I’m Teresa, a mom and wife who has spent my whole life working hard to provide for my family. Now, I’m facing a season I never imagined—one filled with surgeries, procedures, and daily battles with chronic pain.

Over the years, I’ve undergone joint surgeries, spinal surgery and continue to try to manage conditions like degenerative disc disease, fibromyalgia, inflamatory disease, early onset osteoarthritis, bone marrow edema, Bertolotti syndrome, degenerative joints (including knees, fingers, hips, shoulders, SI joints), MCAS, hypermobility, severe adhesion growth and connective tissue disorder. On top of that, I’ve faced many complications like a recent CSF leak from a simple imaging procedure. A 10.6cm intermuscular lipoma removal leading to the same size scar tissue encapsulated hematoma in the lower back upper buttock, making me almost immobile. All this with more procedures ahead. Each step has been exhausting physically, emotionally, and financially.

Despite these challenges, I’m determined to keep moving forward—for my family and for myself. But the mounting medical bills, combined with the urgent need to pay off and maintain my car (my lifeline to appointments, care, and independence), have created a burden I can’t carry alone.

This fundraiser is about more than bills—it’s about restoring stability, health, and hope. Your support helps me continue vital treatments, manage ongoing care, and keep reliable transportation so I can stay on the road to recovery.

Every donation, no matter the size, is a reminder that I’m not walking this journey alone. Thank you for standing with me, for believing in my fight, and for helping me keep providing love and strength to my family even in the hardest times.