I have never really valued my health until sickness was present. It’s funny how something so simple is what I now crave the most… To be strong and healthy. I have just been newly diagnosed with Lupus Nephritis in October 2014. Lupus Nephritis is an auto-immune disease that attacks my kidneys for those of you who have been asking. I’ve been in and out of the hospital these past few months trying to get my Lupus to go into remission. It’s been a bummer Journey and taken a great toll on me and my tiny family.
I am currently on low dosage chemo treatments that help stop the Lupus from aggressively attacking my kidneys. On Tuesday, December 22nd I had planned to have my 2nd chemo treatment done but, things took a turn for the worst. My blood results showed that my kidneys are only functioning at 10% (which is considered failing) and I could be facing dialysis. I now know that not only is Lupus attacking my kidneys but also destroying my white blood cells, this is called TTP. In order to stop TTP I had must under go a weeklong procedure to clean out the plasma (sorry to get all medically sound with this story lol)
That leads me to the here and now… Me sitting in the hospital, alone on Christmas Day. I could be a real Grinch and sulk about the situation I’m in but with everyone I’m surrounded by I just can’t. I wanted to take the time to thank all of our Family & Friends for the support you give me daily. This holiday season has truly shown me the meaning of “Giving”. People who give me help that I so desperately need but was too afraid to ask for. People who give but don’t have much to give in the 1st place, Paying it forward.
This is the best Christmas present my family and I has ever gotten and I wanted to thank my older sister, Christina and those open-hearted who donated to the GoFundMe account she has set up. My heart is full and I’m over thankful.
Here is the link:
http://www.gofundme.com/j9npo8?forcedesktop=1
I know better days are coming… I just know it. Merry Christmas!
-Ace Mamii
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