I metwhen she walked into my little cafe, this is her story.was born withA condition that affects the whole digestive system.is now 28 years old and she has fought through many surgeries, had many life threatening blood infections and has defied all odds in surviving through the harshest of circumstances, even though the doctors gave her less than 10 percent chance of survival on several occasions. She has been a real fighter.needs awhich the doctors are working towards at this time, as this is the only option left now. The doctors only do this type of transplant as aas the small bowel is the hardest of all organs to transplant and the survival rates are lower than most other transplants.The only thing keeping her alive is life saving equipment that pumps all her nutrients and fluids into aShe needs to be hooked up to these machinesevery day. She doesn’t absorb anything orally. The nutrients keeping her alive intravenously, are alsoOver the time, I have got to know, I have had the opportunity to understand a bit more of what goes on in her world.Marianne's day to day routine consists of unplugging from machines in the morning then driving herself to the hospital each day so she can be monitored.Marianne is too ill to work and the cost of needing to go to the hospital each day, medications, and the cost of other medical requirements means a financial struggle.Just this weekend gone Marianne and her family held a baby shower for a family that had lost their savings to a scam and with an unexpected child on the way didn't have the funds to provide for the expected newborn around 30 people turned up to this baby shower.when really she is the one that needs the help. I asked her why she didn't start a go fund me and it was because she feels that people have their own problems andWhen you ask the nurses they talk aboutand when she was in hospital she was known for trying to help the elderly when she herself was un well.I started this go fund me page because it is forwho from the beginning did not have a proper chance at life and is always fighting to survive.Any contributions really do help as little as $5 makes a difference.Thank you for your time I hope your exposure can help.this gofundme link:gf.me/u/i96sxk