As most of you know, Kelli, while 5 months pregnant with Danika, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). That was in 1996 – on her 32nd birthday. Over the years, her slight limp progressed to a stagger, she then required a cane for support, and now requires a wheelchair. However, the inability to walk is only a small part of the disease. One of the most difficult aspects of MS is the chronic fatigue. Kelli wakes up in the morning exhausted, and goes downhill from there. Her days are long.
This spring an article appeared in our local paper, relating the story of two men who had MS and went searching the Internet for help with their disease. They found numerous countries that did stem cell treatments, but none in the U.S. Preston, from Ft. Worth, and Richard, retired, found hope at a clinic in Costa Rica. They went to the clinic in May and the improvement in their health since treatment has been unbelievable. Both men now walk normally, ride bikes daily and play golf every chance they get. Both are no longer heat-intolerant and no longer suffer chronic fatigue. They take the attitude that while they still have MS, this treatment has halted the progression of the disease, with no need for medications. Since the men have returned and shared their story with others, over 20 other MS patients from this area have gone to Costa Rica for stem cell therapy. All but two have experienced significant improvement.
Kelli desperately wants a chance to be a normal mother and a normal woman, and has been accepted into the program in Costa Rica. Now, all we have to do is raise the money. This procedure costs $20,000. Additionally, there will be the expense of airfare and hotel and food costs for the two-week stay — an additional $2,500. None of this is covered by insurance.
The purpose of this letter is to ask for your financial assistance to help make this treatment possible. A fundraising campaign in Kelli’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive. HelpHOPELive is a non-profit organization that has been assisting the transplant community with fundraising for 25 years. All contributions are tax-deductible and are administered by HelpHOPELive exclusively for uninsured transplant-related expenses. Won’t you please consider helping Kelli today?
Make checks payable to:
HelpHOPELive South-Central Stem Cell Transplant Fund
Note in memo section:
In Honor of Kelli R. Davis
Please mail to:
HelpHOPELive
Two Radnor Corporate Center100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087
To make a credit card contribution, please call 800-642-8399 or click “Contribute Now.” To email this page directly to others in your community, who might wish to learn about Kelli’s campaign, click the “Email to Friend” button and type in as many email addresses as you wish.
This is the first time since Kelli was diagnosed that we can see a small light at the end of the tunnel. She is so excited at the prospect of being able to get out of a bed, and not a recliner, in the morning and feeling refreshed; of being able to walk without holding onto the wall; of being able to go outside in the Texas heat and not get sick; and most importantly, of being able to be a real mom to her child. That would truly be a gift from God. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for any donation you can make to Kelli’s cause.
God bless you,
Judy Rohrer, mother of Kelli
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