My name is Nathalie, and for the past 20 years, I’ve been fighting bone cancer. I’m now early stage four, and the only thing that could buy me more time is an experimental treatment that my insurance won’t cover (who’s surprised big pharma won’t cover a life saving treatment). This journey has been long and exhausting, and I’ve always tried to handle things on my own. To not burden others. But right now, I need help to keep going.

The funds raised will go directly toward the treatment itself, as well as travel to and from appointments, medications, and any other medical fun. Every bit of support will help me continue my fight and give me a chance to spend more time with the people I love and the job I care about so deeply.

It’s incredibly hard for me to ask for help. I’m used to working hard and taking care of others, not asking for support myself.

Over the last twenty years, I’ve been diagnosed with cancer (15), fibromyalgia (23), a rare genetic condition (29), severe asthma and allergies, etc. Essentially my body is a genetic blueprint for failure.

I’m scared—scared to give up, scared to die, and scared that I’ll have to leave behind everyone I love. Cancer keeps coming back, and I worry that even with help, it might not work. But a friend convinced me that I shouldn’t be too scared to try, and that it’s okay to let people see the real me. To let people know how much I’m struggling. I don’t know what else to do, so I’m reaching out and asking for help. If I can’t raise the necessary funds, I don’t have a hope of surviving. I realize everyone has their own life and families and problems. I can if you can’t help, if you could share so others might see. Thank you for reading my story and for any support you can give.