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Help Colin with chronic illness medical expenses

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I've been unable to work since April 6th (my birthday) when I first came down with symptoms (fever, fatigue, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea) which I at first thought was just a stomach virus. A couple days later I started having respiratory symptoms (cough & sore throat) and starting isolating on the assumption I had caught COVID-19. It is now 7+ months later & unfortunately I am still ill. I've seen multiple doctors & had nearly 50 tests done to no avail. They have so far ruled out mononucleosis, tick-borne diseases,  and lupus among other things.

After finally seeing a specialist last month, a rheumatologist, and determining this isn't (likely) an autoimmune disorder; I've been trying to find a new specialist to continue seeking a diagnosis & treatment so I can get better. All in all the expenses of the multiple doctors, tests (including a CT scan, X-Ray, and more blood tests than I can count) has me at ~$2,500 already in medical expenses. My health insurance does not cover anything until I reach my deductible of $4,500. I've been working with providers to try to pay what I can as I can but I'm barely keeping my head above water with this existing medical debt. The goal of $5,000 is to cover my existing amount owed as through the end of the year as of today  but as I continue to seek treatment these expenses could grow.

Everything had been tough but I was dealing with it until this past week when my employer suddenly realized that they had forgotten to collect my health insurance premiums since I've not worked since April 3rd and they want me to pay them back what is owed ASAP. As it stands the balance through today is the $1,989.90 (pictured below) and will continue to grow by $60.30 every week. They're only offering me a 4 month payment plan which is far beyond what I'm able to afford right now when I'm already in the red with what little money is coming in vs. my existing bills. That is why I've created this GoFundMe to seek whatever assistance anyone would be so generous as to provide since it doesn't seem like Congress is about to pass another stimulus anytime soon.

To sum it up I've been suffering from the following symptoms for 7+ months and unable to work.

Fevers spiking as high as 101.8 degrees Fahrenheit
Chronic fatigue leading to sleeping upwards of 20 hours a day & general weakness
Nausea, diarrhea, & vomiting
Decreased appetites & weight loss (down ~30lbs so far)
Cough & sore throat (these two have largely subsided)

Thank you for reading all the way to the end & I appreciate anything you can donate, every little bit helps.

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  • Anonymous
    • $200
    • 4 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $300
    • 4 yrs
  • Anon Y Mous
    • $50
    • 4 yrs
  • Sallie Christian
    • $25
    • 4 yrs
  • Barbara Curtis
    • $50
    • 4 yrs
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Colin Elliott
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Richmond, VA

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