My name is Tierra Snyder. When I was 9 years old, I had a tumor on my pituitary stalk. The result of the tumor was a bunch of changes with my body. My body doesn’t produce several hormones that are needed. One of those hormones is growth hormone. I was taking growth hormone shots for a while but when I turned 18, my insurance refused to cover the medication. The result of not getting growth hormone any more, was I gained a ton of weight. And because of the weight gain, my life is at risk again. My doctor has mentioned getting a Gastric Sleeve surgery. He said that the best way to get it is to go to a place in Mexico because my insurance won’t cover the surgery. I have found a location that I am interested in going to to get the surgery. I would go to San Diego and I would be taken to the facility. I would stay for 4 days and then come home. The cost of the surgery is about $5000, which includes the hospital stay and care. Then I also will have to get plane tickets to and from San Diego. So all together it would come out to be around $7000. I have started this fundraiser to get the funds to do it. I would appreciate it very much if I could get help.