Some of you may know that my little sister, Jill, has had some serious health problems over the past year. She has had one struggle after another with her bowels, and multiple surgeries, and in the end leaving the doctors even more baffled with her ongoing condition. Recently, a great doctor took a look at her case, and decided to not give up on her, and help her get better and get on with living her life. Well, test after test, and appointment after appointment, we feel confident that this doctor has her best interest at heart. He is planning on doing major surgery on her next week, April 13th. As her sister, I'm nervous, and Jill is even more so. But we know that this has to be done to save her life. I saw her a couple weeks ago after not seeing her in months, and tears came to my eyes to witness just how sick she was. She is dying, and her doctor confirmed that that would surely be the case if she went untreated. I left Utah heartbroken, but with plans to be there for the surgery, and not really knowing how else to help. With that in mind, the surgery is why I'm posting this on my blog. The money for the surgery has to be paid up front....some $20,000. Crazy huh? Her insurance will not cover this procedure saying it is part of a pre-existing condition. That's life, but it's hard to take in. Personally, if I had the money I would hand it over in a heartbeat. I'm sure all of you would want to do the same thing for someone you love.
Over the past few weeks many people have heard about Jill's story; those that know and love her, and also those that have never met her, and people have been so gracious and understanding. Many of those people have started donating to help Jill get this surgery she so badly needs. So far Jill has come up with about $15,000 and is trying to raise $5,000 more by next week. At this point, we know every little bit helps and this is my purpose in posting today. If you can, and would like to help, I've added a link to donate for Jill by way of her blog www.thestrasburgfamily.blogspot.com. There is a PAYPAL link at the top for donations. And while you're there take a look at the great items for auction that have been donated by business's and very talented people to help Jill raise the money.
I know I'm not alone in loving Jill. If you know her, you love her...it's that simple. Thanks for taking the time to read this post. If you would like more details or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at jamienackos@gmail.com.
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