Help Nehemiah Fight for His Health — and His Future
Nehemiah is just 17 years old, but has already spent five years battling severe illness and chronic pain.
He is a bright, motivated, exceptional young man from Fountain, Colorado, the oldest of three children. He has a huge heart for God and for others.
Before his health became so limiting, he helped feed the homeless, ministered to people struggling with addiction, and shared his faith. Even through years of illness, he has continued attending high school online, worked as a barista, completed citizen journalist training with The Peak News, and dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur in real estate.
There is still so much life, faith, and future in Nehemiah.
But right now, he is extremely sick.
At age 12, shortly after receiving pet mini-pigs for his birthday, Nehemiah developed a severe C. diff. infection (Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that infects the colon and produces toxins that cause inflammation), which then began this five-year medical ordeal. Nehemiah has now again tested positive for C. diff and is suffering from severe gastrointestinal disease and agonizing pain.
He is down to approximately 105 pounds, can barely eat and sometimes struggles even to drink, and is currently in quarantine after spending weeks in intensive care.
After years of treatments, procedures and medications, the physical and emotional toll has become overwhelming. He is currently in such pain and despair that he has expressed not wanting to even go on living, but that he is holding on for the sake of his mother.
His family has more than exhausted its savings trying to get him the help he needs, and their insurance does not cover the specialized holistic treatments he now must receive to actually get well.
And so we, his friends, and family, are now trying to raise at least $35,000 to begin extreme specialized care:
- About $10,000 for the pump device that has been recommended as the first major step in Nehemiah’s treatment plan.
- About $10,000 for care and treatment with specialist doctors who will be working with Nehemiah on his medical care.
- About $10,000 for the medications and custom nutritionals his treatment will require
- About $5,000 for dental work to remove and replace numerous mercury/amalgam fillings and caps that were placed after years of illness and medications severely damaged his teeth
There may be additional costs as his treatment progresses, but $35,000 is what his family needs to begin moving forward immediately.
Five years of illness have already taken away much of Nehemiah's adolescence.
Please help us keep it from taking his future.
Every gift — whether $25, $50,
$100, $500 or more — helps bring Nehemiah closer to the care he desperately needs. Even if you cannot give, please share this campaign with others who may be able to help.
And, of course, your prayers are also greatly appreciated — for healing, comfort, peace, and wisdom for his treatments.
We believe God has a great purpose for Nehemiah's life, and we are praying that this is not the end of his story, but the beginning of a new chapter for this exceptional young man.
Please give as you can, share his story, and join us in praying for Nehemiah.
This fundraiser was initiated by friends and family of Nehemiah
