Hello Community,

Many of you know Cassia Welldon as a long standing, hard working community member, volunteer first responder, power house Crawford Bay resident.

A couple of months ago, she was diagnosed with a rare form of Lyme Disease after feeling sick for over a year. This diagnosis, as well as how poorly she has felt for so long, has taken her out at the knees in terms of being able to make a living and support herself. She is currently undergoing an multi month treatment plan taking an expensive antibiotic regimen that disallows her being exposed to direct light and will continue to heavily influence her ability to make money and stay afloat locally. She also has expenses in trips to and from clinics and medical appointments on the coast and regionally. Being sick is very expensive and not being able to work while sick can be downright debilitating. Cassia has already spent thousands in clinic visits, prescription costs and travel.

We are asking for donations of any amount to help a local woman as she undergoes a debilitating and deeply challenging time in her life. Whatever you can afford is appreciated. We know that there are a lot of GoFundMe's and requests floating around out there, and hope that this community can find it in themselves to keep supporting those amongst us who need it the most. We never know when we may need it ourselves...