Hello, I am Lee Bradford and my girlfriend Liz of 17 years has been in the hospital since October 31, 2025.

To make a long story short, she has Lupus. The good news is that the best doctors for Lupus are in this hospital and she's expected to be okay once shes out. They want to cover all their bases and make sure the condition isn't affecting more than one area, which is why she's still there.

Immediate symptoms are improving, slowly and they're working to get her out of here, but we dont have a discharge date yet.

We have applied for financial aid, we are trying as many avenues as we know of to manage costs. However, one of the treatments is chemotherapy and she doesn't have insurance.

Until we get the final bill, we wont know how much this (18-day, as of November 17th) hospital visit will cost.

For right now, we're estimating some of the costs (chemo, medications, days of work lost). We've already received some donations from friends and family, which are being factored into the current total.

Thank you for all your help, I'm trying not to make House MD jokes but I mean come on- the punchline is right there.