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Dresden author uses gift for writing to offset medical bills by Katelyn Dotson

Tara Prouty is a skilled local au- bake sales and book signings to raise
thor. Each of her books is unique and money.
creatively written, and some of her Tara has published seven books so
work is inspired by the hardships she far, under the pen name T.R. Prouty, in-
has endured. Tara had symptoms of cluding the “Tomorrow is Another Day”
Intestinal Failure from the early age series, written for a middle school audi-
of four but was not diagnosed until ence, which consists of five books, and
years later. After high school, she went is about DJ Tipper who lives in “Crab
to Ohio University Zanesville (OUZ) for Cove”. Another book Tara has written
nursing, but because of her serious ill- is a romance novel titled “Open Heart
ness, she could not continue to go. Tara Surgery”, which is the first book in the
has been writing since she was ten “Sisterhood of Broken Hearts” series
years old. It appeals to her not only be- and was published most recently, in
cause it is something she loves to do, Mach earlier this year. Tara collaborat-
but also because it can be done from ed with USA Today bestselling author
home. “Anybody can really do it that Anne Stryker to write her first fantasy
has the passion for it, it’s just that you “Of Tubes and Tides”. This is a young
have the motivation and desire to do it adult fantasy romance about a girl who
that’s the big thing,” Tara said. has gastroparesis and is on life sup-
Tara has struggled with chronic port. She and her faerie friend must
health problems all her life and was overcome many obstacles in order to
eventually diagnosed with global gas- save their homeland from evil. To pur-
trointestinal dysmotility, colonic iner- chase any of these books, go to either
tia, and gastroparesis. The illness origi- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/, or
nates from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, https://www.amazon.com/. Her books
which is a genetic condition. She was will be for sale at the Dresden Melon
not able to eat or drink anything for Festival on August 5 as well. You can
five years and had to use tubes in order follow Tara on Instagram @regallywrit-
to obtain the necessary nutrition. The ten.
tubes provided a form of both food and Though Tara got the transplant,
water however, Tara was constantly she still needs medical care and the
having to endure the pain of dehydra- abundant expenses are extremely de-
tion and starvation. “It’s a very rare manding. However, there are multiple
disease to have your gut paralyzed, like ways to help Tara and her family. You
the whole thing, and just shut down so could buy some of her books, go to her
it does not show up on many tests and bake sales or book signings, or directly
most people don’t get diagnosed until donate to her Giving Tuesday fundrais-
it is really bad,” she stated. The illness ing website by going to https://giv-
was very taxing, and eventually, she ingtuesday.mightycause.com/story/
needed an intestinal transplant which Taraprouty where she has raised just
was very expensive, even with health over $9,000 out of her $30,000 goal.
insurance. Fortunately, Tara received You could also mail direct donations Tara Prouty with her service dog, Riku. Lynette Dotson
the life-saving transplant about a year to her P.O. box at the address of Tara
ago however, the cost is still unfathom- Prouty P.O. Box 38 Dresden OH, 43821.
ably high. To put it into perspective, an It takes a lot of strength to be able
intestinal transplant most generally to push through the difficult times and
costs over one million dollars. In ad- keep going, and even after everything
dition to this, Tara needs costly medi- she’s been through, Tara didn’t let her
cations and her doctor visits are very condition stop her from doing what she
expensive as well. Because of the high loves. ONLINE
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