Topical Steroid Withdrawal and severe Atopic Dermatitis - A lifetime of struggle.

$625 of $5,000 goal
Given by 8 generous donors in around 6 months

Topical steroid withdrawal sufferer looking assistance with private medical costs

Christchurch, Canterbury

I've struggled with severe Eczema, atopic dermatitis and now Topical Steroid addiction all my life.

I also have anxiety and depression.

I am a very private and quiet person and have always really struggled to ask for help.

I wish to try private medical care, an endocrinologist at least to start with. Topical Steroid Withdrawal is not recognized by most GPs yet.

I also need to find a new home as my home of nearly 10 years has become too unhealthy for me and it also recently got sold and even though I don't have a set date to leave, I still do need a new home eventually.

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Any donations will be put towards medical costs and a bond and any appliances or equipment necessary for trying to work towards a more independent and normal life again.

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Latest update

A huge THANK YOU!!  25 September 2022

I want to say a huge THANK YOU to my boyfriend and friends who have supported me so far. It's not easy when you are half a world away but they have been so wonderful to me and I am very grateful. Thank you xxx

I am 6 months steroid, dairy and egg free now.

I recently had my *coughs 40th* birthday and treated myself to a birthday dinner of cheesy lasagne and a vegan carrot cake but with cream cheese icing (ironic I know) and I experienced intense itching for the follow couple of days. It was an educational experience.

If you are curious about Topical Steroid Withdrawal please pop along to the ITSAN website at https://www.itsan.org/

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Jeff AKA Bushybeard
Jeff AKA Bushybeard on 15 Nov 2022
more of that sweet sweet dixper money!
$100
Jeff AKA Bushybeard
Jeff AKA Bushybeard on 14 Oct 2022
been running a fundraiser with dixper the last month for you and this is what I have earned, Wish I could do more, also i would like to give a HUGE shoutout to Aze and Kevin for their huge generosity in making this possible
$220
Anna
Anna on 04 Oct 2022
$50
Bob and Anna
Bob and Anna on 03 Oct 2022
I hope this helps you very much. Love Bob and Anna
$50
Anna And Bob
Anna And Bob on 03 Oct 2022
hope this helps a little bit love ya from Anna And Bob
$50

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This campaign started on 15 Sep 2022 and ended on 15 Mar 2023.