Bobbie Jean Michaud is suffering from a progressive and debilitating form of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and she desperately needs your help. MS is a disease that affects the central nervous system. Bobbie’s symptoms have now become unmanageable and even walking has become almost impossible. She uses a walker and an electric wheelchair as a result of muscle weakness and poor balance, and her disease continues to progress.
Unfortunately, Bobbie has not responded well to conventional therapies and medications, and she is seeking more advanced and alternative treatment options to halt the progression of her disease. Bobbie is determined to get better and has recently been offered a promising treatment known as Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) at Northwestern Medical University where they are holding a clinical trial for this treatment. Chemotherapy and the patient’s own stem cells are used to essentially reboot the patient’s immune system. It already has a proven success rate at stopping the progression of MS and even help reverse some existing symptoms.
The last few years have been incredibly challenging for Bobbie and her family – emotionally, physically and financially. Several years of medical expenses and associated costs when accommodating a disability have taken its toll. This is where Bobbie needs the support, love and prayers from her community, family and friends. While Bobbie has been approved for HSCT, the cost to fund this treatment is monumental. Northwestern Medical Hospital has estimated that the uninsured expenses for HSCT and follow-up care will be in excess of $60,000. Costs will include travel, hotel stays, hardship expenses, medications and more. Bobbie’s primary insurance has already denied coverage for the treatment. Without your help, Bobbie cannot afford the tens of thousands of dollars required to pay for this much needed treatment and an opportunity to say goodbye to MS forever. Bobbie and her family are asking for your financial support.
To help with the financial burden of Bobbie’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in her honor has been established with Help Hope Live, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the South-Atlantic Stem Cell Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution.
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Thank you in advance for your generosity. Please share the webpage link for Bobbie’s campaign (helphopelive.org and remember that any donation amount is one step closer to helping Bobbie beat MS and giving her a chance at getting her life back! For more info on Bobbie’s journey please visit www.BobbieVsMS.com
Gratefully,
Bobbie’s loving family and friends
