Fallon

Although I wasn't expecting the need to post something like this when I opened this website officially, I've become aware of suffering that I can't ignore, and in keeping with the World Post Project's theme of broadening horizons, I want to tell you all a bit about Fallon, a 30 year old woman who resides in New York. You can find her blog here, and her donation pages here and here.

I've only been in contact with Fallon for a very short time, but in that time, I've come to know these 5 things about her.

1. Fallon is currently fighting for her life. She is in immediate need of a total GI transplant due to severe gastroparesis, among other problems, including a brain tumor and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Hence the donation pages, as her medical bills and the expenses she and her family have had to incur in order to save her life are astronomical.
2. Fallon and her family are desperately trying to gather the funds to get her out to California, one of the only places where she can receive the transplant surgery she needs and where there is a team of doctors already in place waiting for her.
3. Fallon is incredibly, incredibly brave. She knows that she is fighting an uphill battle, but she's still trying SO hard to fight it. She has a very strong will to live.
4. Fallon is determined. Despite weighing ~70 pounds and being in constant, unrelenting pain, she managed to complete her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and graduate summa cum laude.
5. Fallon is extremely compassionate. With everything that's happened to her, she's still very concerned about her parents. She's written them a letter in case the worst should happen, so that they know how to take care of things, and more importantly, know how much she loves and appreciates them and all they've done for her - so that they know she wants them to live.

I sincerely hope that someday, Fallon won't have to focus so much on her medical state and can concentrate on living her life. Please do what you can to help her have that chance by donating to her at either of the URLs below if you are able and posting a link to any or all of her pages on your Facebook, Twitter, or other social media accounts.

Fallon's Blog - fallonmirsky.wordpress.com
Fallon's GoFundMe Donation Page - gofundme.com/FallonMirsky
Fallon's GiveForward Donation Page - giveforward.com/fallonmirsky

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