r/gofundme

Hi everyone!

My name is Fernanda, and I'm a university student living with rheumatoid arthritis, small fiber neuropathy, and dysautonomia. Over the past year, my health has declined to the point where simply leaving my house has become incredibly difficult.

I deal with constant pain, severe fatigue, dizziness, and episodes where my legs become too weak to walk safely, and even sitting in a regular chair can be painful, so I spend most of my time at home now because getting around has become nearly impossible.

I'm raising funds to buy the mobility equipment I need to regain some independence: primarily a power wheelchair, a rollator for days when I can still walk short distances, orthopedic cushions, and a few accessibility modifications for my home.

Mobility aids will help me conserve energy, reduce pain, prevent falls, and continue pursuing my degree instead of using all my strength just to get from one place to another.

Any donation, no matter the amount, would mean the world to me. And if donating isn't possible, sharing my fundraiser would help just as much.

Thank you so much! <3

https://gofund.me/524b0410b

Hi Guys, posting this for a good friend who has had some unfortunate luck with their Border Collie, she was looking for any help they might be able to get, thanks :)

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Medical Provider - Animal Emergency Services

Hi there I am Jenna and at 2am the night before last, we woke to find that our beautiful Border Collie, Lalo, had a tick. We rushed him straight to the emergency vet we he started off doing ok.

Lalo was responding well after the first night, but wasn't gaining back his legs and bladder control. The bigger issue is he wasn’t able to regain his gag reflex quick enough, so he needed to remain in emergency care for a second night under close supervision.

Then it all went rally wrong.

Lalo aspirated and he has now been transferred to ICU and placed on a ventilator while his body fights to recover.

We are doing everything we can for him financially to give him those odds.

His veterinary care is currently $7,000–$9,000 every day in ICU and we are already approaching $20,000 we have paid outright with more treatment still ahead of him. he needs hopefully only 2 days for them to get him off and recovering on his own.

Lalo is deeply loved, and as long as the veterinary team believes he has a chance to recover, we want to give him that chance. But the cost of keeping him in the ICU is becoming enormous very quickly. Any contribution, no matter the amount, will go directly to Lalo’s emergency treatment and the ventilation.

If you aren't able to donate, sharing Lalo's fundraiser would mean just as much to us. Thank you for helping us give Lalo the time and care he needs to come home.

Cost so far: $20,000 which we have been covering
Ongoing ICU and ventilation: approximately $7,000–$9,000 per day -All receipts so far have been uploaded to the page for transparency.

We are doing all we can to cover everything, but any help is greatly appreciated, as this is tough going for us. Help us save the Goodest mummies boy in the world.

Gofundme

Hello all! Firstly let me introduce you to Ms. Chuckie! She is a 8 year old Siberian husky who always so happy and energetic! Any time we take her out for walks, or just car ride adventures, she pulls all the attention and compliments. She makes people's days just by how goofy she can be. She is beyond smart most of the time but at times I swear she acts dumb just to get away with things. But overall she is my girlfriends world and more, almost never apart. Yesterday we took her to the vet for a tumor that has been growing and getting worse in her breast area. We were told it was breast cancer but not sure if it is benign or malignant and it has caused some great heartbreak and sadness across myself and the family. The vet says this is somwthing that she feels needs to be removed regardless and obviously my girlfriend and I both agree. Unfortunately weve had multiple times of needing to use our savings or saved money for family things and moving as well. So I had hit a tight spot here. So here I am making a gofundme without my girlfriends knowledge because id like to surprise her and get our girl the help amd surgery she needs to continue living her happy life, I know she has many years ahead of her with us! I dont know anyone on this platform and dont expect much but any help at all would be more than appreciated. But Thank-you for reading amd i do appreciate all of you for that atleast. Thank you greatly in advance! The only proof I really have is the estimates and pricing that the vet had written down, which is included in the post.

https://gofund.me/6e30e26f5

Original post

Thank you to all the lovely humans who have helped in one way or another. We genuinely appreciate it!

Tomi today is having a rhinoscopy to investigate and hopefully remove whatever is blocking his breathing

He woke up this morning excited for his morning meal - and when he didn’t get it, he was ready to walk out of the house in protest. He’ll get some extra good treats later!

