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“Last week, we posted an update, not asking for money, but just to let people know that Joey has had another setback, and the doctors are creating an all-new treatment plan for him. Karla commented publicly and said the following: ‘I’m beginning to question if he has actually been sick this long or if y’all are just trying to get more money for your wedding. Who takes this long to recover from surgery, especially when you’re an athlete?'” she said.
In response, she wrote back to Karla, telling her that her comment was offensive. She continued, telling her that she was shocked she would claim they were lying.
Then, she told Karla that perhaps she was lashing out because she wasn’t having a good day or was just momentarily judging them unfairly. She ended her comment to Karla by expressing how awful it was that she would say something like that about her and Joey.
“She replied, ‘I want my donation back unless you can show proof that he’s sick. In a hospital bed or sitting in a doctor’s office…anything?’ I sent her $10 to get her off our backs, but I also sent her a video–the proof she asked for,” she explained.
Throughout Joey’s post-surgery recovery, he feels incredibly nauseated every time he eats something that contains protein (even though he’s supposed to be consuming protein as part of his recovery). He also experiences nausea if he does too much physical activity, which happens on occasion.
“I sent her a video of him dry heaving into an emesis bag in the middle of physical therapy. Now, one of his doctors asked us to record his PT so they can see the progression of him not feeling well to hopefully make some adjustments, so I didn’t take this video just to send to Karla, but to me, it seemed like solid proof since she was asking for it. She said, ‘What in the world? I have emetophobia (I didn’t know this) and this just triggered me so bad. I hope you’re happy with yourself. I feel like I’ve been traumatized. I said, ‘So, now you have 10 more dollars to process this trauma in therapy,'” she shared.
In her view, all she did was provide Karla with the solid proof that she was requesting. Since she had been so anxious, overwhelmed, and tired lately, she acknowledged that she was a bit blunt toward Karla, and she currently has no patience for rudeness, but she doesn’t know if she went too far with her response to Karla.
What would you have done if you were in her shoes?
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