Gabby with Medical Funds

Hello, I am here to speak on behalf of Gabby.

If you know Gabby, you know she is very hard-working and a young lady with a big heart always trying to do her best to be there for others whether you are a friend, family or a stranger. She is a stubborn young lady who never says no to extra work.

However when it comes to her, when she needs help or isn't feeling her best she does a good way of hiding it or toughing it out. I am doing this for her to let her know it's okay to ask for help and that she isn't alone.

Here is her story:

Gabby went through a huge change at the beginning of this year she had body aches, fever, stiffness in all her joints, and a lot of swelling. She ended up in different emergency rooms and Drs. were unclear as to what was going on with her. Her physical doctor here had her appointment until a month later. Due to how bad her conditions were her parents took her to Mexico to get help. The Dr. out in Mexico was able to give Gabby the treatment she needed after getting her examed and putting her under treatment. Thanks to this Doctor in Mexico she was able to do things she would do in her daily life with precautions because Gabby was diagnosed with SLE Lupus.

For more information about Lupus please research it this illness is not common so many of us are not familiar with it, Here is the definition of what it is, (SLE Lupus: an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own tissues, causing widespread inflammation and tissue damage in the affected organs. It can affect the joints, skin, brain, lungs, kidneys, and blood vessels.) As you all know in order to get help or be seen by a Doctor in Mexico you need to pay up front. The Dr. needs to do a Ct scan to see that it is not affecting any of her vital organs, and blood work, and give a note of the medication needed to purchase.

For the past 4 days, her lupus started to get worse, somedays she would wake up with a fever, and she had endless sleepless nights due to her joints stiffing and inflammation. She would take her medication and would go to work however Gabby's body would not respond causing her to go to the ER and get medical treatment. I followed up with her she is home resting, and the Doctor at the ER put her to rest and gave her stronger narcotics to take at home. The Rheumatologist she is seeing here in the USA has her appointment with Gabby until September as you all know the health system here in America really doesn't give people under a system any priority.

Gabby needs to get seen by her Dr. in Mexico and receive the help she needs. Narcotics are something your body should not always rely on it can lead to worse things such as a heart attack. She needs to get evaluated again to see if any of her vital organs are getting attacked by Lupus and see what the Dr. can do to help her feel better and get her condition under control.

If we can help her with some financial help, I know she has been working to save for her medication and to support her living. I know she has been having it tough and does not want to make it tougher on her family who have been supporting her. She has been a good friend of mine and has been there for me in some of my toughest moments and I want to do the same for her. I don't have much but whatever I can do to support her whether it's asking for help from her friends or putting her name in my church for prayer. Same for you if you cannot donate please put her in your prayers.

Thank you