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Help Harold Strait Fight for More Time

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One day in Feb of 2022 I began to get sick out of the blue regularly so I went to see my doctor and after some test my Dr said I needed to have my gallbladder removed so that was done and successfully my Dr said that should fix what was causing my issue and it seemed to for about two weeks, then the sickness came right back only much more frequent so more tests and blood work and appointments with specialist and I was told that I suffered from Gastroparesis I was put on some more medication and was told it was common and I should be fine with my new medication and diet so I did just as I was told but the sickness never left and I began to lose weight just a little at first but like the sickness I just kept losing weight I weighed at this point 406 pounds so I was happy with the weight loss but the sickness wasn't going away so back to the doctor and more te$t in just 3 short mouths the new gastric emptying study I did showed a shocking 35% loss in function of my Stomach so more tests and blood work which showed a much more pressing issue I found out I had chronic hepatitis c and that my liver was in such bad shape I Immediately had to stop all medications the only hope was for me to take a medication to cure the chronic hepatitis so even though my insurance wasn't going to cover it I had no choice and spent all of my savings and most of my credit on this $8500 cure and 2 mouths later I was declared cured from the hepatitis I was so happy to be cured but it's was short lived as my specialist said that she needed to explain something to me you see I was cured but it was too late the damage done to my liver was too great and I had reached a point where it was no longer possible to stop the progression of the Cerrosis, caused by the chronic Hepatitis I was devastated and at this point very broken and broke but I soldered on and tried to keep up the fight the weight loss continued and 9 mouth after this all began I'd lost 185 pounds I know longer recognized the person staring back at me in the mirror and I began to suffer from depression on a level I could not describe medical bills began to pile up and everywhere I went I heard the same thing from family and friends they would all tell me how great I looked and it was so painful but I hadn't found the right words to tell them just how sick I was and then more bad news I had now developed stomach Paralysis and now 205 pounds of weight loss later in 13 mouths my kidneys began to fail and I started to get confused and would lose blocks of time my organs have so much damage I developed H.E. it's kind of like Dementia it's caused by toxins buildings upon in my blood with my short term memory damaged and my work suffering I was let go from my job and I lost my insurance just as my Dr had found a treatment plan and medication combinations that were stabilizing my conditions so in desperate need I sold everything I had hoping to keep my treatment going long enough for disability to kick in but those wheels move slowly and in the final stages of determining my eligibility I have no more medication to keep me going and I've sold everything I have to keep fighting and I'm so close, I have decided to beg strangers to live a little bit longer but I do feel like it's only fair to say there's no cure for me and your gift should you choose to donate will not save me it will give me a little more time .God bless you all
Funds raised will be used to pay for the medical expenses I can no longer afford while I wait for my Medicare waver to be approved I'm terminally ill so I 100% qualify but my request has been pending for 2 months they simply want me to die so the don't have to pay.

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