Michelle💜BelleShe Creations💜

❤️ A little update from our family, and a humble request for help. 🙏 Six months ago, we arrived in America with big dreams, grateful hearts, and the hope of building a better future. We worked hard, started building our lives, and did everything we could to stand on our own feet. We are so grateful to America and the people who have welcomed us and helped us along the way. Unfortunately, life had other plans. I recently suffered a stroke and ended up in the Neurological ICU at INTEGRIS Baptist Hospital. It was a frightening experience, but by the grace of God, I am doing better, and the doctors expect me to make a full recovery. 🙏❤️ All glory to the Lord for carrying me through this. As grateful as we are for that good news, we are now facing a very difficult financial situation. We only had Medicaid for our first two months in America. Once we started working, that coverage ended, and I obtained my own health insurance. Unfortunately, insurance does not cover everything, and there are still copays and medical expenses we have to pay ourselves. The savings we worked so hard for went towards bringing our beloved dog, Ritz, from South Africa to America and buying a vehicle so we could get to work and build our future. We have no savings left to fall back on. On top of the medical expenses, I have not been working long enough to qualify for paid time off. That means no work, no pay. While I recover, our bills continue, but my income stops. Being in a new country, thousands of miles away from your family and the people you have known your whole life, is difficult enough. Going through a medical emergency like this without your family nearby makes it even harder. We are trying to stay strong, keep our faith, and get through this one day at a time. We have therefore reopened our GiveSendGo fundraiser to ask for a little help with the medical copays, household bills, and everyday expenses while I recover. We are not asking for luxuries. We are simply asking for a little breathing room during a very difficult chapter of our lives. If you feel led to help, even a small donation or a share of our fundraiser would mean more to us than you know. If you cannot donate, your prayers are just as appreciated. ❤️ I also want to say something respectfully. We know that not everyone will understand our circumstances, and that is okay. But please, if you have nothing kind or constructive to say, simply scroll past. Please don't make an already painful situation harder than it needs to be. We are real people going through a real situation. We are not grifters, and we are not trying to take advantage of anyone. We are two people who came to America wanting to work hard and build a life, and who have found ourselves needing help after an unexpected medical emergency. We believe in the goodness of people, in the power of prayer, and in a God who never abandons His children. We have come this far by His grace, and we will continue to trust Him to carry us through. Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us, checked in on us, encouraged us, and shown us kindness. You have no idea how much it means, especially when we are so far away from home. If you would like to help us through this difficult time, our GiveSendGo link is below. ❤️🙏 givesendgo.com/please-help-u… May God bless every person who takes the time to read our story, and may He return your kindness to you a hundredfold. With grateful hearts,