Hi, my name is Livi and I have late stage Chronic Lyme Disease. I am only 14 (almost 15) and my bills are adding up very fast. I have to see my doctor very frequently, I have several prescriptions that have been costing a lot. Many of the medications don't agree with me and it is just money down the drain. I also have to take several vitamins, supplements and some special food that I can get down. I am getting a Picc Line put in next week (a catheter that goes up my arm and to my heart to deliver medication straight into my heart) and I will be getting daily IV treatments. I have an in-home nurse that will be coming weekly to change the dressings on my arm, check on the Picc Line, and to monitor my health. We also have my braces that cost a lot every month as well and my insurance isn't very good so we have high co-pays.
I have several health problems directly related to the Chronic Lyme. I get hives almost everyday and Benedryl does nothing, I get covered in other rashes that itch so bad, I have terrible insomnia but sleep aids make me hallucinate, I am in constant pain everyday all day, some days I cannot walk, I have collapsed and my mother and brother had to carry me to my room, I get migraines almost daily, I have blurred vision, I have heart palpitations and am just starting a med for that, my chest always hurts as if bricks were dumped on my chest, I am starved for air and nothing helps it, I get confused, spaced out, I can't always get the words I need from my brain to my mouth, sometimes I don't understand simple things, my mood is up and down and I am sad a lot, I don't want to miss out on the normal things of being a teen so I push myself pretty hard and that also pays a toll on me. My grades are very important to me and my mom and I argue about staying home from school, she thinks I should stay home at least one day a week but I refuse to, I volunteer time for a service organization I am in and hold a Grand Officer position , I work at the Dairy Queen in town, I have played the violin for 5 years and I am active in Speech at school.
I realize my mom is very dedicated to me and my health as well as my brothers and she is trying to finish her education so she doesn't have a lot of money for all of the things it takes to try and kill all these nasty little bacteria buggers.
We are also supposed to be taking a trip to New York for an orchestra trip with my school in March (next month), but because my mom has had so many expenses because of my Lyme, she has not been able to make the rest of the payments. I had planned on her coming with and we would share a quaud with my best friend and her mom but I am afraid we may not be able to go after all. I understand I have been very sick and the trip would be exhausting and everything, but I have missed out on doing so much with all of my friends since I became so sick and I just don't want to miss out on this.
This illness has been very emotionally, physically and mentally trying and I am doing everything I can to keep it together and I thought starting this fund would really help with my bills for my mom, plus how will she ever be able to help buy me a car if she has all these medical bills;) Thank you so much for reading and considering. I appreciate it! XOXOXOX
http://gofundme.com/lymielivi
I have several health problems directly related to the Chronic Lyme. I get hives almost everyday and Benedryl does nothing, I get covered in other rashes that itch so bad, I have terrible insomnia but sleep aids make me hallucinate, I am in constant pain everyday all day, some days I cannot walk, I have collapsed and my mother and brother had to carry me to my room, I get migraines almost daily, I have blurred vision, I have heart palpitations and am just starting a med for that, my chest always hurts as if bricks were dumped on my chest, I am starved for air and nothing helps it, I get confused, spaced out, I can't always get the words I need from my brain to my mouth, sometimes I don't understand simple things, my mood is up and down and I am sad a lot, I don't want to miss out on the normal things of being a teen so I push myself pretty hard and that also pays a toll on me. My grades are very important to me and my mom and I argue about staying home from school, she thinks I should stay home at least one day a week but I refuse to, I volunteer time for a service organization I am in and hold a Grand Officer position , I work at the Dairy Queen in town, I have played the violin for 5 years and I am active in Speech at school.
I realize my mom is very dedicated to me and my health as well as my brothers and she is trying to finish her education so she doesn't have a lot of money for all of the things it takes to try and kill all these nasty little bacteria buggers.
We are also supposed to be taking a trip to New York for an orchestra trip with my school in March (next month), but because my mom has had so many expenses because of my Lyme, she has not been able to make the rest of the payments. I had planned on her coming with and we would share a quaud with my best friend and her mom but I am afraid we may not be able to go after all. I understand I have been very sick and the trip would be exhausting and everything, but I have missed out on doing so much with all of my friends since I became so sick and I just don't want to miss out on this.
This illness has been very emotionally, physically and mentally trying and I am doing everything I can to keep it together and I thought starting this fund would really help with my bills for my mom, plus how will she ever be able to help buy me a car if she has all these medical bills;) Thank you so much for reading and considering. I appreciate it! XOXOXOX
http://gofundme.com/lymielivi