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Ivanna needs Trikafta for her Cystic Fibrosis

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"My name is Ivanna Coreta, I am five years old. I reside in Oaxaca, Oaxaca Mexico and have cystic fibrosis. It is a genetic disease that mainly affects the lungs and digestive system. When I was born, I had complications because I was born with meconium ileus, which prevented me from having bowel movements (poop). So, two days after I was born, weighing at 2.250 kg, I had surgery to solve the problem. But something went wrong, and I had to be intubated. Due to the fever I had, I had seizures.

After 47 days of being hospitalized, I went home, with my parents and their fear that something might happen to me. But I never gave up, and here I am fighting again against this disease. Since September 2023, a bacteria has settled in my lungs, the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, which for everyone else could be harmless, but for us cystic fibrosis patients, it can be deadly. It has caused my oxygen saturation to drop and me to lose weight, so much so that I am malnourished. I have needed to use oxygen at night, even though my parents have adhered to the treatment available here in Mexico for cystic fibrosis, such as nebulization's with salbutamol, dornase alfa, antibiotics, lung therapy, and pancreatic enzyme intake. But this has not been enough, and my health has been deteriorating. I really want to live, to grow up with my siblings and my parents, to run, and to enjoy life breathing beautifully.

Currently, there is a new medication called TRIKAFTA that, while not a cure, can save my life. Unfortunately, this medication is not available in Mexico, only in the United States, and it costs approximately $750,000 mexican pesos per month(40K USD). This is impossible for my family, as I have to take it every day of my life once I start, because if I stop, it would cause a worse relapse. That is why my parents and I ask for your support. I know we will encounter many things along the way, but I know that God has always been with me and has never let go of me. He has put good people, family, and friends who love me and who have never left us alone on my path, and I know that together we will achieve it.
Please find it in your heart to help me reach my goal so I may access Trikafta and begin this treatment that would save my life.
I thank you in advance for all your help!!
May god bless you, always!

Soy Ivanna Coreta vivo en Oaxaca, Mexico, Tengo cinco años y tengo fibrosis quística. Es una enfermedad genética que afecta principalmente los pulmones y el sistema digestivo. Cuando nací tuve complicaciones ya que nací con ileo meconial, el cual me impidió que pudiera hacer del baño (popo) por lo que a los dos días de nacida y con un peso de 2.250 kg fui Intervenida quirúrgicamente para solucionar el problema, pero algo pasó, algo salió mal y me tuvieron que intubar, derivado de la fiebre que tuve me dieron convulsiones, los doctores dijeron que tendría secuelas y si así es.
Despues de 47 días de estar Internada me fui a casa , siempre con el temor de mi padres que algo me pasara , pero nunca me di por vencida, y aquí estoy luchando nuevamente contra esta enfermedad. Desde el mes de septiembre del 2023 una bacteria se alojo en mis pulmones, la bacteria pseudomona aeuroginosa, bacteria que para todos podría ser inofensiva, pero para nosotros los pacientes con fibrosis quística puede ser mortal, ha provocado que mi saturacion baje y que pierda peso, tanto que me encuentro en estado de desnutrición, he tenido la necesidad de utilizar oxígeno por las noches, a pesar de que mis padres se han apegado al tratamiento que acá en Mexico tenemos disponible para la fibrosis quística, como son las nebulizaciones con salbutamol Alfadornasa , antibióticos, terapia pulmonar y toma de enzimas pancreáticas pero esto no ha sido suficiente y mi salud ha estado empeorando, tengo muchas ganas de vivir, de crecer junto a mis hermanos y mis padres, correr y poder disfrutar la vida respirando bonito. Actualmente hay un medicamento nuevo, se llama TRIKAFTA . que si no es la cura si puede salvarme la vida, desgraciadamente es un medicamento que no tenemos en México sólo en Estados Unidos y tiene un costo aproximadamente de 750,000 pesos mensuales, imposible para mi familia, ya que al iniciarlo tengo que tomarlo todos los días de mi vida, porque si lo suspendo esto provocaría una recaída peor, es por eso que mis padres y yo pedimos su apoyo. sé que no va a ser fácil, se que nos vamos a encontrar con muchas cosas en el camino, pero se que Dios siempre ha estado conmigo y nunca me ha soltado ha puesto en mi camino a gente buena, familia y amigos que me quieren y que jamas nos han dejado solos y se que juntos lo lograremos









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