Medical Fund
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I am having my fifth surgery in as many years on July 22. As some of you know I live with a debilitating illness called Endometriosis. For more than 1.7 million women in the world this illness is life altering; causing severe pain and other symptoms.
In the 7 years since I began having symptoms I have struggled through; misdiagnosis, multiple surgeries, extreme prescription drug side effects, restrictive diets, multiple alternative practitioners, etc. In this time the pain I experience has become crippling, sometimes leaving me unable to walk for days at a time and, most devastatingly, unable to work at a job that I love. Even when I can be at work, or functioning "normally", there is never a day when I am not in some degree of pain.
The cost of seeking out treatments coupled with time missed from work has become financially impossible. I can't afford the treatments I need to stay healthy, and I'm frequently in too much pain to work to make the money I need to pay for treatments.
I am asking for help....
I am asking for help from friends and family to attempt one more surgery with a world renowned doctor in Atlanta at http://www.centerforendo.com/. This money I am raising is for the treament itself as well as to cover the travel expenses and recovery time off work.
If you can't offer money I will be convalescing in Atlanta from July 22-27 and then in CLT for the next four weeks and would love; company, vegan food, movies, etc....
If you would like more information about Endometriosis please check out http://endometriosis.org/ .
If you would like to know more about specific costs or treatments i have tried I would be more than willing to share privately. If you believe you or someone you know has this condition please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thank you
Organizer
Catherine Anne
Organizer
Mooresville, NC