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Hey Guys! I’m Ren, but some of you may also know me as OADE. In January of 2025 I started experiencing extreme fatigue and tiredness. I began struggling to digest food and started experiencing an allergic reaction after everything I ate. Everything I ate made me feel like I was gasping for air and struggling to breathe after consuming it. Foods that I normally ate with no problems (ie. eggs, bananas, nuts, fruit and legumes) started giving me an almost anaphylaxis feeling. Fast forward to February and March and I have only been able to eat two foods (avocados & papayas). I have gone from 125lbs to 108lbs (and losing more weight as time passes). I have had to move out of my apartment in Atlanta and had to move to Washington DC to live with family due to how debilitating this has been. I now have ringing in my ears, blurry vision, muscle twitches and tingling in my body as well as feel imbalanced and weak. I have had burning sensations in my legs and stiff face muscles that have made it hard for me to speak. I continue to lose weight as I am not able to eat due to everything giving me a reaction. I’ve experienced hair loss, brain fog, anemia, ringing in my ears and other symptoms due to whatever the underlying issue is. As of lately my taste buds have slightly diminished. I struggle to taste the avocado or papaya. My sense of taste has been somewhat lost. I am also starting to develop the same sensitivity to avocado and papaya which are the only two foods I can consume at the moment. I have gone to several doctors and have had several visits to the ER in just the last 2 months and no answers have been provided yet. I have had test after test done and no answers just yet. I have exhausted my savings taking care of medical bills due to this. I am currently going through the process of getting Medicaid, but that process has been slow so I have to wait it out. I am now in the process of getting treatment from a new functional medicine doctor and will need help covering the expenses I will incur. The things I will need to cover are the appointments themselves, lab testing, scans and any prescriptions. I am hopeful that I will get the answers I need soon and that God will provide everything I need in this time. I am seeking to cover some upcoming medical appointments and bills and hope that it will relieve some stress. Anything you can contribute would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! God bless you all. IF YOU CAN’T send money via GOFUNDME, feel free to CASHAPP ME @oademusic (Aquinta Hawthorne)
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Ren Hawthorne
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District Heights, MD