Five years ago I was in a fire. It left my body 65 percent burned with third and fourth degree burns. My hands got the worst of it though. After being in a coma for a month in a half and in the Grossman Burn Center at Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield for four months. I had to undergo surgeries every other day to every few days leaving me fighting for my life. After countless surgeries and upon my release, my fingers began to shift and bend in a downward curve until they hardened and I could no longer move them in any which way. I have absolutely no use of the fingers on my left hand but by the grace of God, I have two barely functional fingers on my right hand. Had it not been for those two fingers though, I would need around the clock care with things we take for granted until we can no longer sufficiently do these tasks on our own such as wiping ourselves after the bathroom, bathing ourselves, being able to fold your own laundry at your leisure, cooking, cleaning, brushing my teeth and the list goes on and on. There's so much you can't do independently without hands. Prior to the fire I owned and ran my own wholesale and retail meat company for years. It was very successful and I made on average a couple of hundred thousand dollars a year. Since my accident, I've had to use that money I had saved on rent, medical bills, groceries, bills, therapy sessions, psychiatry, my medications and daily necessities. I've gone through almost all of my savings and I'm on the verge of becoming homeless. I would really love to have reconstructive surgery done on my hands as soon as possible to regain even 20 to 30 percent mobility back in my fingers. Right now with the way my hands are now and how they are in a stuck position, it prevents me from being able to work as most jobs require handling money which I cannot hold onto. I can't answer phones with my two fingers and when I talk now, my personal cell phone is so heavy I have to set it down and talk using the speakerphone. I can no longer drive as I can't grip the steering wheel. I'm a go getter and I want a life back where I can provide for myself and I don't have to stress out anymore each time I pay a bill and I see my hard earned savings dwindling. I don't want to be a single disabled woman whose homeless because of an unfortunate series of events that led to me being trapped in a house fire. I've come so far through therapy and the next step would be regaining my freedom and a piece of my life back I've lost the last five years and working hard to provide my life stability again but without this emergency surgery, none of this will be possible. I need this surgery done asap as it is a two part surgery that takes a total of about a month from start to finish and the healing process takes roughly an additional three weeks. It's a very invasive and intrusive surgery. My Dr.s have only performed it on one other patient and it takes a total of four Dr.s to each do their part to complete each phase of the surgery. I know it's not going to be easy but nothing worth fighting for ever is and I' a survivor. On top of becoming homeless, I would no longer be able to afford therapy or physchiatry as well as my medications which are an essential part of my recover and my journey towards healing. My medicine helps keep me stable and prevents me from feeling depressed and if I can no longer afford those medications, I don't know what I will do. I went from being beautiful to be scarred from head to toe and the reflection in the mirror is enough sometimes to depresd me so my depression medication is crucial for me to take. I truly can't stres that enough. If you could help me out and prevent me from losing my place and becoming homeless in the next fout months, you would be saving a girl whose had to face so many hardships alone without ever asking for anything. Right now, I could use all the prayers, donations, and kind words or words of encouragement I can get right now. I'm really scared and this is my only hope so if this doesn't work out, I don't know what I will do. Godbless. I hope you pray about it and God places it on your heart to donate. I need a miracle right about now.