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Help Emily Pay for Hospital Bills!

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Hey everyone! Due to unforeseen circumstances, Emily just found out she does not have any medical insurance. As such, she and her family are going to be absorbing tens of thousands of dollars in hospital and rehab bills. $50,000 is not just an obscure number, that is an educated baseline and it could very well be a lot more than that.

For those who don't know Emily's story, she was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. The consequence of this disease is that it left her mostly paralyzed. She has been in the hospital for 16 days so far, receiving multiple types of treatment. Thankfully, her body is responding to the treatment! The prayer is that her nerves will regrow and that with rehab and therapy, she will be able to FULLY recover and get back on her feet!

This is a long recovery process, from the hospital, to rehab, to continued therapy for upwards of 12-24 months. As she recovers physically and emotionally, we as her community would hate for her and her family to incur such a massive financial burden to add to her trials.

A few quick notes:
-You are welcome to Venmo instead of using this link, to save on fees! Her venmo is @emily_ostrowski
-Emily will have insurance starting in January. This fundraiser is ONLY for the expenses related to the treatment she has already received and will receive prior to January.
-I know it can feel like a drop in a bucket but every donation matters! 100 people donating $100 would get her to 20% of her goal!

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Organizer and beneficiary

Nicolas Velilla
Organizer
Lynchburg, VA
Emily Ostrowski
Beneficiary

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