In Support of Yanni Brumfield’s Fibroid removal

Hi friends and community: we are seeking support for Yanni as they prepare for their
fibroid removal surgery.

If you know Yanni, you know what it is to be loved. They have always poured their time and energy into our community and have been a fierce friend and advocate for so many. Despite their tireless commitment to showing up for community, Yanni has spent the last seven years learning how to live with constant pain, and now, they need our help.

During those seven years, Yanni has been quietly dealing with chronic abdominal pain caused by uterine fibroids. A fibroid has continued to grow and is now over 7cm (roughly the size of a large peach), placing pressure on their bladder and colon and affecting their everyday life. The only option now is surgery.

After more than a year on a waiting list, they finally have access to the surgery they need.

Between the options of having a hysterectomy or having the fibroid removed, Yanni chose fibroid removal. This choice is deeply personal as they hope to carry a child in the next few years. This surgery is both a chance to finally live without the pain they have carried for years and to protect the possibility of a future they deeply desire and deserve.

Surgery is scheduled for September 15th, and recovery will take 6-8 weeks. Yanni will not be able to work during most of that time. We are asking the community to support an ask of $4,000, with $2,800 of that covering two months of rent and the remainder helping with food, transportation, and other basic needs while they heal. 

PLEASE REMEMBER - Community care does not have to be financial. Yanni will also need help with: 

We have all witnessed Yanni be strong for so many people, and have watched them make space for others, even while carrying things most of us couldn't see.

They have shown up for us incessantly. Now, they need us to show up for them.

If you can donate, bring a meal, offer a ride, walk the dogs, share a resource, spend some time with them, or simply pass this along, it all matters.


Let's bless them with the space to rest and heal.