My Birthday Wish: The Gift of a Life Changing Treatment
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Support My Healing: A Birthday Wish for Health & Hope
Hi community,
This year, for my birthday, I have one big wish: the gift of healing.
For the past 3 years, I’ve been fighting an uphill battle with Long COVID and a challenging mix of conditions, including POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Narcolepsy, and Endometriosis. Every day, I navigate a body that doesn’t always cooperate, a healthcare system that often falls short, and a financial burden that grows heavier with each necessary—but uncovered—medical treatment.
I’ve worked so hard to reclaim my health, undergoing speech therapy, occupational therapy, three types of physical therapy, cardiac therapy, and now, neuro-ophthalmology therapy to retrain the neural pathways between my eyes and brain. This therapy is crucial, as COVID severely impacted my nervous system, causing debilitating headaches, vision problems, and overstimulation that literally makes my brain stop processing visual information.
Unfortunately, like so many with chronic illnesses, the treatments that have helped me the most—about 75% of them—are not covered by insurance. Over the past year alone, I’ve lost roughly $86,000 in out-of-pocket medical costs, lost wages, and legal expenses while fighting for disability support.
Now, I need your help.
What I’m Raising Funds For:
- Neuro-ophthalmology therapy (Testing: $1,000 | Each session: $175 | 30-40 sessions total) → $8,000
- Specialty glasses → $500
- At-home therapy equipment → $500
Total goal: $9,000
This therapy is a game-changer. My doctors believe it will significantly reduce my neurological symptoms, helping me regain cognitive function, improve my vision, and lessen overstimulation that currently shuts my brain down. But I can’t afford this care alone.
Other Ways to Help: (https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/6T63DJUGNK0O)
If you prefer, I’ve also created an Amazon Wishlist with essential medical and comfort items, including:
- Lymphatic drainage tools to support my body’s detoxification process, since I have a genetic mutation that affects my ability to eliminate toxins
- Compression clothing to help with blood flow and circulation issues caused by POTS
- Sensory-friendly items to reduce overstimulation when my nervous system is dysregulated
If donating isn’t an option, words of encouragement mean the world to me. You have no idea how much a supportive community has had on my healing journey.
Every dollar, every share, every kind message makes a difference. Thank you for believing in me, for helping me fight for my health, and for being part of my journey.
With deep gratitude,
Cait-with-eight
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Cait With Eight
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McAllen, TX