EDIT:
Surgery done!

Look at the size of the grass end the vet pulled out. It’s crazy! (Pics on my profile)

He’s back home, happy and fed

This surgery cost £1,100 and with people’s help, we managed to raise half of that

Thank you everyone!

You know that saying, “No man is an island”?

I never really believed it.

Forty-one years old, and more than half of them spent completely on my own. No friends, no family, no relationships...

Work, home, and then do it all over again the next day.

I felt pretty much like an island. And honestly, I was fine with being an island.

Then I lost my job.

And that was when I realized that, if you’re an island, all you’ve got around you is water, and very few things to hold on to.

And somehow I ended up living on the streets.

With a backpack that was way too big, carrying everything I needed to survive that too, alone, like an island.

At first I was even sleeping out in the woods, along the Ticino River.

Then I realized that being an island wasn’t getting me very far, so I ended up in Milan.

And now I’m just trying to figure out where the sea ends, survive, build a few bridges, and get back on my feet. There are a lot of challenges, and they come in all sorts of shapes.

In Milan, you can eat without money, just so we’re clear.

You can wash yourself without money too.

And, more or less, you can survive on a bench, with very little to live for.

But that would still mean being an island.

So I’m trying to do something else. I’m working with social workers and all that, trying to find a way forward. But a few extra resources certainly wouldn’t hurt.

No hypocrisy, no pretending this is some other story: you can almost live without a penny.

Almost.

Like an island.

This is the text I wrote for my GoFundMe campaign when I set it up, translated into English. I hope I didn’t make any mistakes.

I hope it speaks for itself.

The old backpack has bene too heavy for the city, i changed with a smallest one.

https://gofund.me/5df283193

My mom had a liver transplant two weeks ago today. We are in the waiting period for my FMLA and her SSI. This has all lived so fast it's been a blur and at this point untill at least my FMLA kicks in in 3-6 weeks I have completely exhausted my funds. No one in the family is willing to help more then a phone call wishing her well and I don't know what else to do. I hate asking strangers for help but right now I can't see us making it to our appointments soon because Im running out of gas money fast. Everything helps and if anyone knows how to get more attention to something like this feel free to suggest whatever. Thanks again

Edited to add link https://gofund.me/87fb4e496

Hello, you may recognize me from r/diagnoseme. This about my father’s health conditions. I apologize if I make this too wordy but I’ll try to keep it brief.

Originally this post was about helping with my dads medical expenses are he was sent to urgent care at the hospital, but he’s now passed.

I’ll let you know what was going on but all this fundraiser is for is to be able to attend his funeral and hopefully cover any additional costs when it comes to his funeral.

My father is 78 years old and was recently admitted to the hospital for a very very severe infection in his leg that was turned black and swollen and He’s lost his ability to walk.

He’s a diabetic, when they got to the hospital his blood sugar was over 450 and is infection only getting worse. This is only getting worse as he’s been declining into dementia and trying to get himself discharged from the hospital when he still is completely unable to walk. Luckily the infection is being treated and hopefully they didnt have to amputate his leg.

I am currently abroad in Canada as a full time university student, and a part time employee looking for a second job to help with funeral costs as that responsibility mainly rests in my shoulders.

Any donation and share would literally mean the world to my family, thank you.

https://gofund.me/2e6ce8a43

I don't even know how to ask strangers for money, but we're at a point we actually need help.

Insurance does not cover the copays, X-rays, and multiple medications my wife needs for treating her lupus. We've been scratching together everything we can to make multiple appointments until this point.

During the testing process they found that she has rheumatoid arthritis. This is called overlap syndrome with her lupus... Damaging joints, organs, and causing chronic fevers.

We have 5 children together. A nonverbal son. And she is the manager of a coffee shop that focuses on hiring people with disabilities and special needs.

I appreciate any help that can be given to get us through this time. Thank you:

https://gofund.me/c0586ee87

I never would have thought I would be writing a post like this, but I honestly do not know where else to turn. My life has completely changed and turned completely upside down the last 5 years and I just don’t know what to anymore. I am a mother of two kids and I am completely suffering from debilitating chronic illnesses and have no where else to turn at this point.

