It's been a very long time since I've written on this page. To be honest I had forgotten how to even get into it! So it's been since September of 2014!!! Omg, so much has transpired since then. So I will fill you all in.
In October of 2014 I had a heart attack!! I thought I had a bad cold, went to the ER to get some relief, to later find out the next morn that I have Congestive Heart Failure. I was given an angiogram and there was no blockage thank God, but I had soo much fluid on me. I was in the hospital for almost two weeks. I was then told to go to a sleep study, because I may have Sleep Apnea. At that time the job I worked for had no insurance and offered none. So of course everything medical was placed on the back burner. I tried my best to maintain my meds. In August of 2015 I had another heart attack, a mild one, caught it in time. This time I was given a sleep study. During that sleep study I stopped 225 times in a course of an 8 hour sleep. I was only able to undergo 2hrs of the actual test, before they diagnosed me with Acute Obstructive Sleep Apnea. My hear has been constantly going in to Tachycardia for more than 30 years. I have always been like this since I could remember. Unfortunately, undiagnosed and untreated has caused me to totally damage my heart.
So I got a CPAP machine. My boss at the time had a friend who owned his own Sleep Clinic and gave me the machine for free. I still have to have Palatel Surgery, but it has also been placed on the back burner as for right now. That job closed in September of 2015. I ended up moving in with my sister and found a great job in November of that same year. I was there long enough to get medical benefits. So I decided to go and see my cardiologist. Who gave me an Echocardiogram, which led to a Thermal Stress Test, which led me to a LifeVest. Yes this vest was to be worn so that in the event my heart stopped beating or became irregular it would shock everything back into order. I wore it for only two days, because all my info was sent to an Electrophysiologist who in return stated the need for 24hr EMT care. In simple terms, I needed a pacemaker if I wanted to continue to survive! At this point I have become soo fatigued due to the condition of my heart. I am barely able to walk a few feet, shower, stand up for 15 minutes at a time, and work for a few hours.
I had the pacemaker installed in June of 2016. I've just celebrated it's One Year Birthday! I have also been unemployed for just as long. I've used up all savings and any resources that can help with housing and the such. So I for the first time EVER in my life, was evicted August of 2017!!! My boys were able to go to their dad. Thank God!!! He is working with me, showing compassion for the first time. What?! Yes, I'm giving him Stamps in exchange for me keeping my child support. Shit I need to survive yo!!!
So currently I am living out of my car. I was able to stay two nights at a friends. I was at my sister's for almost two weeks and they asked me to leave. Hmm I'm not yet ready to discuss that. It's been a very emotional past few days for me. To top it all off, I posted on IG the first night I slept in my car. I lied and told my mom and other sister I was going to be somewhere else so they wouldn't worry. Well a family member went and told my sister and she in turn told my mom. She then tried to text and go off on me. But I'm sorry, first of all the fucking family member that ran and told, NEVER commented on my post. So don't go run and tell like you care bitch. Cuz if you did, you would have asked me if I was okay, gave me some motivation, and helped me monetarily if you could. But you lurked. So on your way to tell my family who knows who else you told!!! But I'm good. I told my mom I've got too much on my plate to worry about what people are thinking.
Today I'm at the library. It's way too hot to try to do anything outside. I really could use a nice bed to lay in and take a nap. With CHF my body is extremely fatigued. So I'm tired often!!! My feet are super swollen. If they get any bigger I will have to go to the ER, cuz that's not a good sign at all!!! I've shared and shared my gofundme page as often as I possibly can. But I have to stay as positive as possible. Otherwise I could crumble to pieces.
If anyone is interested I will leave the link below along with my PayPal account as well! Thanking you guys in advance!
https://www.gofundme.com/chf-relief-for-the-petrys
paypal.me/ValeriePetry
https://youtu.be/VH3f0ellNv8?list=PLbT0J9LBl_oA2657vjqwUTX1Z1VdCOwRk
In October of 2014 I had a heart attack!! I thought I had a bad cold, went to the ER to get some relief, to later find out the next morn that I have Congestive Heart Failure. I was given an angiogram and there was no blockage thank God, but I had soo much fluid on me. I was in the hospital for almost two weeks. I was then told to go to a sleep study, because I may have Sleep Apnea. At that time the job I worked for had no insurance and offered none. So of course everything medical was placed on the back burner. I tried my best to maintain my meds. In August of 2015 I had another heart attack, a mild one, caught it in time. This time I was given a sleep study. During that sleep study I stopped 225 times in a course of an 8 hour sleep. I was only able to undergo 2hrs of the actual test, before they diagnosed me with Acute Obstructive Sleep Apnea. My hear has been constantly going in to Tachycardia for more than 30 years. I have always been like this since I could remember. Unfortunately, undiagnosed and untreated has caused me to totally damage my heart.
So I got a CPAP machine. My boss at the time had a friend who owned his own Sleep Clinic and gave me the machine for free. I still have to have Palatel Surgery, but it has also been placed on the back burner as for right now. That job closed in September of 2015. I ended up moving in with my sister and found a great job in November of that same year. I was there long enough to get medical benefits. So I decided to go and see my cardiologist. Who gave me an Echocardiogram, which led to a Thermal Stress Test, which led me to a LifeVest. Yes this vest was to be worn so that in the event my heart stopped beating or became irregular it would shock everything back into order. I wore it for only two days, because all my info was sent to an Electrophysiologist who in return stated the need for 24hr EMT care. In simple terms, I needed a pacemaker if I wanted to continue to survive! At this point I have become soo fatigued due to the condition of my heart. I am barely able to walk a few feet, shower, stand up for 15 minutes at a time, and work for a few hours.
I had the pacemaker installed in June of 2016. I've just celebrated it's One Year Birthday! I have also been unemployed for just as long. I've used up all savings and any resources that can help with housing and the such. So I for the first time EVER in my life, was evicted August of 2017!!! My boys were able to go to their dad. Thank God!!! He is working with me, showing compassion for the first time. What?! Yes, I'm giving him Stamps in exchange for me keeping my child support. Shit I need to survive yo!!!
So currently I am living out of my car. I was able to stay two nights at a friends. I was at my sister's for almost two weeks and they asked me to leave. Hmm I'm not yet ready to discuss that. It's been a very emotional past few days for me. To top it all off, I posted on IG the first night I slept in my car. I lied and told my mom and other sister I was going to be somewhere else so they wouldn't worry. Well a family member went and told my sister and she in turn told my mom. She then tried to text and go off on me. But I'm sorry, first of all the fucking family member that ran and told, NEVER commented on my post. So don't go run and tell like you care bitch. Cuz if you did, you would have asked me if I was okay, gave me some motivation, and helped me monetarily if you could. But you lurked. So on your way to tell my family who knows who else you told!!! But I'm good. I told my mom I've got too much on my plate to worry about what people are thinking.
Today I'm at the library. It's way too hot to try to do anything outside. I really could use a nice bed to lay in and take a nap. With CHF my body is extremely fatigued. So I'm tired often!!! My feet are super swollen. If they get any bigger I will have to go to the ER, cuz that's not a good sign at all!!! I've shared and shared my gofundme page as often as I possibly can. But I have to stay as positive as possible. Otherwise I could crumble to pieces.
If anyone is interested I will leave the link below along with my PayPal account as well! Thanking you guys in advance!
https://www.gofundme.com/chf-relief-for-the-petrys
paypal.me/ValeriePetry
https://youtu.be/VH3f0ellNv8?list=PLbT0J9LBl_oA2657vjqwUTX1Z1VdCOwRk
