Hi All,

For those who are unaware, in 2007 I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.

I managed it with diet, medication, and giving up things like cigarettes and alcohol over the years.

In 2020, shortly after moving to WA, my symptoms indicated that something was very

wrong.

In June 2021, I was admitted to Fiona Stanley Hospital here in Perth and had 50cm of bowel removed.

While under anaesthetic, I developed Atrial Fibrillation in my heart...

Below is a summary of what I deal with as a result of the 2 illnesses combined, and due to the bowel resection, there are other complications I deal with on a daily basis.

I'm not posting this for attention or sympathy, but I am hoping that it will give my nearest and dearest, and anyone else who sees this, a better understanding of the struggles I face on a daily basis.

Being Gen X, I was never the kind of person who would ask for help in the past, but it has certainly come to that in the present, and while I hate asking for help, one of the worst things I could deal with on top of all of this is being forced to ask for help, and have it fall on deaf, or uncaring ears. No judgment, of course.

Building a business is tolling even for 100% healthy people, so doing it when I have been diagnosed as Totally and Permanently Disabled medically has been an uphill battle, but a battle I felt worth having to try and create some financial stability in a time where the costs of living have become completely beyond logic.

Having gone through a 24-year relationship break-up immediately prior to the start of this journey has certainly added its own difficulties, but the probably most pertinent being the fact that because I have been unable to work in a proper capacity for a few years, I now DO NOT have a safety net. I have NO income, so what I am trying to build is LITERALLY my ability to survive.

I also have 16yo to support so between my own struggles with illness, adulting, and parenting... I NEED HELP. Urgently.

Literally every cent donated goes to bills and weekly costs as it comes in dribs and drabs, but what I really need is help to get my business operational.

Please HELP.

Sincerely Anthony