This go fund me is for Katy… most of y’all know her as the independent, adventurous, soon to be second grade teacher, traveling connoisseur and loyal friend who looks at life and takes it day by day. Unfortunately, this past year she had been experiencing many neurological issues that progressed and resulted in her being admitted to the emergency room around her birthday of this year. She was diagnosed with an AVM, for those that don’t know much about AVM’s, they are clusters of arteries in the brain and when they rupture, it can lead to death or paralysis. Fortunately for Katy they’ve caught it in time, but it has come at the expense of some of her neurological function, motor feelings as well as physical and mental exhaustion. Katy who had plans over the summer to work really hard and build up her wishlist for her new classroom while wrapping up her degree (she will be graduating this fall from UTSA) has now found herself in the worst position. She can’t work, she can’t do side gigs, she can’t really do anything but sit and wait for them to successfully remove this AVM and hope some of her neurological symptoms will be relieved. Following surgery there will be a number of neurologist follow up appointments in order to continue to address the various difficulties she has been facing this year. Katy has found herself daily in pain, unable to function normally even to the point where she is losing sleep due to the pain and the worry of this AVM and other symptoms. Katy has been lucky enough to find an incredible brain surgeon who is willing to take her on as a patient and she is going to be scheduled for surgery soon but it is not without worry. She will have to have a craniotomy which alone comes with its own obstacles and unfortunately can have multiple outcomes. She will also have to take it easy and lay up in bed for the next 6 to 8 weeks after the surgery in order for her to heal and for her body to return to its normal. This means she’s having to carry the financial responsibility of her surgery, her education, her home and her life, and she’s only one person. If you have the ability to donate, to help, we greatly appreciate anything at all. We need to help Katy get through this time. The last thing she deserves or needs is stress about whether she can financially take care of herself during these upcoming weeks and the 6 to 8 week healing process that her body will need. Thank you so much to everyone who has already been here praying and sending love and positivity to support Katy during this time. updated aug. 8 23 Theres been so many things on my mind lately with everything thats been going on. This hasn't been a very linear situation over the last year that all of this has been affecting my life. However, the first huge step in getting my body back has been taken and is over, and I’m alright. There will be slight difficulties moving forward for now but they are minimal and it is expected for my body to have some trouble in finding itself again. This year and the months leading up until now have been downright the -hardest thing- I’ve ever experienced physically and emotionally by my body. I have a road to go still, my body is having trouble re-adjusting and its scary and frustrating but I’m grateful. Every time I get frustrated or scared with myself since surgery, its not without endless thanks. I have an immense amount of love. Everyone that has shown me love and continues to support me during this strange and unpredictable time has helped me through so much darkness already. I had lots of plans this year that got set back. All I’ve done with my life for the last 5-6 years is travel and work my full time daycare teacher job that ended as I transitioned into teaching in the classrooms of various elementary schools this year. I have to say thank you to my former boss and one of my best friends Natasha Sanchez for giving me those opportunities. I wouldn’t know the love and fulfillment of “having kids” in my life without her and I crossing paths. My life is truly beautiful because of her and ALL I want and look forward to is being in my classroom, loving my kids and going home exhausted and fulfilled at the same time as I did for years before working for her. I always think of the days that felt extra hard and more-so physically exhausting than others and the first thing that overrides those feelings of exhaustion and discouragement is when I remember all of the faces and little voices telling me “look! Ms. katy, I did it Ms. Katy, thank you Ms. Katy, I love you ms. Katy” and all of the love that was shared in that building that I worked in over those years. ALL I want is that part of my life back and for my body to be able to sustain that. I know that if you know me you know my whole motivation in life is to have a good time. I don’t really care about anything else, I don’t care what I’m driving, I may not always be thinking 5-7 steps into the future, I don’t care what kind of clothes I got on, I care that we both got our plane tickets set. I believe that aside from children, my main passion in life is physically taking and showing people a beautiful time. Doing things we’ve never done before. Sometimes even against their will. I know theres lots of people I’ve had the opportunity to make those memories with and I know how important they ended up being to to us because you’ve all let me know at one point or another. All I want is more of that with the people I love. I have goals and a path and I’ve always had “plans” -but my main motivation in life is just love. If we had a road trip made difficult or a trip this year that got cancelled, postponed more than once or made impossible due to my unpredictable health issues, we will get those times back and its all I think about and look forward to. I’m re-learning to trust and have patience with my body and I am determined to have everything back as soon as god is willing. Thank you to EVERYONE who continues to support me right now and continues to bring me love with words of kindness, to anyone who physically came out to tell me that everything is going to be alright. Who wrote me a note, sent or came out and brought me a gift or simply graced me with their presence to let me know that I am loved and appreciated and to not be afraid. I like to tell myself that especially over the last decade of my life, I’ve greatly improved upon learning positivity, but this whole situation has sort of blind sighted me. It wouldn’t be so hard I figure without the physical pain and fear of actively watching your body not be able to do things it was doing perfectly fine just months before. I don’t know where I would be mentally, without the positivity ya’ll have been sending because there are days where I look, and I just cannot find it in myself. My mom Marie Suarez is unimaginable. I have no words for her contribution to my lack of strength. I have no idea where she gets it or how but there are days where my body will just fall apart and all I have is the love and support from you, my family and friends and this unimaginable tough as nails woman. Its a strength I’ve never in my life witnessed. I know everyone thinks that about their mother, -that their mother is the toughest person they know. If you know my mom even a little bit you know she takes the title for that without the fight even coming close. I love her and I love you all and thank you for everything you do and continue to do to help me in any way as I continue this new route I’ve been given in the direction to nothing but love and happiness. I’d be lying if I said I had absolutely no fear about whats to come in these next weeks and months so any bit of continued light and love is greatly appreciated. I need it so that when this is all over I will have learned myself how to give that to others with the confidence in which everyone has been bringing and giving it to me. Thank you so much I love everyone
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