Morgan Needs Your Help: Chronic Illness Journey

Hello everyone, my name is Morgan. I’ve been chronically ill since 2019 and I had to move back in April of 2022 due to my worsening health. I have numerous chronic illnesses that make me physically unable to work & I still have not been approved for SSI or SSDI. So I desperately need financial help.

My diagnoses include: spondyloarthritis (an autoimmune spine disease), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, hypermobile ehlers danlos syndrome, fibromyalgia, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, irritable bowel syndrome, as well as ADHD, MDD (depression), and more.

Shorthand, my diagnoses go as follows: SpA, POTs, hEDS, Fibro, PCOS, Endo, IBS, etc.

I’m 26 years old now, barely making ends meet. Actually… I don’t even “make ends meet.” My mom is a special education teacher & she does EVERYTHING she can to help me. But a teacher’s salary isn’t enough to pay for the cost of living for both my mom & I, and for my medical bills / costs.

We’re struggling… We need help… I’ve been denied disability benefits (in Missouri) countless times. I contacted several pro-bono lawyers to assist me in getting disability benefits, but to no avail. All the lawyers I spoke to denied to take my case because it was “too risky” due to my age. Apparently the state of Missouri doesn’t like to approve many younger, disabled adults for benefits. And if pro-bono lawyers don’t “win” the benefits case? They don’t get paid.

I physically can’t work due to all of the symptoms I experience from my chronic illnesses. I can’t even shower more than 1-3 times a month or sit up through an entire movie! Basic tasks are difficult to do, so there’s no way I can work.

I need financial assistance… I have around $6000-$7000 USD in medical debt from my past surgeries & other treatments (medications, physical therapy, pain management, braces, spine injections, etc). And my new, upcoming autoimmune medications (biologics) are extremely expensive.

Please help / donate if you can. And if you can’t help financially? Please *at least* share my story. Thank you!