My name is Kristina, and I’m a single mom to a toddler who means everything to me. I’m creating this fundraiser because my son and I are living in a medical emergency caused by toxic mold exposure in our apartment. A mold inspector confirmed that the entire building is contaminated — every wall, and even 3 feet of mold in the crawlspace. The unit was described as a “tear down.” My Grandmother owns this property and is unwilling to relocate my family or help in anyway. She will not do any remediation either. 

Since the exposure worsened this fall, my health has collapsed: upon moving in here I developed symptoms that mimicked Rheumatoid Arthritis, and other pain conditions ruled out. 

I’ve become mostly bedridden, I am unable to work at all.

I’ve developed neurological symptoms, episodes where I cannot walk, and severe cognitive impairment. I've developed chronic sinus infections since living here that do not resolve with treatment.

My chronic infections — Lyme, Bartonella, and Babesia — have come out of remission

My MCAS and inflammatory symptoms have become uncontrollable

My psychiatrist, PCP, and Endocrinologist have confirmed this is not psychiatric, not endocrine related, but environmental illness

My son and I both have documented mold illness

I cannot safely care for him inside the home

I need help with:

Immediate relocation to a safe temporary place

Hotel / Airbnb / short-term stay until permanent housing is secured.

Emergency replacement items

Many of our belongings are contaminated and cannot be taken with us.

Medical care not covered by insurance

To recover, I will need:

environmental medicine

CIRS treatment

Lyme-literate specialists

MCAS specialists
These doctors are out-of-pocket and extremely expensive.

Basic living expenses during recovery

Groceries, safe clothing, non-contaminated items for my son, transportation to medical care.

I have been through this once before in 2013 — the exact same pattern happened, and removal from the toxic environment was the only thing that helped me begin to recover. I truly need help to get out before my health declines further.

Any support — even sharing this page — brings us closer to safety and stability.

Thank you for reading and for caring.
This means more to us than I can ever express.

— Kristina