Operation Layla

Some of you may have seen me tweeting about #OperationLayla and here is a run down of what is going on with that. This girl is amazing and is a super friend. I will do anything I can to help get her through this and I would love if I had a little help =) please see the donate button over there ------->

Meet the lovely Mrs. Layla (& her hubs Josh)
        Thanks Layla for letting me steal a picture from your facebook!

Read her story :

One month after her 30th birthday, Layla was diagnosed with early stage cervical cancer (1A Adenocarcinoma). She was extraordinarily lucky that it was caught early, and was able to have a simple surgery to remove the cancerous cells. Three years later, Layla had been in horrible pain that affected nearly every aspect of her life. Temporarily uninsured due to a job change, she paid out of pocket last October to go to the doctor and make sure that the cancer had not returned. Thankfully, it had not.

However, her doctor believes that she has pelvic adhesions and Endometriosis due to the previous surgery, but it can not be diagnosed until an additional surgery (laparoscopy) is performed. The doctor also found out that Layla has cervical stenosis, which basically means her cervix has completely shut due to the scar tissue from the previous surgery. These issues make her miserable most of the time, making simple things like going to the bathroom and menstruation horribly painful, and sexual intercourse impossible. He stated that if she did want to have children one day, even sperm could not pass through her cervix, and she would have to have intrauterine insemination. The doctor wanted to schedule surgery as soon as the insurance at her new job went into effect. Her company fired her the day her insurance became valid, ten days before Christmas, plainly stating that it was because of her health issues.

Fortunately, she was able to get on her husband’s insurance, which went into effect on February 1st. As soon as she could, Layla scheduled surgery for March 22nd. Then her insurance company dropped a bomb: because she had gone to the doctor (even as a self pay patient) within a three month period prior to her enrollment date, they were considering her health issues to be a pre-existing condition, and would not insure any doctor visits, medication, or surgery for them for 388 days.

388 days is a long time to wait when you are in near constant pain and can’t work. The sooner Layla can have this surgery, the sooner she can return to work (hopefully with a nicer company!) and start living her life again. Her doctor has been nice enough to work out a deal with her, decreasing the amount of her surgery to $4,000, the cost of the anesthesia to $500, with additional fees for biopsies of removed tissue to be determined, if Layla can pay as a cash patient.

The problem is, Layla is unemployed due to this, has used her savings to pay for living expenses and medical bills, and has been denied loans for the surgery because of her unemployment status. She does not have a close family, so she can’t ask them for help. Surgery is scheduled for March 22nd, and Layla and her husband are still trying to secure a loan through several banks.

Color me shocked! Shannon posted on her blog

Man o man, it has been quite some time since I have visited, little own updated my blog. I feel like I have been completely consumed with my schoolwork and my added schoolwork of trying to become a real estate agent. Well I am not sure if I have already told you guys, but I finally finished the 90 hour real estate course work, I took the state exam this Wednesday and for the first time in my life I failed something.

I literally sat there reading the “Fail” and had to hold back the tears. Luckily I take my sunglasses everywhere because I know I was doing a fantastic of a job at hiding my shattering disappointment. The worst part of failing that exam, besides the obvious failing of it, was that I failed it by HALF of a percent. Seriously, I mean come the freakin A on! But, then I realized I couldn’t really be mad or upset about it because it was no one’s fault but mine. I knew I was prepared and I knew I didn’t study nearly enough for it. With my regular school load, studying for that exam was placed on the back burner. A stupid mistake that cost me $60 and a full tank of gas. Anywho, I am scheduled to retake the test in about a week.

In other, happier news! My husband was told that he is more than likely going to be relocated to a town here in Oklahoma that is only about an hour away!! Which is tons better than 5 states away! I certainly hope that is the case and that his job actually relocates him.

Speaking of the husband’s work, it is also the reason we will not be able to make our trip to California to see his parents for Spring Break but without his job we wouldn’t be taking any kind of trips so I cannot complain. I found out today that it is pretty likely that my brother in law is coming to visit within a month and is having my mother in law bring his son out here as well. So it all works out. My daughter is so excited, as this will be the first time she has met the mother in law as well as her new cousin, and the first time she has seen my brother in law in over a year and a half.

Well that is about all I have for now BUT!!! I leave for Austin, TX tomorrow and I will take tons of pictures and try my best to blog while I am there.

(PS: Sorry there was nothing exciting in this blog post, I will try to make it up with the next ones )