I wrote about this briefly in my post Unrelenting Cruelty, but I wanted to provide more context about what I was experiencing at the time. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I was dealing with a serious medical condition that could have resulted in paralysis or even death. Following surgery, it was critical that I listen carefully to my body and monitor my recovery for any complications. Instead of being able to focus solely on my health, I found myself in the impossible position

I have undergone a few spinal surgeries. I had two spinal fusions and a spinal implant totaling close to 1 million in costs and the promise of more surgeries for the rest of my life. My surgeries happened after I came back to the U.S and for two of the three I had no one. The funny thing is my surgery happened around COVID when everyone realized the fragility of life given that friends, family members, and other loved ones were dying at such a shockingly high rate and dying i