In November 2025, Aubrey underwent what was meant to be a life-saving hysterectomy. What followed was not a simple recovery.

Immediately after surgery, she was readmitted to the hospital due to severe complications that were too much to manage at home. While hospitalized, she developed hospital-acquired pneumonia. She was eventually discharged - still incredibly weak - but determined to push forward and return to her life.
 

Since that hospitalization, Aubrey has been diagnosed with:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (Lupus)
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS)
Gastroparesis (severe)

Her lupus- a chronic autoimmune disease - means her immune system attacks her own body, causing inflammation, fatigue and making it harder for her to heal. It complicates infections. It complicates recovery. It complicates everything.

Her SMAS and severe gastroparesis have left her stomach essentially paralyzed. She cannot tolerate even a sip of water without violently becoming sick. Severe dehydration made her veins so fragile that a midline catheter had to be placed for ongoing access.

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She was later rushed to intensive care when she began turning septic. Imaging confirmed an abscess requiring emergency surgery to place a drain and control the infection. Soon after, another scan revealed a second, even larger abscess near her liver. This is no longer just recovery. This is survival.