SAN DIEGO -- A Vista woman is using the Internet and a unique proposal in an effort to get health insurance.

Terri Carlson, 45, has posted several videos on YouTube saying she will marry someone in exchange for health insurance.

The divorcee has a genetic disorder called C4 Complement Deficiency, and there are no known cures.

"It makes me unable to process bacteria and viruses efficiently, and my body attacks itself. It's very similar to Lupus," Carlson told 10News.

In one of her videos, Carlson said, "Desperate times call for desperate measures."

Carlson is seeking someone's hand in marriage because she's not eligible for health insurance on her own. She has one year left under COBRA health coverage, but she was issued a lifetime denial from every other health insurance carrier.

Her two hopes are health care reform or coverage through a spouse. Carlson said she's not waiting for Congress.

"I'm the person that's stuck in the middle in this health care reform debate," said Carlson.

She's created her own Web site promoting her story, and in just a few days she said she's received at least 100 marriage proposals. She's not soliciting photos; instead, she wants health insurance information.

"Ooh! The lower the co-pay, the sexier you are to me!" she said in another YouTube video.

Carlson's story has gained national attention since it first aired last week.

She has been featured nationally on "Inside Edition" and CBS' "The Early Show."

Carlson told 10News she would be making the rounds at the national networks in New York.

See Carlson's videos:

www.willmarryforhealthinsurance.com

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