Support Lorelle's Fight Against Lupus

Hello, I’m Lorelle Gulasarian, and I’m striving to live. A little about me: I am married and have 4 beautiful children, 2 of whom have autism. I do as much as I can for my children. They are my world, and they are definitely not lacking motherly love or attention! However, I am sick. Very sick. I have lupus. For anyone that doesn’t know, lupus is an incurable autoimmune disorder. It makes your body attack itself, targeting your organs first. I am 34, and I am dying. I’ve got a lot of health problems. I take 35+ pills a day. Seizures, fibromyalgia, hypertension, diabetes, lupus, arrhythmias, atrial tachycardia, and I’m in remission from CHF (congestive heart failure). I also just found out a couple of days ago that I have a heart murmur. My specialists tell me that I am right on the line for needing transplants. One little thing can push me over the edge into needing an organ transplant. I’m not very mobile; I’m mostly in a wheelchair. I am very sick, and my parents help a lot. My husband is forced to work long hours, so my parents help with taking care of me and helping out with my children. I take chemo for my lupus, and it really takes it out of me. Since I get so sick very often, I was advised to always have someone with me. But my insurance isn’t the best, and we have 4 children that need my husband to work. What my children and I really need is for my husband to be able to stay home with me and our children.

I do qualify for disability, but it’s only if my husband doesn’t work, and our family of 6 cannot last on $700 a month. Especially since I need certain items to help with my disability, like ramps, wall and shower handle bars, a better shower chair, and bedside handle bars. I’m not looking for a handout, more like a hand up. Even though I’m extremely sick and disabled, I still want to make an honest living. I would like to open up my own business. Having my own business will allow for my husband to be able to stay home and help take care of me and our children. My parents desperately need a break. Thank you so much if you donate!