I have always worked hard and loved my job, loved hard, always take care of everyone and taken care of my children to the best of my ability and then some and have always tried to build a stable life for my family. A few years ago, I finally had what I thought was going to be our forever home with no intentions of leaving any time soon.. In 2022, my children and I moved into an older farmhouse rental. It was close to where I grew up and close to family, not even five minutes away from my grandparents and where I grew up, and it felt like the fresh start we had been hoping for. It was the first home I ever had on my own with my kids. Honestly, at the time, it was the best thing that ever happened to us. We painted bedrooms, replaced flooring where needed, removed carpet, and put so much love into making it ours, building our lives together and making memories. Over time in this house, however, my health started changing rapidly and over all turned into a compete disaster. At first, I was just extremely tired and fatigued, the fatigue became extreme to where I couldn’t function. I would come home from work and collapse. There were days I would get home around 4:30 or 5, not even eat dinner after work, and sleep until I had to wake up for work the next morning. Trying to juggle kids in school, sports and work was becoming impossible. Even stopping at the grocery store was something I came to dread and eventually stopped doing on my own. My symptoms continued getting worse. I developed severe POTs symptoms, tachycardia, with my heart rate jumping into the 150s when standing, dizziness, weakness, temperature regulation problems, nerve pain, brain fog, neurological symptoms, joint pain, and reactions that felt like my body was constantly fighting something, a flu or hangover that would never go away. I went to two different doctors, urgent cares, and even the ER multiple times. I had testing done and was repeatedly told things looked normal or that it could be stress or anxiety. I knew something was wrong with me and I have kept track of symptoms progression in a notebook to the point to where I was requesting labs for different diseases, or cancers, because something was seriously wrong with me. I kept searching for answers trying to save myself for my family. In 2024, I started being evaluated for autoimmune issues. I saw specialists, had testing done, tried medications, and continued trying to figure out why my health was declining. Then in June 2025, everything changed. I stayed at my grandparents’ house for a few nights when they were away to care for pets and noticed something completely unexpected that the longer I was away from my home, the better I felt. It didn’t make sense to us that all of a sudden the debilitating symptoms became less with no clear reason or medication. That was when we started looking at the house. We found hidden water damage and intrusions and mold concerns, including issues under the bathroom flooring from a bathtub that had not been properly sealed from past renter renovations, a leak under the bathroom sink so subtle you would never notice unless you were LOOKING for something, damaged flooring tiles and materials in the laundry area, and concerns about the crawlspace that had never been properly inspected. When we brought the issues to the landlord, we were told there was not money available to fix everything. The landlord said we could start tearing down walls but would probably find mold everywhere that he cannot fix, that we would rather “ burn the house down. “ The home we lived in and built a life in, was threatened to be burned to the ground. We were left in a situation where we could not afford to remediate a rental home that was not ours. We had no choice but to leave our home. We lost so much.. We got rid of mattresses, bedding, furniture, toys, stuffed animals, and belongings we had worked hard for because we were trying to protect my health thinking that leaving the home we could start over eventually and it turned out worse than I could ever imagine. Since then, we have moved multiple times. Every time we thought we had finally found somewhere safe, we found more water damage, moisture problems, or unsafe conditions that have been painted over and hidden. One home we moved into seemed like a fresh start for us, but six weeks later my health crashed harder than ever. I went days without sleeping, had severe pain to where I couldn’t use my legs, I missed work, had doctor visits and an ER visit, and had a blood pressure reading of 160/110 during one of these episodes and I lost 8 lbs in 6 days. We found water damage and basement issues in that home as well, and once again with no help from a landlord we had to leave. Through all of this, I was diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) related to mold exposure by a mold illness specialist that I cannot afford and finding out through my own research I have been trying to advocate for myself and my family but get no where in the medical system. My symptoms include severe fatigue or feeling exhausted after minimal activity, brain fog, difficulty concentrating, memory problems
headaches, sleep problems & un refreshing sleep
muscle and joint aches and pans, nerve burning, tingling, & sensitivity, dizziness or feeling faint, exercise intolerance shortness of breath & unusual sensitivity to smells/environmental exposures, sinus congestion, postnasal drip, or recurrent respiratory symptoms, visual disturbances, blurry vision, temperature regulation problems, increased sensitivity to light or sound, mood changes, irritability, anxiety, or feeling emotionally overwhelmed, gastrointestinal symptoms nausea, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea or constipation, changes in appetite or weight, skin symptoms itching & rashes.

