Aiding Kimberly’s Struggle to Walk

Hello and thank you for your consideration. It’s not easy asking for help, but I don’t have other options. I’ve had chronic pain for most of my life. At 19, I went to the doctor for the 1st time about my neck, shoulder and back pain. Long story short, almost 15 years later, while 5 months pregnant, I had a 3-disc cervical fusion. It helped with neck/shoulder pain for only about 6 months. I’ve since had 2 more back surgeries and been to different docs for help, but have no solution. I’ve weaned off pain meds over many years’ time because it scared me to be on them for so long, and they didn’t seem to do much anymore for my actual pain. I can only walk a few feet while experiencing what feels like knives digging into my left hip, and travels through my knee to my ankle. Even just standing up from a chair is extremely painful. At times, my whole body feels like it’s on fire from the pain. It BURNS. There’s only so much I can do to mitigate the pain. At this time in my life, I’ve accepted it, and have decided to try to LIVE a life instead of just sit and wallow in the pain. If I can raise the money with your help, I will purchase a scooter and a larger used car to be able to travel with a scooter (now have small Kia Soul). My car now is too small to carry any needed equipment. For the past 5-6 years, I’ve been a hermit because it’s so hard to walk. I have 2 young grandchildren (5 months and 5 yrs) and would love the opportunity to do fun things with them (like a walk to the neighborhood park) but I need help to afford a scooter and a larger (used) car. I realize that I’m asking alot and will be forever grateful for ANY help!