Support Malissa's Journey to Health

Hello, my name is Malissa, and I'm a single mom living in Michigan. The unfortunate reason that I have started this GoFundMe, aside from my pride, is that my health is at severe risk. I suffer from mold illness, mold toxicity, and biotoxin illness, which is a brain inflammation symptom from mold exposure. It affects everything from day to day. My symptoms, aside from being on the border of anaphylaxis at any time, require me to carry a minimum of 2 EPI pens with me. Monitoring my environment, the foods I consume, my home, etc.

Over the last year, I’ve lost four jobs, each time due to exposure to mold in the buildings, the most recent ones being February 15, February 25, and July 7 of this year. Each loss has taken a toll on my health and financial stability. After the most recent loss, I also lost my state-provided health insurance and food assistance, which has left me in a critical situation. On top of that, my own home has mold, and I have no safe space to recover.

I suffer from severe memory decline due to brain inflammation, lung issues, chronic fatigue, swelling of throat and nose, skin sensitivities, headaches to migraines, loss of short-term memory, anxiety, panic attacks, POTS, muscle pain, joint pain, extremely high blood pressure, malnourishment due to not processing proteins promptly, dehydration which is affecting my kidneys, and heart rate issues, which I have to take double doses of meds. It affects all neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, fatigue, mood, and cognitive issues.

I’m praying for help in a situation that I feel deeply embarrassed to be in. I urgently need support to afford appointments with my cardiologist, endocrinologist, primary care doctor, allergist, immunologist, and mold specialist — as well as critical refills for my medications. On top of this, I need to secure a clean, safe place to live, like a small travel trailer, so I can move out of my mold-infested home and finally begin to heal. I’m also trying to relocate somewhere with a drier climate and better job opportunities, giving me a real chance at recovery and stability.

If you know me, you know how embarrassed I feel to even have to ask for help, but I am at the end of my rope. I need to be healthy to be here for my daughter and my brother, as they are all the immediate family I have left. If you're unable to donate, I am fully open to resources as well. I have gone to the bank and asked to consolidate, with a denial, on indeed looking for jobs and following up on apps, asked friends if they know anyone hiring, and the state won’t help me. I have no material items to sell. I may lose my vehicle. I know this is a lot to ask for, but if there is any way to pay it forward when I'm healed, anyone who knows me knows I'm first to help anyone and last to ask for help. I couldn't be more raw, real, and vulnerable as I am right now, even asking for help.

I’m doing everything I can to find work and resources, but I’ve hit a wall. I need help. If you’re able to donate, share, or point me toward resources, I’d be deeply grateful.

Thank you for reading. Your support means everything.

Malissa