At the beginning of this year, I started experiencing joint pain in my right knee. I thought it was just an injury from exercising, but the pain only got worse and began to spread throughout my body. I’ve been jumping from doctor to doctor, searching for answers, but things have only become more confusing and frightening. Just yesterday, I ended up in the ER with profuse bleeding in my face. My blood labs indicate some kind of autoimmune disease, but the doctors still can’t pinpoint exactly what’s wrong. My blood platelet count was at a critically low and life-threatening level, leaving me feeling like I could be in danger at any moment. Living in constant fear has been exhausting, and I feel lost and overwhelmed by everything that’s happening.

My wife and I have been saving every dime, hoping to start a family and become parents, but that dream keeps slipping further away because of my medical conditions. The medical bills are piling up faster than I can keep up, and I’m working 14-hour shifts just to try and stay afloat. Despite all my efforts, it’s not enough. The funds from this fundraiser will go directly toward my medical bills, which have become impossible to manage on my own. I also need help affording things like knee and wrist braces, supplements, and food to help with my anemia and severe weight loss. Every day is a struggle, and the debt is making it harder to support my family and take care of myself.

Anything, anything at all helps. I don’t feel like I deserve it, but I’m scared, lost, and desperate. I feel alone, and any donation won’t just help me financially—it will help me emotionally by making me feel seen and not alone. My own body is against me, and I really don’t want to be alone in this. Thank you for reading my story and for any support you can give.