<div>I am asking for help because I am in an urgent financial crisis caused by a chronic neurological condition and a delayed job start. My condition causes seizures, motor and gait issues, confusion, "lost time", memory loss, and speech issues. I rely on anticonvulsants and a half dozen other medications to stay as stable as possible, but my prescription and medical expenses are more than $2,400 a month out of pocket. I was previously employed in IT for over 16 years and doing just fine, until I developed this illness and experienced a couple other major setbacks around the same time.
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<div>Right now, the process of losing my house and the equity in it begins this week. My bankruptcy will also be dismissed if I cannot catch up on $5,000 in arrears this week, which is one month earlier than I will have that kind of money. I have been selling everything that is not nailed down, and I plan to sell the house as soon as possible, but I need time to get there.
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<div>This has become a cycle I cannot break on my own. When I cannot consistently refill my medication, I relapse, and those relapses affect my ability to work. Then not being able to work affects my ability to afford the medication I need. Within the past year, I have had to choose between food, utilities, and medicine. I never imagined I would be in this position. Everything was fantastic and I never even had debt in my life until I got sick and had to gradually drain my savings to stay alive.
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<div>Any support will help me cover essential medication and buy critical time to catch up on housing arrears before I lose my home. I have others who depend on me as well that I am failing because of this and the guilt is overwhelming. If you are able to donate or share this fundraiser, it would mean more than I can say and may literally be saving my life -- it is life-threatening for me to keep missing my medication. I hope to be well and stable enough again one day to go back to being the person who helps my friends, like I used to be before I got sick, instead of the person who needs to ask for help.
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I would like to pay for my medicine and home

I would like to pay for my medicine and home

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