My name is Kevin Luyindula, and for the past ten years, my life has been a non-stop battle against severe, chronic illness. What started in 2015 has continued to incredibly downgrade my health. Today, I am asking for your help to raise $30,000 so I can afford the medical treatments, tests, and specialists I need to regain my health and dignity.

Every single day is a physical crisis. I am currently fighting debilitating conditions across five different medical areas:

• Gastroenterology: Non-stop abdominal pain and using the restroom 10 to 15 times a day, making it nearly impossible to leave home or eat normally.
• Urology: Agonizing pain during urination and a severe hernia that swells painfully under physical strain.
• Dermatology & ENT: Severe, daily itching that flares up in the heat, alongside chronic ear pain and redness.
• Dentistry: Severe tooth pain every day that prevents me from chewing on one side.

For a decade, I have done everything possible to find answers, but poverty has stopped me at every turn. In 2018, I had a surgery that failed to bring relief. In 2019, I spent all my savings on hospital visits. A kind doctor even personally paid for a colonoscopy that diagnosed me with colitis, but I had no money left to buy the medicine. Because my failing health makes it impossible to hold down a job, I have spent years stuck at home, watching my body deteriorate simply because I cannot afford the care.

Recently, with the help of small loans and friends, I managed to restart my appointments at MONKOLE and Diamant hospitals. But the money has run out again. I have been forced to put vital ear treatments, urology tests, and dermatology follow-ups on hold, and I cannot even afford to step foot in a dentist's office.

Medical estimates show that I need $30,000 to cover my outstanding specialist care, crucial diagnostic tests, prescriptions, potential surgeries, hospital transport, and the debts I have already taken on trying to stay alive.

I want nothing more than to heal, to work, and to live without constant pain. I cannot carry this burden alone anymore. Every donation, no matter how small, directly funds a life-saving medical test or treatment. Please donate if you can, and share my story with others.

Thank you for your empathy and taking time to consider helping me to carry this burden.

Kevin Luyindula