Mercedes' Medical Fund
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I have found myself in a position where I am "Fighting For 2" . Recently my Dr found what they are calling a "lytic lesion" on the L5 vertebrae of my spine. The same day I was discussing a plan of action with my Dr I get the call that my son has told his counselor he is depressed and wants to cut himself.
Both of our insurance companies are questioning our treatment. Mine with the impending tests and specialist and his because he needs partial hospitalization to deal with his depression and urge to cut himself. Along with insurance premiums, co-pays, medication, self-pay portions and days off from work, neither of us will get the help that we need at this rate.
So I am asking for your help. I'm on a single income as a school bus driver. I love my job and will continue to work so long as I am able. There's just no way I can do this alone. Both of our issues are ones that can't be ignored or pushed aside til later.
We thank you in advance for every single donation. May each of you be blessed beyond measure.
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My son already has a diagnosis of "ED" Emotional Disorder as well as a Mood Disorder and takes medication daily. Sees a psychiatrist and counselor. So partial hospitalization to regulate medication and step up his therapy is crucial.
Cutting — using a sharp object like a razorblade, knife, or scissors to make marks, cuts, or scratches on one's own body — is a form of self-injury. The majority of teens who cut are not suicidal. In fact they have no desire to die. It is a way of releasing pain. Professional help is the best resource.
Lytic lesions are light areas found in otherwise dense bone on an x-ray, which suggest that something has destroyed or replaced that part of bone. There are both cancerous and noncancerous causes of lytic lesions, however given the potential for cancer this finding should be taken very seriously until cancer can be ruled out. The types of cancer that can cause lytic lesions include multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, as well as breast and lung cancer that get into the bones. Benign, noncancerous causes of lytic lesions include simple bone cysts, some types of bone infections, osteoblastoma, and chondroblastomas. Obviously, infections require treatment and even benign cysts may require treatment because they can cause deformity of the bone as well as pain.
Both of our insurance companies are questioning our treatment. Mine with the impending tests and specialist and his because he needs partial hospitalization to deal with his depression and urge to cut himself. Along with insurance premiums, co-pays, medication, self-pay portions and days off from work, neither of us will get the help that we need at this rate.
So I am asking for your help. I'm on a single income as a school bus driver. I love my job and will continue to work so long as I am able. There's just no way I can do this alone. Both of our issues are ones that can't be ignored or pushed aside til later.
We thank you in advance for every single donation. May each of you be blessed beyond measure.
I
My son already has a diagnosis of "ED" Emotional Disorder as well as a Mood Disorder and takes medication daily. Sees a psychiatrist and counselor. So partial hospitalization to regulate medication and step up his therapy is crucial.
Cutting — using a sharp object like a razorblade, knife, or scissors to make marks, cuts, or scratches on one's own body — is a form of self-injury. The majority of teens who cut are not suicidal. In fact they have no desire to die. It is a way of releasing pain. Professional help is the best resource.
Lytic lesions are light areas found in otherwise dense bone on an x-ray, which suggest that something has destroyed or replaced that part of bone. There are both cancerous and noncancerous causes of lytic lesions, however given the potential for cancer this finding should be taken very seriously until cancer can be ruled out. The types of cancer that can cause lytic lesions include multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, as well as breast and lung cancer that get into the bones. Benign, noncancerous causes of lytic lesions include simple bone cysts, some types of bone infections, osteoblastoma, and chondroblastomas. Obviously, infections require treatment and even benign cysts may require treatment because they can cause deformity of the bone as well as pain.
Organizer
Mercedes Wesley
Organizer
Harker Heights, TX