I was born 2 months early at 3lbs 12 ounces and had to spend 17 days in the NICU because my lungs had not fully developed. When I was 7 years old, I had roughly 80% of my face torn from the muscle and bone in a severe dog attack that took over 5k stitches and 5 other surgeries over 6 years to fully reconstruct my face. In January of 2024, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and spent 2 months in and out of the hospital. During that time, the doctors would allow Cat scans, MRIs, and nights in the hospital but when we would ask about a colonoscopy, they would not green light me for one. By the time I was finally able to get in for a colonoscopy I had a resting heart rate of 124bpm and my parents health insurance had been milked dry. My goal for this project is to return medicine to a culture caring for people not profiting off of their sickness as well as following gold standard science. It’s time to Heal not Profit!