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Rituximab so I can stop going blind.

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I have a super, super rare condition called autoimmune retinopathy where my body is attacking the photoreceptors in my eyes. I'm on cellcept right now, but it isn't enough. I'm going to be blind by next year unless something is done about it, but the only drug that can treat it without a doubt costs $65k a year. That's going to be all out of pocket because autoimmune retinopathy/ npAIR is so rare that the drug isn't formally approved to treat it, so insurance won't cover it since it's so expensive. I only need a few months of it to drive the disease into remission so that I can maintain it with cheaper drugs. I'm just finishing my MechE degree this year, so I don't have the money to pay for the treatment that will save my eyesight, and my mom already maxed out her credit cards to pay for medical bills already.

Pic related is a visual field from February of my right eye. It's in both eyes and it's gotten quite a bit worse since then. I can post more proof if anyone is actually willing to step up.

Thank you all so much.