A young Dublin woman who was forced to give up her job due to being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease has set up a GoFundMe page in the hopes of raising money to help afford treatment for her life-threatening condition.
The 24-year-old from Lucan explained that she is suffering from hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis - or HLH, which is a life-threatening condition. For people diagnosed with HLH, the immune system begins to damage the patient’s own tissues and organs, including the liver, brain, and bone marrow where blood is made.
The woman is currently receiving treatment in Beaumont Hospital, with doctors admitting they have not dealt with a case of this type of condition in more than four years. Doctors described the illness as being ‘on par with cancer.'
