Hello! I am asking for help because a few years ago I was diagnosed with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Because of my condition, I usually need to sleep 10 to 12 hours a night, to wake up feeling rested and make sure I get enough oxygenation during my sleep. Most people with sleep apnea are given a prescription for a CPAP machine that helps them sleep by forcing air into their airways. I however, was given a prescription for a BiPAP machine, to help me both breath in and out. In all these years I have not been able to get the BiPAP machine because even with relatively good health insurance, my 25% copay amount has always been too great for me.

On a recent trip with a doctor friend, she observed me while I slept and noticed that I struggled to breath and stopped breathing and even whimpered many times during the night. She informed me that my situation is a lot more serious than I had thought. I know that my sleep apnea has robbed me of a lot of my time and energy and made it hard for me to lose weight and work more, but she told me that BiPAP machines are what people are put on to help them breath, as the last step before being intubated, meaning that my night time breathing situation is very serious and to improve the quality of life she urged me to get the BiPAP machine asap! Adding to this urgency, this is the last year of Obamacare subsidies that have allowed many people like me to get health insurance, so if I dont get the machine by the end of this year and I dont get health insurance next year another way, Ill have to pay FOUR TIMES AS MUCH for a BiPAP machine!

So I am making this fundraiser to help me get a BiPAP machine and drastically improve my life and also to help me pay my rent and some bills and expenses that I am behind on! Hopefully when I finally get the BiPAP machine I will be able to sleep less, have more energy, lose weight, and work more so that I can drastically improve my health, financial situation, and my life! Thanks so much for your help! :) Si Se Puede! -Marlon