Stacy Ann: A Mother of Four Fighting to Stay Alive
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CAMPAIGN GOAL: $450,000
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I never thought I would have to do this.
The first photo is how I looked before I became severely ill seven years ago.
The next photos show what followed — years of prolonged hospitalizations, rapid physical decline, and a body that was no longer functioning the way it should. At times, my condition progressed toward early organ dysfunction, and I struggled to find doctors willing to intervene.
The final photo is me after finally receiving the kind of specialized care that began to help — care that I can no longer afford to continue.
I am a mother of four with 17+ diagnosed medical conditions, and the treatment keeping me alive costs between $3,000 and $10,000 per session — up to three times a week.
Many of these treatments will be ongoing for life.
I am fighting to stay here for my children — and one day, my future grandchildren.
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MY STORY:
For over a decade, I was told nothing was wrong beyond a known mitochondrial condition.
I was told my most severe symptoms were “psychosomatic.”
I was told it was anxiety.
But my body told a very different story.
While my organs were shutting down… While I was losing weight I couldn’t afford to lose…
While I was too weak to lift my arms…
I was dismissed, misdiagnosed, and sent home again and again.
This still happens.
Many providers in the conventional (allopathic) system have been unable or unwilling to take on my case, often stating that I am too medically complex.
It took six years to find a specialist willing to look deeper — and when that happened, the full picture began to emerge.
This is not one illness.
This is a complex, multi-system condition affecting nearly every part of my body.
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MY MEDICAL REALITY:
I am living with multiple severe and interacting conditions, including:
• Untreated MRI confirmed Osteomyelitis (bone infection) requiring IV antibiotics and iv antifungals
• Mitochondrial disease, including CPT2 deficiency and respiratory chain dysfunction (Complex II and IV) along with other epigenetic genes that began expressing in a pathogenic way after I fell ill.
• Severe malnutrition and nutrient absorption failure
• Very Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
• Severe reactive airway disease and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (connective tissue disorder)
• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
• Mycotoxin poisoning from toxic mold exposure
• Multiple co-infections including Babesia, Bartonella, Borrelia (Lyme), and Ehrlichia
And much, much more.
These conditions do not exist in isolation.
They interact and compound each other, creating cascading effects throughout my body.
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WHY TREATMENT IS SO DIFFICULT: Because of the complexity of my condition:
• Many conventional (allopathic) doctors have declined to take my case, claiming that I’m too medically complex.
I’m not- this can be mostly healed, but the medical system refuses to provide the proper treatments. .
• I have been repeatedly dismissed or referred without meaningful treatment
• I am currently under the care of a specialist who understands these conditions — but this level of care is rare.
Without specialized treatment, my condition will continue to decline.
⸻
THE TREATMENT KEEPING ME ALIVE:
The care I am receiving is highly specialized and not covered by insurance.
Each treatment is individualized based on how my body is functioning that day.
• One bag of IV fluids (normal saline) alone is approximately $500
• Treatments are custom-compounded and adjusted continuously
• Some therapies involve combining components of my own blood with IV antibiotics to allow medication to reach my cells.
There is no low-cost version of this care.
• The minimum to maintain my condition is about $2,500 per week • Effective treatment ranges between $5,000 and $10,000 per session • These treatments are required up to three times per week Many of these treatments will be ongoing long-term, and in some cases lifelong, to maintain stability. ⸻ WE HAVE REACHED OUR LIMIT We have been navigating this for years — across both traditional and specialized care. The financial burden has become overwhelming, and we have reached a point where we cannot continue without help. ⸻
THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT ME We have four children . Due to environmental exposure, there are serious concerns about their health in the long run as well.
• Two of our children have already tested with elevated mycotoxin levels
• The others still need testing and evaluation .
They need care, monitoring, and protection before their health declines.
There are moments when my children look at me, and I can see them wondering if I am going to be okay. No child should have to carry that.
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A THANK YOU FROM MY HEART For those who are able to give: ❤️ Donations of $100 or more will receive a Nookums Paci-Plushies Buddy with tether (gift able if there are no little ones in your life).
This is a product I created in 2007 for my children. It represents the life I built before I became sick — and is a small way for me to give something back.
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WHY I AM STILL FIGHTING
Invisible illness is real.
I am not done. I have four children who need their mother — not just alive, but present.
Thinking. Creating. Loving. Fighting for them. But I cannot do this alone anymore.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
If you can donate, thank you.
If you can share this, that matters just as much. Every share gives this a chance to reach someone who can help.
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FINAL WORD
If you have ever believed in helping someone fight for their life — this is that moment.
Please help me stay here for my children.
Please help us get them the care they may need as well.
Donations can also be made directly to the Environmental Health Center in Buffalo, NY in my name (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization).
I will continue to share updates and provide transparency along the way.
