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4 years ago
(Journal written and posted by Nekchikyan)
Greetings to everyone reading this, thank you for giving us a bit of your time. I am writing this journal for my friend
Steidonn for the reason that they cannot speak English and they can't afford an internet connection while all of their money goes straight to medical expenses and basic necessities. The art account and artist name Steidonn is shared by the lovers Stei and Donn, they were planning to get married last year but the tragedy happened. (Don is the paralyzed patient and Stei is the only artist creating art on their account at the moment)
Don has been sick since August 27, 2020 when his paralysis started due to an illness called Guillain-Barré Syndrome and they currently still owe the hospital 1,303,072.51 PHP or 26,061.45 USD which continues to rise due to ventilator rental cost. They get billed $300 monthly for the hospital debt but have been late on the payment for 2 months, 3 by the end of August. Recently the hospital has already issued a letter of warning that if they do not produce the down payment of at $900 by the end of this month and steadily produce $300 monthly after that, then they will sue the family. They have nothing to give as they've been bled dry long ago, if we can't pay them they might pull out the ventilator which is the only thing keeping him alive. I will tell you the story of how this came to be and at the bottom are some ways you can help.
Don started feeling weakness and intense cramping in his legs last year on August 27, 2020. Soon after he could no longer walk and the paralysis set in. At first it was only his legs but it steadily spread throughout the rest of his body. Unbeknownst to us the disease has been destroying his nerves, he was brought to the hospital where several tests were done on him and various trial and error medications until on October 20 he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). He was given the medication IVIG which costs $1,380 per dose and requires five consecutive doses. He was released of hospitalization after medication. It halted the spread of the illness for some time.
On November 28 he was once again hospitalized when the paralysis reached his hands. The doctor at that time had more doubts about the diagnosis and he was re-diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) hence they started giving him a different treatment with steroids but it seemed to only make it worse, so the diagnosis was once again corrected to GBS and another five doses of IVIG was given. The spread was halted for a while once again but no improvements have been seen at all.
January 26th was the day that he got to a critical condition, the paralysis has finally reached his lungs and diaphragm, he couldn't breathe. It was an emergency but the public hospitals were all full due to covid, the only option left was to rush him to the nearest available private hospital with vacancy even though it would result to a lifetime worth of debt they had to save his life. There he was hooked to a ventilator, it was clear that the possibility of recovery was slim to none. He had to stay hospitalized to stay alive. Bedridden. While staying in the hospital he even acquired hospital pneumonia, not once but twice which further inflated the bill. At this point the hospital has already decided to close his account and refused to provide further treatment and medication without a payment first basis. But aside from refusing to provide treatment they also refused to release and transfer the patient to a public hospital until the bill was settled. However to prevent a third potentially fatal hospital pneumonia, they had to operate on him and create a hole on his neck, via tracheostomy, where the mechanical ventilator and feeding tubes would go through. Luckily a kind doctor gave us a huge discount for the procedure, the same doctor also helped us re-open his billing account and the treatment resumed. After a while the hospital lawyer was once again harassing the family, until they came to an agreement to release the patient, transport him home, and recommend him to hospice care.
On May 30 he was sent home, and until now there has been no change in his condition. With the help of government aid we reduced the bill as much as we can but the hospitalization from January 26 to May 30 left them with a debt of $22,332.62 which they have been paying down payments of $300 monthly but continues to rise still with the ventilator rental that costs $360 monthly. With a current balance of $26,061.45, for the third month in a row now they have only been able to give a minimal amount to keep the ventilator on him but don't have enough for the monthly billing. The warning letter from the hospital about the family getting sued (Notice of Dishonor) was received last July 31, but his father hid it from us until recently because he was ashamed of their family being a burden.. but we would never think of them that way.
Thank you so much for reading and helping, we are hoping we could somehow reach the $900 goal on July 31 and $300 monthly until the entire debt has been paid off to keep his father from getting sued and having his ventilator pulled out. Aside from the ventilator and hospital debt, listed below are his other monthly expenses. Stei's family have been shouldering most of the expenses before but now they have completely nothing left.
Monthly medical expenses-
Hospital Debt Down Payment $300
Ventilator Rental $360 (Minimum down payment $100)
Oxygen $279
IVIG $1,380 x 5 = $6,910
NGT Feeding Formula $533.64
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Ways To Help
Please check out my YCH for a cause, you can leave a comment in the link or note me for a slot. https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43057133/
We are also planning to open a huge orgy YCH costing $80 per slot, please note me if you would like to reserve a slot. This YCH will be done as a collab.
If you would like to purchase a commission from anyone in our group, please kindly send me a note and I will relay your messages to them. These are the artists open for commissions for this cause.-
Nekchikyan
Steidonn
Jercorgi
(Please understand that commissions from Steidonn and JerCorgi might experience a slight delay as they take care of Don and try to accumulate enough cash for his medical needs.)
Reposting this journal together with a link, or simply mentioning it in one of your journals to spread awareness would be a great help.
