Support Djaniel's Ongoing Medical Care
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Djaniel is facing an aggressive decline in her health, and this fundraiser is for my friend as she tries to get the care she urgently needs. Djaniel has been sick since she was 22, and this has been a 10-year battle. Djaniel lives with CIDP, POTS, undifferentiated connective tissue disease, autoimmune thyroiditis, and a neurogenic bladder. Her condition is progressing aggressively, and her body is shutting down faster than doctors can keep up with.
Since last August, Djaniel has been through six or seven surgeries and procedures in an effort to get some quality of life back. She was hospitalized from January to May, went back again in July, and has had two more ER visits since then. Djaniel has been bedridden since December. Her stomach and bladder have stopped working on their own, and she now relies on a suprapubic tube, a PEG feeding tube, an indwelling catheter, and hours of tube feeds each day just to stay nourished. She can barely walk because of the pain, and she is also dealing with a mass on her right hip and another newly found lump.
On top of all of this, Djaniel is still fighting insurance to cover infusion treatments for CIDP. Every one of her specialists has said she needs to go to Mayo Clinic, but it costs $5,000 just to get in the door before any testing or treatment begins. At the same time, Djaniel is running short on basic medical supplies, and day-to-day living costs continue while she is unable to function independently. Her mom is doing everything she can, but the need is ongoing.
Donations will help with the upfront Mayo Clinic cost, the testing and treatment that follows, basic medical supplies, and daily living expenses as these needs continue over time. Recurring donations would provide steady support for the medical supplies and day-to-day costs Djaniel keeps facing, and one-time gifts are also deeply appreciated.
If you are able to help, please consider donating or sharing this fundraiser. Your support can help ease the financial pressure on Djaniel and her family and help them keep pursuing the care she needs.
Since last August, Djaniel has been through six or seven surgeries and procedures in an effort to get some quality of life back. She was hospitalized from January to May, went back again in July, and has had two more ER visits since then. Djaniel has been bedridden since December. Her stomach and bladder have stopped working on their own, and she now relies on a suprapubic tube, a PEG feeding tube, an indwelling catheter, and hours of tube feeds each day just to stay nourished. She can barely walk because of the pain, and she is also dealing with a mass on her right hip and another newly found lump.
On top of all of this, Djaniel is still fighting insurance to cover infusion treatments for CIDP. Every one of her specialists has said she needs to go to Mayo Clinic, but it costs $5,000 just to get in the door before any testing or treatment begins. At the same time, Djaniel is running short on basic medical supplies, and day-to-day living costs continue while she is unable to function independently. Her mom is doing everything she can, but the need is ongoing.
Donations will help with the upfront Mayo Clinic cost, the testing and treatment that follows, basic medical supplies, and daily living expenses as these needs continue over time. Recurring donations would provide steady support for the medical supplies and day-to-day costs Djaniel keeps facing, and one-time gifts are also deeply appreciated.
If you are able to help, please consider donating or sharing this fundraiser. Your support can help ease the financial pressure on Djaniel and her family and help them keep pursuing the care she needs.