With love and gratitude,
Stacy Ann Dallman ❤️
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CAMPAIGN GOAL: $450,000
⸻
I never thought I would have to do this.
The first photo is how I looked before I became severely ill seven years ago.
The next photos show what followed — years of prolonged hospitalizations, rapid physical decline, and a body that was no longer functioning the way it should. At times, my condition progressed toward early organ dysfunction, and I struggled to find doctors willing to intervene.
The final photo is me after finally receiving the kind of specialized care that began to help — care that I can no longer afford to continue.
I am a mother of four with 17+ diagnosed medical conditions, and the treatment keeping me alive costs between $3,000 and $10,000 per session — up to three times a week.
Many of these treatments will be ongoing for life.
I am fighting to stay here for my children — and one day, my future grandchildren.
⸻
MY STORY:
For over a decade, I was told nothing was wrong beyond a known mitochondrial condition.
I was told my most severe symptoms were “psychosomatic.”
I was told it was anxiety.
But my body told a very different story.
While my organs were shutting down… While I was losing weight I couldn’t afford to lose…
While I was too weak to lift my arms…
I was dismissed, misdiagnosed, and sent home again and again.
This still happens.
Many providers in the conventional (allopathic) system have been unable or unwilling to take on my case, often stating that I am too medically complex.
It took six years to find a specialist willing to look deeper — and when that happened, the full picture began to emerge.
This is not one illness.
This is a complex, multi-system condition affecting nearly every part of my body.
⸻
MY MEDICAL REALITY:
I am living with multiple severe and interacting conditions, including:
• Untreated MRI confirmed Osteomyelitis (bone infection) requiring IV antibiotics and iv antifungals
• Mitochondrial disease, including CPT2 deficiency and respiratory chain dysfunction (Complex II and IV) along with other epigenetic genes that began expressing in a pathogenic way after I fell ill.
• Severe malnutrition and nutrient absorption failure
• Very Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
• Severe reactive airway disease and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (connective tissue disorder)
• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
• Mycotoxin poisoning from toxic mold exposure
• Multiple co-infections including Babesia, Bartonella, Borrelia (Lyme), and Ehrlichia
And much, much more.
These conditions do not exist in isolation.
They interact and compound each other, creating cascading effects throughout my body.
⸻
WHY TREATMENT IS SO DIFFICULT: Because of the complexity of my condition:
• Many conventional (allopathic) doctors have declined to take my case, claiming that I’m too medically complex.
I’m not- this can be mostly healed, but the medical system refuses to provide the proper treatments. .
• I have been repeatedly dismissed or referred without meaningful treatment
• I am currently under the care of a specialist who understands these conditions — but this level of care is rare.
Without specialized treatment, my condition will continue to decline.
⸻
THE TREATMENT KEEPING ME ALIVE:
The care I am receiving is highly specialized and not covered by insurance.
Each treatment is individualized based on how my body is functioning that day.
• One bag of IV fluids (normal saline) alone is approximately $500
• Treatments are custom-compounded and adjusted continuously
• Some therapies involve combining components of my own blood with IV antibiotics to allow medication to reach my cells.
There is no low-cost version of this care.
• The minimum to maintain my condition is about $2,500 per week • Effective treatment ranges between $5,000 and $10,000 per session • These treatments are required up to three times per week Many of these treatments will be ongoing long-term, and in some cases lifelong, to maintain stability. ⸻ WE HAVE REACHED OUR LIMIT We have been navigating this for years — across both traditional and specialized care. The financial burden has become overwhelming, and we have reached a point where we cannot continue without help. ⸻
THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT ME We have four children . Due to environmental exposure, there are serious concerns about their health in the long run as well.
• Two of our children have already tested with elevated mycotoxin levels
• The others still need testing and evaluation .
They need care, monitoring, and protection before their health declines.
There are moments when my children look at me, and I can see them wondering if I am going to be okay. No child should have to carry that.
⸻
A THANK YOU FROM MY HEART For those who are able to give: ❤️ Donations of $100 or more will receive a Nookums Paci-Plushies Buddy with tether (gift able if there are no little ones in your life).
This is a product I created in 2007 for my children. It represents the life I built before I became sick — and is a small way for me to give something back.
⸻
WHY I AM STILL FIGHTING
Invisible illness is real.
I am not done. I have four children who need their mother — not just alive, but present.
Thinking. Creating. Loving. Fighting for them. But I cannot do this alone anymore.
⸻
HOW YOU CAN HELP
If you can donate, thank you.
If you can share this, that matters just as much. Every share gives this a chance to reach someone who can help.
⸻
FINAL WORD
If you have ever believed in helping someone fight for their life — this is that moment.
Please help me stay here for my children.
Please help us get them the care they may need as well.
Donations can also be made directly to the Environmental Health Center in Buffalo, NY in my name (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization).
I will continue to share updates and provide transparency along the way.
With love and gratitude,
Stacy Ann Dallman ❤️
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