Thank you so much again to everyone reading this, and endless thanks to anyone who would help. ^^
Greetings to everyone reading this, thank you for giving us a bit of your time. I am writing this journal for my friend
Steidonn for the reason that they cannot speak English and they can't afford an internet connection while all of their money goes straight to medical expenses and basic necessities. The art account and artist name Steidonn is shared by the lovers Stei and Donn, they were planning to get married last year but the tragedy happened. (Don is the paralyzed patient and Stei is the only artist creating art on their account at the moment) Don has been sick since August 27, 2020 when his paralysis started due to an illness called Guillain-Barré Syndrome and they currently still owe the hospital 1,303,072.51 PHP or 26,061.45 USD which continues to rise due to ventilator rental cost. They get billed $300 monthly for the hospital debt but have been late on the payment for 2 months, 3 by the end of August. Recently the hospital has already issued a letter of warning that if they do not produce the down payment of at $900 by the end of this month and steadily produce $300 monthly after that, then they will sue the family. They have nothing to give as they've been bled dry long ago, if we can't pay them they might pull out the ventilator which is the only thing keeping him alive. I will tell you the story of how this came to be and at the bottom are some ways you can help.
Don started feeling weakness and intense cramping in his legs last year on August 27, 2020. Soon after he could no longer walk and the paralysis set in. At first it was only his legs but it steadily spread throughout the rest of his body. Unbeknownst to us the disease has been destroying his nerves, he was brought to the hospital where several tests were done on him and various trial and error medications until on October 20 he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). He was given the medication IVIG which costs $1,380 per dose and requires five consecutive doses. He was released of hospitalization after medication. It halted the spread of the illness for some time.
On November 28 he was once again hospitalized when the paralysis reached his hands. The doctor at that time had more doubts about the diagnosis and he was re-diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) hence they started giving him a different treatment with steroids but it seemed to only make it worse, so the diagnosis was once again corrected to GBS and another five doses of IVIG was given. The spread was halted for a while once again but no improvements have been seen at all.
January 26th was the day that he got to a critical condition, the paralysis has finally reached his lungs and diaphragm, he couldn't breathe. It was an emergency but the public hospitals were all full due to covid, the only option left was to rush him to the nearest available private hospital with vacancy even though it would result to a lifetime worth of debt they had to save his life. There he was hooked to a ventilator, it was clear that the possibility of recovery was slim to none. He had to stay hospitalized to stay alive. Bedridden. While staying in the hospital he even acquired hospital pneumonia, not once but twice which further inflated the bill. At this point the hospital has already decided to close his account and refused to provide further treatment and medication without a payment first basis. But aside from refusing to provide treatment they also refused to release and transfer the patient to a public hospital until the bill was settled. However to prevent a third potentially fatal hospital pneumonia, they had to operate on him and create a hole on his neck, via tracheostomy, where the mechanical ventilator and feeding tubes would go through. Luckily a kind doctor gave us a huge discount for the procedure, the same doctor also helped us re-open his billing account and the treatment resumed. After a while the hospital lawyer was once again harassing the family, until they came to an agreement to release the patient, transport him home, and recommend him to hospice care.
On May 30 he was sent home, and until now there has been no change in his condition. With the help of government aid we reduced the bill as much as we can but the hospitalization from January 26 to May 30 left them with a debt of $22,332.62 which they have been paying down payments of $300 monthly but continues to rise still with the ventilator rental that costs $360 monthly. With a current balance of $26,061.45, for the third month in a row now they have only been able to give a minimal amount to keep the ventilator on him but don't have enough for the monthly billing. The warning letter from the hospital about the family getting sued (Notice of Dishonor) was received last July 31, but his father hid it from us until recently because he was ashamed of their family being a burden.. but we would never think of them that way.
Thank you so much for reading and helping, we are hoping we could somehow reach the $900 goal on July 31 and $300 monthly until the entire debt has been paid off to keep his father from getting sued and having his ventilator pulled out. Aside from the ventilator and hospital debt, listed below are his other monthly expenses. Stei's family have been shouldering most of the expenses before but now they have completely nothing left.
Monthly medical expenses-
Hospital Debt Down Payment $300
Ventilator Rental $360 (Minimum down payment $100)
Oxygen $279
IVIG $1,380 x 5 = $6,910
NGT Feeding Formula $533.64
____________________________________________________________________
Ways To Help
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YCH for a Cause
Please check out my YCH for a cause, you can leave a comment in the link or note me for a slot. https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43057133/
We are also planning to open a huge orgy YCH costing $80 per slot, please note me if you would like to reserve a slot. This YCH will be done as a collab.
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Commission Us
If you would like to purchase a commission from anyone in our group, please kindly send me a note and I will relay your messages to them. These are the artists open for commissions for this cause.-
Nekchikyan Steidonn
Jercorgi(Please understand that commissions from Steidonn and JerCorgi might experience a slight delay as they take care of Don and try to accumulate enough cash for his medical needs.)
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Repost & Spread Awareness
Reposting this journal together with a link, or simply mentioning it in one of your journals to spread awareness would be a great help.
Thank you so much again to everyone reading this, and endless thanks to anyone who would help. ^^
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9971632/