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Last winter my health started to decline severely, which took a rapid turn for the worse at the end of summer. It eventually led to being hospitalized at the start of January. After over a decade being brushed off because my "labs came back fine"-something so many of us are all too familiar with-I've finally been diagnosed with Hashimoto's. While my TSH and T4 are fine my body isn't converting it into the usable T3, leaving me hypothyroid.
I'd been in a state of severe dysthryoidism for about 6 months-it left me unable to leave the house, shower, eat, and shut down pretty much all of my cognitive processes-until it finally reached the point of myxedema with my blood pressure tanked, low body temp, unable to stand, and having developed pericardial effusion and wave abnormalities/inversions. I'm finally on hormone replacement thankfully, and already seeing a *huge* difference. This is something that didn't have to happen-over 10 years I couldn't get any doctor to listen to me, attributing symptoms to other disorders or just aging with EDS. There's no free T3 in my body, the form of thyroid hormone that every cell needs to function, which is just one more way the MTHFR polymorphism responsible for EDS can affect us. I didn't even realize how bad it was until it started getting better.
Unfortunately in August my health had gotten so bad I had to request disability accommodations from my landlord to have someone stay with me to help out, and it resulted in months of "self-help" eviction tactics and an unlawful eviction. I spent 5 months under daily attack while trying desperately to get my health stabilized and back on track, and in the end lost everything.
I'm happily settled into a new monthly rental while I figure out my next steps-whether I rebuild where I am or relocate to a climate that'll be kinder to my body-and have been back to work for the last couple months, making great progress catching up on the delays and replacements despite working by myself. My biggest challenge is being stuck with a rental car until I can save up for something new (to me), which is quite expensive. I have a lot of appointments for testing and specialists-many of which are quite far out-and my car just won't make it.
So I'm running a sale to pull together funds together for a car so I can get this rental dropped back off and drop the unnecessary $250/week expense. It's a great time to take advantage of some savings and help someone recover from the fallout of illegal housing discrimination that so many of us face.

I've also set up a Fundraiser Page and can accept direct donations through CashApp with my tag $ZebraSplints for anyone who wants to help but doesn't need splints right now
Every little bit helps, and everyone's support is so greatly appreciated! ❤