New York, NY (February 13, 2025) - In 2019, Electro-pop artist & actress, Viola Odette Harlow was diagnosed with Prinzmetal Angina Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Spasms), Lupus, AFIB, Atrial Tachycardia, EDS, Hashimoto, Anemia, and Asthma. Despite her home escaping the devastation of the SoCal wildfires, it has further debilitated her cardiac and breathing conditions, which is why Sweet Relief relaunched the Viola Odette Harlow Fund. Celebrating her 37th birthday this week, in lieu of gifts, Harlow asks fans to consider donating to her ongoing medical needs. 

As Prinzmetal Angina is a rare disease, insurance rarely covers medications and testing. The doctors worked hard in the Cardiac ICU to keep her stable and alive but it racked up 150k medical debt plus ongoing medications, testing, and hospitalizations. The condition is not only rare, it's dangerous and unpredictable so she makes the most of every good day and does what she loves, as well as caring for her habitat of pets that comfort her on bad days. She is dependent on 13 medications for her heart and to suppress her immune system. She requires a very expensive nitroglycerin spray for heart spasms. Her testing is ongoing as they monitor the heart's health during flares for damage.

Viola Odette Harlow shares “I keep waiting to feel better, or get some unexpected residual payment, but it’s only gotten worse. I’m letting my body down by not being able to afford getting the proper treatment I need. I only have one set of arteries and micro vessels and their damage is hell enough, I don’t want them to get worse. These problems are treatable. Things feel overwhelming, and being behind on income due to being bedridden, it’s feeling like an impossible time and place to be here.”

Bill Bennett, President at Sweet Relief Musicians Fund adds “Viola is an extraordinary artist and her healthcare situation is indicative of what many musicians face, just more extreme. Our hope is to raise enough money so that she can focus on creating more great music instead of having to choose between what her doctors recommend and buying groceries or paying rent.”

Viola Odette Harlow has been working in the industry since she was six years old. Last year her album Main Character, under her music project Glüme was named one of the Best Of 2023 in Rolling Stone. She is currently working on her third album and can't wait to share it with the world, but she needs help to offset her medical debt.

For more information on the Viola Odette Harlow Fund, visit: https://www.sweetrelief.org/violaodetteharlowfund.html