"Hey everyone, my name is Dave.

A few years ago I was attacked and hit hard in the back of my neck with metal weapons. Since then I've been dealing with weakness in my arms and legs that's slowly getting worse. I also had a chemical attack that hurt my nervous system even more.

I'm now having brand new symptoms — weakness I've never felt before — and I'm scared it’s damaging my cervical spine and spinal cord. Doctors keep treating me like it’s mental health instead of letting me get the MRI I need to see what's really going on.

I want to get a proper MRI right away and, if it shows damage, do stem cell therapy in Canada to try to repair my spine. That treatment costs around $50,000.

I don’t have the scan results yet, but I need help now before this gets worse. Any donation, even small, or just sharing this post would mean the world. It could help me finally get the imaging and treatment to save my ability to walk and use my arms.

Thank you so much for reading and for any support you can give."