****UPDATE***

Since I created this fundraiser a couple of months ago, my health actually got a lot worse and I was briefly hospitalized! I ended up with some major gut issues and got diagnosed with a heart condition (POTS) and am definitely in a Lyme flare up. Yikes! It’s been pretty tough but I’m getting good help and have some upcoming appointments with specialists. However, my medical expenses have greatly increased and I’m needing some help! 

If you can donate, do what you can! Any little bit helps. If you can’t, no worries! Spreading this campaign would be super helpful too. 

Thank you! 

Support for Chronic Illness Treatment

Hi there! My name is Ruth Creamer. I'm looking for some financial support for supplements, appointments and labs for my ongoing chronic illness and autoimmune health issues to cover the next few months. Some of these expenses are a one time only (Labs), but they are pretty pricey (yet, important!)! Luckily, some of it is covered by health insurance, but a lot is not unfortunately. I haven't been able to bring in hardly any income for a number of years, and the cost of living has been pretty tight recently with not a lot of wiggle room for extra expenses. I have been particularly unwell and sick without much improvement since last November and I am seeking out more help in the form of lab work, different doctors, and new supplements, which I feel hopeful about. Any support big or small would make a huge difference for me. Feel free to read more info about me and why I'm asking for help below.

***I need to request that I not be contacted with suggestions of what I should do or what you heard your cousin's brother do for their chronic Lyme. Although I appreciate the kind thoughts, it can be really overwhelming, and I feel confident in the protocol that I have chosen. Thank you for your understanding!

My Story:

As many of you know, I've had chronic Lyme and other viruses/ coinfections and autoimmune issues for quite a while. I used to be a fully functioning and very physically strong person up until the fall of 2014. I was a gardener and farmed. But, I was diagnosed with lyme in the winter of 2015 and went through a long bout off and on with antibiotics, but it didn't fully work. Ive worked with many modalities over the past 7 years. Some helped and some did not. I've healed a lot, but never fully “normal”. I've had time of being completely debilitated and other times where I can garden for a few hours per day. So, why am I not better you're asking? There are underlying pathogens and health issues that are keeping my immune system busy making it hard to really fight off the Big L. I also have been healing from trauma and have had a lot of loss and emotional stress over the years, which has kept my body from fully healing too. There are a lot of other factors too like mold, allergies, even acute colds, and so forth! In other words, it's complicated!

My Approach to Healing:

For me, I have approached healing on multiple levels- emotional, physical, energetic, genetic, and spiritual. This healing journey has changed my life in many ways- some difficult and some truly amazing. I've had some of the hardest times of my life being ill for sure, but there have been a bounty of gifts that have arisen for me. It can be very discouraging, but I do have faith that I will get better and better in time. I have felt huge shifts and big strides toward health and healing. Healing chronic illness is not linear- it's definitely a winding journey.

Thank you

I want to thank you so much for reading this and for considering helping me out. It's really hard to ask for help especially financial! And, especially when the world is so unstable economically and otherwise.