My name is Chris Tate and I am 41 years old, currently living with my wife Jen in Sparks, Nevada. My personal passions are books, history, literature and learning everything that I can about the world around me. I worked as a State of Nevada employee from 2007 through 2024, employed by the University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Aging and Disability Services, and the Nevada Department of Agriculture. I wanted to write to you and see if I could appeal to you all for some help. My life has dramatically arched out of control since the end of 2024, starting with enduring two bouts of COVID and COVID-related pneumonia that followed in the spring and summer of 2024. This greatly impacted my lungs, already not in the best of shape as many of you are aware, that necessitated the use of 24-hour oxygen and supplemental oxygen tanks. My daily life is greatly impacted as I'm rarely able to leave my apartment due to my oxygen needs and limitations. I can only be off of my oxygen a maximum of an hour or two at a time, so these needs make everything, from grocery shopping to going to doctor's appointments, very challenging for me. Additionally, in 2024 I spent almost three weeks in the hospital with kidney issues. I had gained almost eighty pounds of retained water within my body and I literally felt like I was drowning in myself every single day. I was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease at the end of 2024 and have had to adjust my life to the frequent barrage of doctor appointments, kidney dialysis, wound care, and follow-up with my pulmonologist, eye doctor and other specialists that I see frequently to help treat my health issues. Probably the worst aspect of my worsening health journey is that I have been unable to work fully since the very end of 2024. I cannot be off oxygen continuously and I suffer very frequently from severe nausea and vomiting that I endure every day of the week, even during non-dialysis days. It is the buildup of all of the toxins and waste products in my blood that the dialysis removes from my body. Unfortunately, my body does not enjoy dialysis and I get sick all the time. I have ended up in our local ER twice for passing out after treatment and hitting the floor. My wife Jen and my parents, Joe and Melody Tate, have been the greatest and most loving support that I have ever known in my life. It has been the hardest thing for me feeling helpless and defenseless as I do right now, relying on my wife and my parents for financial assistance during these very difficult times. I have had almost 70 interviews since the beginning of 2024 and into 2024 with no positive results. I believe that my health and my kidney disease really prevent me from being an effective employee. I am taking steps to try and better my situation including getting set up with Medicare, social security disability, insurance and new health providers. I am still meshed in tons of red tape dealing with the government and need help now, sooner rather than later. My goal is to utilize the kindness, love and caring of my friends to improve my own life and have a more positive financial situation. I would like to move into a more modern and newer apartment, preferably where the elevator is not broke down three times a month! I would like to be able to fully pay off my extensive medical bills and have more ready funds for other household bills such as my car insurance, car registration, rent, food and gas for my car. I would also love to be able to do some nice things for my parents and my wife, who has seen me at my absolute worst and whose love and caring make each day easier to bear. I would like to save towards a reliable car for her as we only have one vehicle currently. Taking Jen to work in Sparks and then traveling to South Reno for dialysis, then back to Sparks to pick her up after work can be difficult for me depending on how I'm doing after treatment. A reliable car for her and good insurance would be a blessing. I appreciate everyone taking the time to read this and I hope it gives a greater understanding of what I am going through currently and how I am doing. I really want to be able to not feel helpless and afraid or the future any longer and focus on just improving my physical and mental health as well as my state of mind. I appreciate all of your kindness and help and please know that I truly am thankful for all of you that have taken the time to read this. Thank you and God bless all of you.
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