My name is Crystal. I’m a single mom with 2 beautiful daughters. I currently work 2 jobs and am looking for a 3rd, but it’s just not enough. I’ve battled neuroendocrine tumors since 2021, with 6 stomach resections, a life fight, and 2 GI bleeds, most recently in April 2025. All my care is at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. My oldest, 15 years old, battles Alpha 1 liver disease and is also in the care of the doctors at Mayo Clinic. My youngest, 11 years old, has epilepsy, diagnosed in November after 2 tonic-clonic seizures, and she was life-flighted to Fargo.

We have been making it work, but between the $100,000 in medical debt, my insurance no longer covering a vital med that will cost $1700 a month out of pocket with no alternative med that can replace it, as well as our upcoming week-long trip to Mayo in November, and basic living expenses, we need some help. We are not ones to ask but have been left with no choice.