Hello my friends,
As many of you know, my health has been on a steady decline since April.
I have lost over 40 lbs, due to the fact that I cannot eat
without severe pain in my stomach and chest. (The picture on the
right is before, and the picture on the left is from August. I have
lost more weight since, too!) I'm using a cane now, as my muscles have
atrophied and I feel dizzy all the time from lack of proper
nutrition.
I've been through many medical tests, including screening for
parasites and cancer, CT scans, a HIDA scan, and more blood tests than
I care to count anymore. Still, the doctors continue to fail to find
where the issues are coming from, and we're losing hope as I lose strength.
Because of my continued health problems, my doctors have told me
not to attend school this semester, for fear of the stress making
everything worse. This has caused severe financial stress, however,
because we had relied on the steady income of financial aid and a job
that had been provided through financial aid that was supposed to
start this semester.
I'm going to be starting natural treatments through naturopathic
medicine, chiropractic, acupuncture, Ayurveda, and Arvigo massage
therapy. I'm hoping that these methods may prove better than Western
medicine as far as finding out what is wrong, but they are all very
expensive.
To give a rough breakdown of the rough estimated costs - $1100 for 36 sessions of chiropractic, $2000 for Ayruvedic treatments (roughly between $250-400 per session), $500 acupuncture, $1000 for naturopathic appointments and care, $1000 for massage & physical therapy for my atrophied muscles and Arvigo massage, $2400 for misc bills, supplements, and gas to get to and from the specialty centers in the bay area.
I'm now asking for help, hoping to raise the funds to get this
figured out and get back on track for a healthy life! I want to live,
get back to school, and take care of my home and family again. The
money will be used for treatments and bills, not frivolities.
Every little bit helps, so please consider donating a few
dollars and sharing with friends.
Thank you everyone!
Love,
Carly