I am continuing to work with my doctor but he has told me multiple times this is out of his range of scope on his practice and that I NEED functional care with a specialist, we are trying to manage my symptoms together but it is not working & my quality of life has changed completely. I have called practices near and far and the cost is extreme. I have also been in touch with social services and they do not offer any hotel stays or housing assistance anymore. I’ve reached out to any potential resources available on the area and have had no help. I have to have my family, my elderly grandmother drive me to work. I am still a mother. I want to be a mother. I want to be there for my children. I still want a normal life. This is my truth. And I am exhausted from constantly having to leave, rebuild, replace belongings, and fight to find somewhere safe to live. My children have been fortunate that they have not experienced the same level of illness that I have, and I am so grateful for that. My biggest goal is protecting them and finding stability again. I have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on air purifiers, supplies, medical care, testing, and trying to make our environment safer, I just can’t do it anymore.

Please with everything I have, which isn’t much, help me rebuild my life for my family.
We are trying to raise money home for safer housing, environmental testing and a doctor to help with treatment, covering the cost of items lost and misses wages as well.
I just want a place to call home again that is safe for my healing.
Any amount helps with something.
Thank you for reading our story.

https://gofund.me/9b6da2b7c

I'm asking for a little help for my little dog's surgery to have a tumor removed from her chest. She had it done at the beginning of the year, but unfortunately it's come back bigger. The surgery is scheduled for August 21st and the estimated amount is about $330ish.

https://gofund.me/5a9f6d02f

I hate that Im having to do this. But I have started a gofundme to attempt to raise money to get a vital PetCT Scan that my doctor needs me to have to check for cancer cell activity and spread. Delaying this scan can mean that we do not catch the activity or spread in time to treat it properly. My doctor has requested this scan from my insurance company and the request was denied. My doctor appealed it 3 times and each appeal was denied. And I am just not willing to allow United Health to be the ones in control of whether I live or die. The total for the scan is over $7,000. I have managed to work with my imaging facility to get a deeply discounted self pay rate of $2,520. I originally went thru chemo and radiation in spring 2025. I had about 8 good months of recovery and improvement. I went back to work and was adjusting to my new normal. But things have gotten difficult since March of this year. Alot is due to the expected damage from radiation treatment. But now due to multiple new symptoms, my doctor believes the cancer cells could be active or spreading. My income has been sparse for the last 6 months due to having an emergency surgery due to radiation damage. Followed by being incapacitated by pain from scar tissue adhesions on all my pelvic organs until I finally got into palliative care to handle my pain management so I could work again. And now I havent had income for over 3 weeks since being admitted into the hospital for hemorrhaging and having to have a uterine artery embolization to stop the hemorrhaging. Its actually insane the amount of damage and complications that pelvic radiation can and does cause. But thats neither here nor there. I am the sole provider of a family of 3. I have tried every avenue I could find as far as financial hardship programs. If anyone can help in any way...donate, share, etc. I would be eternally grateful. I am happy to answer any questions anyone may have.

gofund.me/023e130c0

Top Surgery

Hi, I’m Fynn and I’m raising money for my top surgery.
Honestly, I never thought I would have to create a GoFundMe to pay for my medical care. My original plan was to have the surgery covered by my health insurance. Unfortunately, getting coverage has been much more difficult than expected, and despite my efforts to have the surgery covered, I’m now facing the possibility of having to pay for it myself.
Top surgery is an important step in my transition. It would allow me to feel much more comfortable in my body and significantly improve my quality of life. Things that other people rarely have to think twice about – clothes, seeing their body in the mirror, or simply going about everyday life – are often associated with dysphoria for me. Having this surgery would make a huge difference.
I have now received a cost estimate, and my top surgery is expected to cost around €8,000.
This is an amount I simply can’t afford on my own. I work part-time in a care home for people with dementia, and I don’t have the income or savings to pay several thousand euros for surgery. Even if I saved every euro I possibly could, it would take me a very long time to afford it.
Asking for help isn’t particularly easy for me, but that’s why I’ve decided to create this fundraiser.
My goal of €8,000 is intended to cover the cost of my top surgery and the medical expenses directly associated with it. If the actual costs change or my health insurance unexpectedly agrees to cover part of the treatment, I will update this fundraiser accordingly and be completely transparent about it.
I completely understand that not everyone has money to spare. Even €5 or €10 can bring me a little closer to my goal, and simply sharing this fundraiser would help me as well.
More than anything, I just want the chance to have this surgery without having to come up with money that I simply don’t have or spending years trying to save enough to afford it.
Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read this, share my fundraiser, or support me financially. It truly means a lot to me. ❤️

