Why we opened this campaign
Her life's paradox is that as a nutritionist, she has spent her long and successful professional life helping people get healthy lifestyles, giving advice and recommendations on how to get rid of various diseases.
However, it turned out that the disease does not leave behind even those who have devoted their lives to care for the health of others!
“I came to Israel from Dnepr in 1991. I got married two years later. Shortly after the Hupa, my husband and I moved to South Africa and there led an active Jewish life in the community. I was a respected nutritionist for many years, working and helping people to be healthy.
Yet, out of the blue, a disease came into my life that made me unable to work and live my life to its fullest potential.
Fibromyalgia is an autoimmune disease that disrupts normal muscle function and causes severe pain throughout the body. I cannot function normally without medication support and regular doctor visits. I have been declared disabled by 23%.
Despite all my knowledge and experience, I cannot help myself! My disease is incurable!
I am on the verge of despair thinking about the effect the disease has had on my life. The disease, I have been struggling with for years, has taken more than just my health. I had to leave my job at the health insurance company because the regular routine was too much for my health. After years of treatment in Israel and abroad, I ran out of all my savings and got into debt. My children are trying very hard to help, but their possibilities are modest and limited.
Yet, I decided not to give up and continue to fight for my life and my dream! I'm now working hard to open a private practice. This allows me to work on my own schedule, take good care of my health and help people at the same time.
If I want to do what I have planned, I need to pay off the debts I have accumulated.
I admit that asking for financial help still makes me feel ashamed and inferior. I have been helping others all my life. Yet I realize that in this situation, it is the only way out for me.
My illness made me realize that taking care of one's health is not only about taking medical procedures and medications. It is also important to be able to cover the expenses of my life: food, housing, transportation, and other necessities.
This problem has led to the realization that admitting one's difficulties and asking for help does not mean weakness. It means taking care of my health and future.
My situation may be complicated and difficult right now. But I really hope that with support I can cope with it. Help me fight for my health and my new life filled with meaning!”
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