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Matts Medical Fund

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Hello, my name is Matt and I'm trying to combat my Crohns disease.  I was diagnosed with Crohns about 6 years ago. It came out of nowhere and turned my life upside down.  When I first got it I lost 30 lbs in 16 days and couldn't get out of bed for 5 months. At the time I was in college and I was about a year away from getting my degree in Biology. But because I was so sick and in the hospital all the time I had to stop attending college, and have yet to be able to return.  Its been 6 years since the first time I got sick and I've never really returned to 100%.  Then this past summer, starting about 6 months ago I began to get really sick again. It started off with a little pain and some bleeding. Towards the end I was in very extreme pain and a lot of bleeding every single day. I dont have any insurance {because medical insurance doesn't cover the cost of my Crohns medication, 900.00 a month} so I was trying to avoid going to the hospital but it became too much to bare anymore.  I ended up spending 6 days in the hospital. While I was there the doctors told me my Crohns had changed from a moderate form, to a very severe form of Crohns. Now I'm not only trying to recover physically, but finacially as well. I missed a lot of work leading up to the week I spent in the hospital and all the medications are very expensive. I just got my first bill from the hospital today for 71,000.00 and theres more to come.  I know I have to put a goal amount on here but any and everything will help out tremendously. Thank you so much for taking your time to read this and for any donation. Theres no way for me to express how greatful I am to everyone on here. Thank you very much

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Matthew Kenney
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Bon Air, VA
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