tried everything else. With the trips out of state and all the meds they are putting me on and bills we can’t even afford gas or food and everything just feels like the world is collapsing underneath me. I have faith but I’m terrified with everything going on. So anything that anyone can afford would be a tremendous help even if you can’t afford anything talking to me or Chelsea would be a big help as well because this is all very scary. Thank you and god bless.
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Jeffery Clark
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Hurricane, WV