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Hi everyone I’m fundraising for myself, usually I am not the kind of person to ask for help from anyone, especially when it comes to finances, however; over the last 8 months my whole life has changed dramatically. I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in July 2021, an auto-immune disease which a percentage of people with psoriasis will develop. This disease causes my immune system to fight my own joints and eventually if left untreated, can cause disability. On top of that my skin psoriasis isn’t much better covering most of my body. I’ve learned a lot through this journey about this disease and how to treat it. I have spent lots of money that I don’t have seeing every doctor I could to try and figure this out and help me get through it, and through that process I have found myself in some medical debt, but this isn’t why I’ve created this fundraiser. I created this fundraiser to pay for my medicine I need desperately to treat this disease. Cosentyx is an injectable biological drug that is one of the most expensive if not the most expensive drug there is, and it is my only real shot of getting back to an active lifestyle, waking up without pain, straightening my knee, lifting my arms in the air, being able to walk most days. Thankfully I have insurance which will cover most of the $9,000 a month cost of this drug. The only problem is I need to pay my deductible in whole before they will agree to pay for it, which is why I am here. I can pay my own medical bills and work on that in my own time, but I have been waiting to get this medicine for almost a year at this point and it would be life changing to be able to finally use it. Again I don’t typically enjoy asking for help, but if anyone feels generous enough to help me get back to a normal-ish life, I would be incredibly grateful to say the least.