What I need:
Groceries,
Cat food and litter,
And some assistance with rent (for 3 month) & prescription refills.
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Due to outstanding living debts (rent, bills) because I was hospitalized at St. Paul’s renal ward, I am deeply struggling and trying to keep a roof over my head, trying to find a way to eat.. trying to do anything I can to get by. However, it’s not going well now that I’m back home.
I was accepted to be on the upcoming revisal list for food bank services.
However, because I live in a highly populated area- Food banks are on high demand and I am not the top of the list to get into the food bank next week like I hoped to do.
I am still waiting for a call/email to book an available appointment for the future, so hopefully in the next couple weeks I am accepted by the food bank to pick up some groceries.
I survived late stage renal failure last year and months later, I received the call to get to the hospital immediately for a kidney transplant.
The surgery went really well, but just over a month later I went into respiratory & cardiac distress. I was declining rapidly, and the answer to the issue came back super fast-
Turns out, I was in the midst of septic shock (blood poisoning).
My bowels failed the following day after being re-admitted into ICU.
Due to sepsis I lost mobility in my legs, feet and stomach- everything below the hips.
I couldn’t walk, and because of my kidney function returning to 5%- I was put back on hemodialysis.
A port C-line was placed into my chest for the recovery period.
With physical therapy and intensive medical care- the sepsis finally came to an end, and eventually I was able to stand and walk again.
My catheter was removed not too long ago, and my Chest port was also removed a couple weeks later.
I am no longer on dialysis but my body is not back to the standards of “thriving”.
I still have a long time left of being on the mend, but I know that I can do it.
