Hello,
My name is Steven Gray. I’m a type 1 diabetic of two years who has been working as a line cook for 10 years. It was difficult to keep working this position despite my veteran experience in restaurants when I was diagnosed with my illness. Even before this diagnosis, I was unable to keep up with my bills such as rent which my landlord insists on raising by $200/per year as well as electric, food, gas, basic living needs.
Now that I also have an autoimmune disease, my medical bills from recurring sickness and diabetes complications such as a gastroparitis diagnosis, shingles, and consistent fevers, morning sickness, proximal neuropathy, as well as needing to buy two types of insulin, I have gone into debt severely. This has caused me to sink into a deep depression. I was diagnosed with ADHD, Social Anxiety, and Major Depression.
It’s difficult finding a way out of this, but I have big plans to also make money online with my own viral YouTube video channels, dropify business, t-shirt, mug, poster, patch, and sticker business as well as playing a cover song set list at bars on weekend nights on top of my regular job, then flip the money into a food truck business where I can sell menu items from my own cookbook and later open a cafe and bookstore of my own to assist my community with healthy eating. I appreciate any interest in helping my plight and wish good blessings to all who have read my story!
Thank you,
– Steven