Help Sashiko heal and survive

Hello, my name is Sashiko. I'm a Black/ Asian, non-binary freelance artist. I've been developing autoimmune diseases over the past 10 years or so. Collecting them like stamps on a passport. Started seeking the root cause a few years ago, and discovered it's all likely due to Lyme, EBV, and mold. I'm sure growing up to a huge chemical spill in New Jersey did not help my health either (look up Toms River and Ciba-Geigy).I’ve been quiet because I’ve been grappling with my health. I've gotten diagnosed with ADHD and had a tumor removed. Tumor wasn’t the source of my issues like we hoped.My symptoms progressed. What I’m dealing with now is extreme food intolerances, brain fog, headaches, digestive issues, muscle soreness, occasional facial numbness, occasional twitches and tremors, nerve pain comes and goes. Joint pain. Fatigue. I can go on. But I won’t. My quality of life isn’t great and I'd like to improve it. Be more functionalMy issues are likely caused by Lyme, EBV, and mold (yay for living in the PNW for years). I knew EBV stays with you forever but I didn’t know how it can affect you. Can cause CFS/ME. And Lyme? I learned that Lyme mimics and causes autoimmunes. I’m at 3 so far plus other issues.An illness shouldn’t be made political. But they did it. The CDC says you can’t have “Chronic Lyme”, but goes on to describe Chromic Lyme by renaming it Post Treatment Lyme Syndrome. Denying us treatment and gaslighting patients.It happens in stages, with the heart being the last place it goes before it can kill you. I’ve put off treatment and more detailed testing because it would be out of network and out of pocket. The testing alone, for co-infections (bacteria and viruses that ticks transmit when they bite you), could set me back about 8k or so. Each test is about 1k - 2.5k each.Not including doctor's visits, transportation, or actual treatments. And the treatments you do, to get into remission, can make you sicker for a while. But heal you in the long term. Kind of like cancer patients going chemo. Except with Lyme, you keep up your treatment after remission (perhaps a scaled-down one). To make sure it doesn’t come back.So I need help. I’ve put off help for years and I started to have heart symptoms in January. It’s honestly terrifying, the heart palpitations, etc. My doctors did everything to rule it out to make sure it wasn’t an autoimmune or a medication. I need a used car, money for testing, treatment, and a safe stress-free place to be while I heal. The healing can be painful and disorienting. I cannot deal with stress on top of stress.An EMT told me to take care of this before it gets to my heart. And I do not want to die from Lyme-related heart complications. I have more art to make, books to write, people to love, and more places to seeIf you have any doubt, I’m sure you’ve watched the CDC bow down to corporations during covid and spew fake news in real-time. Viruses and bacteria aren’t political. But who is able to achieve medical care in this country, can be politicalIf you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading. I appreciate all your help. If you can’t donate, I’d appreciate it if you'd share with your networks     ----------------------------   Summary: I’ve been dealing with autoimmune diseases for over a decade. Finally discovered the root cause for them is Lyme and EBV! I need support to continue to access healthy foods, supplements, a used car, and safe housing while under treatment. My body will likely weaken during treatment (like a chemo patient would). Need help with bills until I’m able to go back to work full time     Thank you for reading, sharing, and supporting   ----   Other ways to support:   My art shop is at wishcandy.net/shop     My Patreon (monthly tips/ support for a behind the scenes look at my art/ sketches/ etc): https://patreon.com/wishcandy  I can be contacted for private or commercial commission work (Might be a little slow at this time, but will get it done): [email redacted]   If you'd prefer to send cash directly, I have cash app: https://cash.app/$wishcandy venm0 - @wishcandy   paypal: paypal.me/wishcandy------Edited: 5-29-2022Edited to reflect my current situation. Realized it's Lyme, EBV, and Mold! There's not insurance coverage for the specialists I need to see. And I absolutelyyy cannot put off care anymore. The last stage of Lyme is Lyme Carditis, which i've been showing signs of. Absolutely not tryna go out from a tick bite