Please help me as I recover from spinal surgery. I am a single mom of 3 amazing kids. I live in Prior Lake, MN. I am undergoing a Anterior/Posterior 2 level lumbar fusion surgery on November 4th. Correcting chronic lumbar foraminal stenosis that is causing compression on my spinal nerve and massive daily pains. I also have C2-C3, C4-C5 and C6-C7 disc bulges/chronic foraminal stenosis. That is also causing massive daily pains from that additional compression on my spinal nerve in my neck. I am very active in my community. I coach and assist all of my children's sports and activities. I love everything outdoors with my family. I lost my primary job in February 2023. So I had to try and pick up any income I could with my business. I am a small business owner at Ciera's Designs. I make custom apparel, accessories, you name it, I can most likely make it. I also picked our family tradition of beading and sewing back up. I bead Native American jewelry and sew some regalia. I pour my heart and soul into every piece that I make. The pains have hit full force causing me to step down from everything that I love to do most. Over the last couple of months, everything has drained me. I slowed down majorly this last year and am completely exhausted and weak on a daily basis now. I have such an amazing personality, a gentle heart, I don't ask for help and I try to do things on my own. Personally, this page was very difficult for me to make. I am always smiling through everything in life, making it hard for anyone to see the pain I am in daily. I LOVE helping others but I just can't right now. I need to focus on me and my recovery, so I can get back to what I love to do and be there for my kids the way I've been known to. I am starting this fund raiser to try and help alleviate the hard financial hit that I am already taking and will endure over the next couple of months. Also to help with meals, gas for the ones helping me get my kiddos to/from school and their weekly activities while I am down. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and I hope you feel moved to contribute. P.S. Please don't judge if you see me hobbling around with my brace and walker at my kids tournaments. Nothing can take me away from me showing my kids support and love.