About this fundraiser

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That's my brother holding my shirt back and taking the picture 

I diagnosed August 17th 2025 with Guillain-Barre syndrome. It took them 3 days to figure out what was wrong with me at that point I had already been deteriorating since the 13th. I couldn't walk I couldn't move my arms. I could barely breathe and I couldn't have normal bowel functions. I also couldn't swallow anything other than liquids and pudding and mashed potatoes. That became this ill because I had gotten the covid-19 vaccine a couple days prior to becoming sick. I got the covid-19 vaccine at the Walgreens pharmacy. I was hospitalized for 4 months and in that time I lost my job I lost my apartment because I didn't have enough money to pay 4 months of rent without working. Like most hard-working Americans it is a very tight budget. So I get extremely sick I even signed a DNR because the doctor told me that I would probably never walk again and I would never have a normal life. They gave me the IVIG treatment for 5 days. That did not work it's slowly stopped the progression of the disease but it did not make it reverse at all. I was sent to a inpatient physical rehab to try to get my strength back. After 3 weeks of not being able to make any progress they send me back to the hospital. which I went underwent the plasma paresis. That's when they take all the plasma out of your blood by a very sophisticated machine. I underwent five of those treatments over the course 8 days. That completely stopped the progression of the disease but I was not regaining any mobility. So I wanted to rent a nerve conduction study and they realized that the nerves in my legs and hands were completely destroyed. Nerves grow back at 1 mm a day. My legs were 783 mm long!! I still haven't been able to work or provide for my family and I would really appreciate any help I could get. It's very hard for me to ask for help I've always taken care of myself and my family. 

Organized by

Benjamin Cass

Lebanon, NH, USA

Organizer