Hello, 

Back in January of this year I had COVID-19 and went into renal failure. I had gone to the emergency room because I kept thinking that COVID wasn't going away. Once I went to the emergency room and they did blood test they saw that I was in renal failure and admitted me right there and then to ICU overnight and kept me in the hospital from there on for approximately 2.5 months while they tried to give my kidneys a fighting chance with hemodialysis. Alot of testing took place while in the hospital because I continued to be sick and vomit a lot; as a result, they also found that I have an autoimmune disease called "Good Pasture Syndrome" which is very rare in the Latin/Hispanic population. I had to be treated for that autoimmune disease by having "plasmapheresis" and also starting chemotherapy to suppress my immune system and like I said give my kidneys a fighting chance.

The beginning of 2023 was not the best for me. I have been through so much medically, physically and monetarily. I had to go from working full time to working part time and becoming disabled. I luckily do have a job still and receive disability benefits, but I have developed so many medical issues due to my illnesses. I have developed lost enamel in my teeth; due to vomiting so much and gum disease likely from also all the vomiting and my autoimmune disease. I need a new prescription for eyeglasses due to worse eyesight. I have to follow a healthy diet and exercise and it all can be very expensive even with a part time job and disability. So, I need your help in making ends meet and get my teeth fixed and to continue to try and live a healthy successful life until I get a kidney transplant.