Camila's Health & Healing Fund

Dear beloved community,

I have been quietly walking through the fire.

I would love your help raising funds for my extensive medical care.

So, I have been unwell since 2018 and I finally got a proper diagnosis after a steep and scary decline in my health last year. Turns out, I’ve been living with a disabling chronic neurological disorder named dysautonomia. Basically, my autonomic nervous system is malfunctioning big time and it wreaks havoc throughout my entire body. It affects my ability to stand and control balance, my digestion, my capacity to maintain a healthy weight, sustain a normal body temperature, regulate my heart rate, blood pressure and much more.

There are incredible specialists throughout the country that dedicate their lives to complex, multi-layered cases like mine, and I know their comprehensive knowledge will help me to heal. The ongoing treatment and specialist rehab care are costly and I would love your help getting access to the resources I need.

I have never felt more broken physically, emotionally, spiritually, and mentally than throughout this distressing process, but let me tell you- I am so determined and committed to continue leading a thriving life. Nature, friendship, prayer, movement, comedy, and helping people make their dreams come true as a holistic writing and career coach, are what fuel my daily deep joy.

Keep reading below for a more in-depth look at my story.

Thank you for your generosity. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for your love.

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I am a notoriously private person (ask those closest to me) but I realize now that my silence and my discreet nature are not helping me in the healing journey I am smack dab in the middle of. I want to share my experience with you all because you simply cannot tell how I feel by looking at me. My skin can shine like the sun, my smile can gush enthusiasm and my laugh can carry loud and proud all while my body is feeling like it is failing.

Dysautonomia is a completely invisible, complex, multilayered condition, and typically takes people 6 years on average to get an accurate diagnosis. There is a shortage of MDs that truly know what dysautonomia is, let alone are successful in helping people to heal. I am going to be seeking care from highly specialized practitioners throughout California, and potentially across the country. There is a high likelihood I will have to travel outside of LA to get the best care possible.

I am no longer apologetic about my current disability. When I hit my lowest low, I relentlessly called upon my ancestors and prayed to the divine and I was told loud and clear: ASK FOR HELP, express yourself, use your voice, do what you love, lean in more authentically to life in every way possible. Here I am.

My mom has been my main caretaker picking me off the floor day after day after day, both physically and emotionally. She is my angel. Please show her endless love. I could write a book chronicling the heroism of my mother, but for now, just imagine.

Your donations will go directly toward my comprehensive medical healing, recovery and rehabilitation.

Where will the funds go?

The vast majority of the costs for my care moving forward will be out-of-network of insurance & therefore, out of pocket for me.

“Never, ever, ever, give up”

-Michael Scott