Karyn Crisis – the former frontwoman of the metal band Crisis – has launched a crowdfunder after becoming disabled and disfigured from a medical injury.
Crisis, who now fronts the band Gospel Of Witches, created a GoFundMe and revealed that roughly two years and a half ago, she was medically injured and was left disabled and disfigured after being prescribed topical steroids.
She explained that she was left “disfigured and facing unpredictable and violent attacks of pain daily, along with other complications. I don’t recognize myself in the mirror, which is the least of my issues in taking care of myself. I can only walk on one foot, hobble, a few blocks. I cannot wear regular shoes, I have to customize them. I cannot regulate my body temperature: I am boiling hot and freezing cold at the same time.”
Crisis went on to explain what TSW, or topical steroid withdrawal/red skin syndrome/ corticosteroid withdrawal is, and revealed that’s what she is currently dealing with. “I have to constantly make specialized bandages. Some hours during the day I am mostly pain free and I work…then the rest of the day or evening I am just surviving the pain attack itself and then the reactions and other pain that goes on for various periods of time,” she explained.
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She continued: “It’s really unpredictable. Until recently, it was hard to open my mouth to eat so no singing right now. Sometimes the pain makes me unable to focus my mind, other times I seize the moments where I’m clear and calm. I live life more slowly because I cannot be active as I was before.
“Unless you’ve been through this, it’s difficult to explain and has only been recently accepted by the medical field,” she added. “I’ve already tried a ton of natural means to heal my original issue for why I took the corticosteroids, even before this happened, but most don’t work for me. I’ve also invested in brain retraining, somatic therapy for the trauma of this, pain management.
“In Archaic and ancient beliefs, healing was a Death process..and since I’m like a dead person in a living body, I’ve learned some interesting and valuable insights into what was meant in these beliefs of secret spiritual schools.”
At the time of writing, Crisis has raised a total of $11,986, more than double her initial $5k goal. She is also selling books and vinyl that fans can also purchase as a means to help raise money towards her condition. You can visit here to purchase her books and here to purchase vinyls.
