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Hi everyone, my name is Dalana. This is incredibly hard for me to talk about and even harder to ask for help, but I’m choosing to be vulnerable in the hopes that it might lead to healing. I’ve been sick since I was a child and live with several serious, life-altering genetic diseases. Over the years, I’ve tried countless treatments—pain management, physical therapy, chiropractic care, cortisone shots, and many more that I honestly can’t even remember at this point. Unfortunately, none of them have provided lasting relief.
I suffer from a long list of chronic conditions including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Neuropathy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Intractable Pain Disorder, POTS/Dysautonomia, Scoliosis, and Degenerative Disc Disease with bulging discs. Each day is a battle. I live in excruciating pain 24/7, and over the past year, things have drastically worsened. In December, I lost about 90% of the use of my legs and have since become wheelchair-bound.
I’ve been doing a lot of research, and I came across stem cell therapy. It offers a real glimmer of hope for someone in my position. The potential it holds to reduce pain, restore mobility, and possibly give me back some independence is more than I can express. But like so many promising treatments, it’s not covered by insurance. The cost falls entirely on us, and it’s overwhelming.
My husband has been my rock through all of this. He’s supported me in every way imaginable, and I want to try everything I can—for him, for myself, and for our family. If stem cell therapy could give me even a little bit of my life back, it would mean the world to us.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story. Your support—whether through donations, shares, or kind words—truly means more than I can say.