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Community-funded care program
Personalized mito care. No cost to you.
Mito Map helps people with mitochondrial and complex chronic health concerns get organized, connect with expert care, and follow a personal plan. We build and manage a GoFundMe campaign so your community can help fund the program.
About 2 minutes · No payment · No obligationWe review your story first. Nothing is shared publicly and no campaign is created without speaking with you.
No insurance requiredNo out-of-pocket costWe handle the details
Founded from lived experience
A husband-and-wife team who understand mito personally.
Mito Map began at home. Debby and Andy Friedl both live with mitochondrial disease—Debby with POLG and Andy with TWNK.
Debby is an MD physician. Andy is an MIT-trained engineer. Together, they saw the same problem from both sides: people with mito often carry years of symptoms, tests, treatments, and unanswered questions, but no single place brings the whole story together.
They built Mito Map because care should feel personal, evidence should be easier to understand, and no patient should have to organize a complicated journey alone.
“We built the kind of support we wished every mito family could have.”Meet the people behind Mito Map
Simple from the start
Here’s what happens
You focus on telling your story and getting better. Our team coordinates the rest.
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We review and call you
Our team reviews your application, answers questions, and talks through whether the program is a fit.
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We build your campaign
We write, set up, and manage your GoFundMe. You share it with your community; we do the heavy lifting.
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Meet your doctor
Your first visit is usually virtual. Some people may need an in-person visit.
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Follow your personal plan
Complete simple tests at home or nearby, then follow a plan designed around your needs.
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Check in and improve
Your doctor reviews your progress and updates the plan based on how you respond.
The complete picture
See the whole program at a glance
Follow the journey from your application through personalized care and ongoing support.
How your free care journey works
From a five-minute application through personalized care and regular check-ins.
What this means for you
You begin by telling us about yourself and your condition. If the program is a fit, our team handles the campaign details and helps connect you with a mitochondrial specialist. Your information, testing, and progress then come together in Mito Map so your doctor can personalize your plan and adjust it over time.
Your care remains free to you: there is no insurance requirement or out-of-pocket charge for the program described here.
How Mito Map helps
Your health story, brought together
Mito Map is the secure organizing and tracking system used throughout the program. It helps turn scattered information into a clearer picture your care team can review with you.
Build your starting picture
You share symptoms, daily function, history, goals, and available health information.
Connect the information
Mito Map keeps your labs, wearable data, surveys, notes, and progress in one place.
Make care more personal
Your doctor uses the combined picture to guide conversations and tailor your plan to you.
Learn from what changes
Regular check-ins show what may be helping, what is not, and what deserves a closer look.
Ready when you are
Take the first small step today.
The application asks only for the essentials. There is no payment and no obligation.
Common questions
Have a question that is not answered here? Email us at support@precisionmito.com.
Is the program really free?
Yes—this program is 100% free to you. There is no insurance requirement and no out-of-pocket charge. Your care is funded by the GoFundMe campaign our team creates and manages with you, so you do not pay us to apply or participate.
Who should apply?
People living with mitochondrial disease, suspected mitochondrial dysfunction, unexplained fatigue or exercise intolerance, or a complex chronic condition may apply. You do not need a confirmed diagnosis. We review each person’s needs, location, safety considerations, and whether the program is an appropriate fit.
Do I have to know exactly what is wrong?
No. Describe your diagnosis, symptoms, limitations, or unanswered health questions in your own words. The short application helps us understand your situation; it is not a diagnostic test and does not replace a medical evaluation.
What will I need to do for the GoFundMe?
We handle the setup, writing, organization, and campaign updates. You review the story before it is shared and decide who you are comfortable sharing it with. Your main role is to share the campaign with friends, family, and your community while we provide guidance and support.
What does my campaign make possible?
What your campaign makes possible
See what the full study includes and how additional funds can expand personalized research.
How community funding supports your study
You can begin receiving program benefits once your campaign raises more than $500. The specific benefits available grow with the amount raised and depend on your needs, eligibility, safety, and availability.
When a campaign reaches $7,000, it can support the complete Mito Map study shown above—including physician evaluation, a personalized plan, testing, tracking, follow-up, and ongoing support. Funds raised beyond that level may make deeper testing, additional care options, and longer or more detailed tracking possible when appropriate for you.
Our team builds and manages the GoFundMe with you. You focus on sharing your story and your care; we handle the campaign setup, writing, updates, tools, and guidance.
What happens if the campaign does not reach $7,000?
You can begin receiving some program benefits after your campaign raises more than $500. We will talk with you about the amount raised, which benefits may be available, and whether fundraising should continue. Reaching $7,000 supports the complete program described on this page, but we do not promise that every campaign will reach its goal.
What if my campaign raises more than $7,000?
Additional funds may support deeper or more specialized testing, longer follow-up, additional care options, and carefully monitored personalized experiments when appropriate. Your care team will explain what is reasonable for your situation.
How long does the process take?
The application itself takes about two minutes. Review, campaign preparation, fundraising, and appointment timing vary from person to person. After reviewing your application, we will contact you with the next step and a more specific expectation for your situation.
Will visits be virtual or in person?
The first doctor visit is usually virtual. Some people may need an in-person visit because of their location, symptoms, testing needs, or the doctor’s clinical judgment. We will discuss this before anything is scheduled.
Do I have to agree to every test or intervention?
No. The application lets you indicate what you are currently comfortable considering. A checked box is not medical consent, and an unchecked box does not automatically disqualify you. Your doctor should explain the purpose, benefits, burdens, and risks before you decide about any test or change in care.
How is my information used and protected?
Your application is stored so our team can review it and contact you about the program. Mito Map then helps organize information you choose to provide, such as symptoms, medical history, labs, wearables, surveys, and progress. Research or external data-sharing permissions are handled separately; applying does not automatically provide that permission. See our Privacy Policy for more information.
What exactly does Mito Map do?
Mito Map brings your symptoms, daily function, labs, wearable information, treatments, and check-ins into one organized view. This helps you and your care team see patterns over time, prepare for visits, and understand how you are responding. It supports medical conversations but does not diagnose or prescribe on its own.
Can I keep seeing my current doctors?
Yes. The program is intended to add organization, specialist perspective, and tracking—not force you to leave clinicians you trust. When appropriate, information from Mito Map can help you have more focused conversations with your existing care team.
Who can I contact if I have questions?
Email support@precisionmito.com. Our team can answer questions about the application, program, campaign process, or what happens next. Do not use email for emergencies or urgent medical concerns.
Does applying guarantee acceptance or medical results?
No. We review each application for fit and explain the next step. Acceptance, fundraising success, a diagnosis, or a particular health improvement cannot be guaranteed. The goal is to provide clearer information, a personalized plan, careful tracking, and ongoing support when the program is a fit.