12/09/2026
MAKE THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE 🐆
This is the most vulnerable thing I’ve shared in a long time. I wrote and rewrote these words so many times because asking for help doesn’t come naturally to me. I’ve always been the person who finds a way, who works hard, who supports others, and who believes that everything is always working out. But today, I’m choosing honesty over pride.
For over years, I’ve been living with systemic lupus, an invisible autoimmune disease that attacks my own body. Some days I’m able to create, work, and smile. Other days, pain, exhaustion, and inflammation make even the simplest things as getting out of to feel impossible.
Most people only see the strong version of me. They don’t see the flare-ups, hospital visits, medications, or the quiet battles happening behind the scenes.
Right now, I’m facing one of the hardest moments of my journey. My computer stopped working, and my car is in the shop. They’re not luxuries, they’re essential tools that allow me to work from home when lupus makes physical work impossible, get to my medical appointments, pick up my medication, and maintain my independence.
I’m asking for help so I can continue healing, working, creating, and living with dignity.
At the same time, I’m creating the most personal project of my life: “Make the Invisible Visible”. Through photography and body painting, I transform my lupus wounds into jaguar markings, a symbol of resilience, healing, and strength.
Everyone who donates will receive exclusive digital photos from the very first “Make the Invisible Visible” photoshoot as a thank-you for being part of this journey.
GoGetFunding makes international donations possible, but it also deducts relatively high processing fees from each donation.
If you’d like your support to go directly to me, PayPal or SINPE are the most impactful options.
🔗 Link in bio: GoGetFunding
🎨 Link in bio: Artizen
📲 SINPE: 8608-0498
💻 PayPal: [email protected]
If you can’t donate, sharing this video is a huge gift too. Thank you for seeing me, supporting me, and reminding me that community is medicine too. 🫂
