Help Kyra Get Scleral Lenses

Imagine feeling like your eyes are on fire. Burning , irritated as if sand is in your eyes every single day. Well that’s how I’ve felt for the last 4 months. From the second I wake up to the second I go to bed my eyes are in discomfort. I was diagnosed with dry eye disease 7 years ago. They were under control for 6 of those years up until I was 5 months postpartum with my son. With dry eyes, one day your eyes are fine then the next they aren’t. My main problem is meibomian gland dysfunction. Those are the main oil glands in your eyelids. Mine get clogged and don’t produce enough oil to keep the tears on my eyes. A normal persons tears should sit on your eye for 10 seconds, mine only do for 3. Dry eye disease is a chronic illness that will get worse my whole life, there is no cure. Dry eye disease has taken my life from me , and my experience as a first time mom. My sweet baby deserves a mother who is happy and comfortable. Some days I don’t know how I can live the rest of my life like this. My mental health has taken a plunge and I hate who I am anymore, I miss my life. Eye drops don’t work , and prescription drops due the bare minimum. The next step in my treatment is trying scleral lenses. Scleral lenses are a hard plastic contact lens that hold liquid onto your eye . A lot of people have had success with them and I’m hoping I do too . Unfortunately my insurance will not cover them and they are very expensive, not to mention it takes many appointments to get the right fit and there is a $250 fitting fee for every appointment .But I am desperate to get my life back . I’m not sure what to do anymore and I can’t accept that this will be my life forever. I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone. Any funds donated will go to paying for the lenses and for the fitting fees .