Hi my name is Devon, I’m 23 years old and I live in Los Angeles. Last month I was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of eye cancer called choroidal melanoma. I’ve already lost almost all vision in my left eye from the bleeding caused by the tumor and it’s past the point of being able to be restored. Because this form of cancer is so aggressive I have to get the eye removed within the next two weeks, if it spreads then my chances of a 5 year survival rate drop from 84-68% to 47%. Even after removal there’s still a chance of it spreading and I’ll have to keep it closely monitored for the foreseeable future.

Before all of this I was also in the hospital for a week for heart issues (tachycardia and a mitral valve prolapse) and shortly after that I spent 10 days in the psych ward. I was only out for 3 days before I went to the emergency room for loss of vision and I’ve been in and out ever since. I have appointments all throughout the next 2 months and won’t be able to work during that time.

Luckily the recovery time after my surgery is relatively quick but as of right now I’m struggling to support myself.

I hate resorting to making this but I’m not sure what else to do at this point. I appreciate everybody who has sent me kind words and wishes, anything at all helps and means the world to me. Thank you.