My name is Paul, and I'm a comic book writer who has worked on some of your favorite properties (Marvel, TMNT, GI Joe, Power Rangers). I'm writing this from my hospital bed, where i've been diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis, a terrible complication from a routine surgery.

I'm being discharged later today, and will need to cover the cost of insulin and other medications, along with follow-up care, and the expenses are more than I can manage on my own right now. I'll also have an extremely large bill from my hospital stay.

Insulin in particular isn’t optional or something I can delay. Missing doses puts me at serious risk of ending up back in the hospital. Right now, I’m focused on staying stable, following my treatment plan, and avoiding another potentially-fatal emergency.

Any donation will go directly toward:

--Insulin and diabetes supplies

--Prescribed medications

--Post-hospital medical costs

--Hospital bills

If you can’t donate, sharing this helps tremendously. Thank you for reading this, it means more than I can say.