Help Rina Get the Urgent Specialist Care She Needs

My name is Cheyenne, and I am raising funds to help my mom, Rina Muller, access urgent specialist medical care for Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener’s granulomatosis.

My mom was diagnosed with GPA in 2014. It is a rare and serious autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the blood vessels and can affect multiple organs. Over the years, her disease has affected her kidneys, lungs, skin, joints, nose, and sinuses.

She has endured years of treatment, including cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, and long-term prednisone. Despite this, she continues to experience debilitating flare-ups. Her arthritis and joint pain can become so severe that she struggles to use her hands and feet and carry out everyday activities. She also experiences neuropathy and significant pain and discomfort in her hands and feet.

But what has become most frightening for us is what is happening with her airway.

My mom suffers from extreme dryness and severe crusting in her n...