Help Cathrine beat Lyme disease!
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Hope for Cathrine's Lyme Disease Treatment Journey:
After a decade of unexplained suffering, Cathrine finally received a diagnosis–chronic late-stage Lyme disease–but her battle is far from over. Unchecked Lyme has wreaked havoc on her body for a decade, attacking her organs and central nervous system. The good news is that it’s treatable–but it will be extremely expensive, and insurance won’t cover any of it. So, we’re humbly reaching out to Cathrine’s community in the hope that you’ll donate to her treatment and help Cathrine get her life back.
About Lyme Disease and Cathrine's Journey: Lyme disease has devastated Cathrine's life. Her symptoms forced her to give up her active lifestyle, close her booming photography business, and miscarry a pregnancy. She also spent her life’s savings trying to get answers and pay for treatment. Yet, despite visiting 23 specialists and enduring numerous hospital stays–with several ER admissions–Cathrine only recently received a diagnosis: chronic late-stage Lyme disease with multiple co-infections. Having gone undiagnosed for so long, the disease is now in her brain and central nervous system, making treatment even more difficult.
Current Diagnoses and Treatment: Cathrine's current diagnoses include neurological Lyme, Lyme encephalitis, adrenal insufficiency, Crohn’s disease, PCOS, and PANS/PANDAS. To manage her symptoms and fight the infection, Cathrine takes 36 daily medications and receives weekly IV therapies. After nearly a year of treatment, her condition has started to improve, but she needs more aggressive treatment to make further progress.
Daily Struggles: Cathrine experiences various debilitating symptoms nearly every day, including excruciating pain in her joints and muscles, migraines, overwhelming fatigue, fever, double and blurry vision, sound sensitivity, muscle spasms, tics, gastrointestinal issues, rashes, reactive hypoglycemia, short-term memory loss, OCD, and tachycardia. She does her best to cope, but these symptoms have made it nearly impossible for her to lead a normal life.
The Need for Additional Treatment and Financial Burden: The cost of Lyme treatment is astronomical–the average Lyme patient spends $30,000 per year on treatment. Cathrine and Josh sold their house to help pay for Cathrine’s treatment, but a year later they’re out of savings, bills are going to collections, and Cathrine needs more aggressive treatment. Cathrine’s made some progress, but she can’t go any further without your help.
Call to Action: We’re asking Cathrine’s community to help Cathrine pay for the care she needs. Your donations will be the difference in her journey toward health. We know our goal is high, but that’s how much it will cost for Cathrine to access the treatments she needs to get healthy. With your support, we can help her get her life back.
Donate directly to Cathrine’s Venmo: @CathrineCox
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If you would like keep up with Cathrine’s Lyme disease journey, you can sign up to get updates on her health at: Cathrine's Caring Bridge
Fundraising team (2)
Jordan Little
Organizer
Birmingham, AL
Cathrine Cox
Beneficiary
Ryan Little
Team member