Top Surgery

Tomi is a beautiful black cat who has been part of our family since we adopted him as a tiny kitten from the RSPCA in Enfield. He is now 7 years old and is so much more than a pet to us. He is a much-loved member of our family.

A few weeks ago, Tomi started coughing and sneezing frequently. At first, we hoped it was something minor, but his breathing has become increasingly uncomfortable and he is now struggling to breathe normally. The sneezing progressed to be hard enough that blood comes out. He is also eating less than he usually does, although he still enjoys the occasional bowl of soup, which is a small comfort.

We took Tomi to our normal vet and have already spent around £2,500 trying to find out what is wrong. Our insurance has covered £1,900 of this, but our £3,000 insurance limit has now been used up. Unfortunately, despite the tests and treatment so far, the vets have not been able to determine the cause.

The concern is that something may be stuck or lodged in Tomi’s nasal passage or elsewhere in his respiratory system. To find out what is happening and hopefully treat it, he now needs to be seen at a specialist veterinary hospital. This could involve advanced investigations such as a CT scan or MRI, endoscopy, anaesthesia and potentially surgery.

We have been told that the costs could be somewhere between £4,000 and £8,000, depending on what the specialists find and what treatment Tomi needs.

We are asking for help towards these costs because we simply want to give Tomi the best chance of getting better and being able to breathe comfortably again. We have already used our insurance and put £2,500 towards his care ourselves, but the potential cost of specialist treatment is more than we can manage alone.

Anyone who knows us knows how loved Tomi is. We adopted him as a kitten, watched him grow into the affectionate, friendly (far too friendly) 7-year-old he is today, and cannot imagine our family without him.

Any donation, no matter how small, would mean so much to us and could help us get Tomi the specialist care he needs. If you cannot donate, simply sharing this fundraiser would also make a huge difference.

Thank you for taking the time to read Tomi’s story and for helping us give him a chance to breathe comfortably again.

https://gofund.me/3475606b9

This past year has been very unlucky for my fiancé and I, to say the least. Last July, he was in an accident due to a steering system malfunction, and the car was totaled. We used the insurance payout to buy a smaller, slightly newer car. Almost exactly 6 months later, in almost exactly the same place, he got t-boned by someone speeding into the lane of oncoming traffic, and that car was also totaled. My fiancé now has PTSD with cars and driving, as well as injuries to both of his hands. He had to quit his physical labor job, and has since been searching for a new position, but as I'm sure you know the job market is awful right now.

Then in May, I was stuck by a car as a pedestrian by someone quite literally not looking where he was going. I was already halfway across the street when this person decided to turn while looking in the direction opposite of where he was going. My left knee, ankle, and hip were injured, as well as my lower back. Following this accident, I had to wait a month before being referred to physical therapy, which I've recently been cut off from, I've been intimidated by police, I was illegally terminated from one of my jobs, and I've been dealing with the slow process of insurance claims for months.

We had taken the insurance payout from my fiancé's second accident and just kept it to help with bills. Our rent is $1445 (which is insane, because it was 800 in 2018), plus we pay for electric and internet. I also now take an uber or lyft to and from work everyday, since we no longer have a vehicle. My now sole job is commission based and very much influenced by the economy, and unfortunately I'm making on average $300/week. My last paycheck was $180. As stated before, I was illegally terminated from my other job that I held simultaneously, on the grounds of them not being able to "accommodate" my need for a cane. Mind you, they have employees who use canes and even wheelchairs. I had been with them for four years and had no issues with them until this. So as it stands, when I'm financially able, I want to take legal action against both my former employer, and the person who hit me.

The financial part is the problem though. We've officially run out of money. We tried to make it work, but we're drowning. We're both far more disabled now than we were at the start of the year, and we don't know what to do. We've had foodstamps taken from us, I'm fighting for the peanuts I'll get from partial unemployment, I'm still waiting on insurance to do what they need to do, and in the meantime, we're scrounging and side-hustling. It's not enough though. If you can help, even if it's just sharing the gfm, we would greatly appreciate it. Anything helps right now.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-liev-and-sebastian-keep-their-home?cp_src=d

https://gofund.me/f03e80559

Hello! My total dental cost is supposed to be nearly $40k, I met a wonderful and very kind dentist who is willing to do work (needed AND cosmetic) for only $8.5k. I’ve struggled with my teeth my whole life due to neglect as a child (in every way you can imagine) and it’s followed into my adult life. I’ve been in pain physically, mentally and emotionally because of my teeth. Unfortunately as a stay at home mom my options for paying that are slim to none. I do shipt/instacart when I can but wince I don’t have much time to do it, I don’t make a whole lot at all. This is my dream and Ive exhausted every option available to me so now I am here. I’ve been turned down for loans, care credit, and the in house payments. I appreciate a click on the page, a share, a like, a donation or anything you’re willing to help me with! I believe I have hit all the marks of needed info, so I appreciate you reading this! 🤍 and thank you ahead of time!

Hi everyone. One of our dogs, Emily, needs to have her last 3 teeth removed. She is 13yrs old and her last dental was in 2023 when majority of her teeth were removed. The remaining 3 weren't "bad enough" at that time to remove but they are now. They need to come out ASAP as they are now affecting her kidneys and other organs.

The dental is so expensive because 2 of the teeth are canines which are much more expensive than other teeth. I've included the estimate here and also the invoice from her most recent vet appointment just to give the full vet address/info. The office would be happy to answer any questions or provide any info if needed.

I have more in depth info in the gofundme description but I'm still more than happy to answer any questions or concerns.

Her surgery estimate is $2,036.90 but I'm asking for $2,500 in case there are any complications that pop up during surgery that need to be taken care of.

I am extremely grateful for any donations or shares.. anything would truly help. Thank you all so much

https://gofund.me/0a921470f

Hey Community,

My dad had a pretty nasty accident over the weekend, he is an active volunteer of the CFA and his local community, father of 4 kids 2 step kids and grandfather to 9.

While cutting a tree to prevent bush fires a branch came down wrong and took the ladder out from under him causing a broken back and severe damage to his spinal cord and both wrists broken.

No damage to his brain that we can see from the scans looks like his hands protected his head but he has been in an induced coma since Saturday. They are hopeful that we will be able to wake him this weekend.

We are looking for support for him and his wife to gather some funding to make his house wheelchair accessible as he is not going to be able to walk again from this.

That beautiful lad in the first picture is me and the one in the go fund me is my brother Chris. I didn't want to take a photo of myself next to him in the condition he is in.

I flagged as NSFW because the images might be hard for some to look at.

I thank everyone for their time and if you are in a position to assist. I will do my best to be available for questions or responding to people but also busy managing this stuff so there could be a slight delay.

https://gofund.me/7ee67a0e8

Tony Sneidar is many things, over 35+ years of service to his country, community, and fellows. Army veteran, retired firefighter, fire chief, and deputy commissioner, and most importantly, my best friend. A week ago he was in a horrific UTV accident and was in a full coma on life support, he’s doing better now, able to open eyes and following simple instructions.

However, the path forward is unknown, Tony never got VA healthcare as he always believed others deserved it more than him, and now it’s up to private insurances to cover. His wife, Patti, is the sweetest woman on earth, we’re asking for less than 10,000 to keep her floating over the next few months or so while he’s out of commission. If you can, please keep Tony in your hearts and thoughts, and if you have the availability to, donate please. Thank you, you’re all amazing, you’re all the good people, keep carrying the torch.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-tony-sneidar-jr-recovery?attribution\_id=sl:95849402-91bc-4019-8842-776089161d84&lang=en\_US&ts=1786397638&utm\_campaign=fp\_sharesheet&utm\_content=amp30-treatment-2&utm\_medium=customer&utm\_source=copy\_link