Rachel Carter

I am reaching out to you all in an effort to potentially save my wife, Rachel Carter, from becoming completely disabled. A stem cell transplant is her best hope for a long and healthy future and we need your help to make this happen.

Rachel was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) when she was 24. For a long time, she lived a very active non-complicated life with MS only in the background. She was able to ignore her disability; in fact, she ran several marathons. Now, she is struggling to use her hands, often needs help to walk, is extremely fatigued and feels severe pain every day.

She is going to have a stem cell transplant intended to reboot her immune system so that she no longer has MS. Though this is still in the final stages of clinical trials, there has been tremendous success and no mortality.

Rachel is an amazing mother to our three children (pictured with us above). Marin is eight, Noah is five and Hannah is just three. Getting this transplant will allow her to carry the kids upstairs when they are hurt or tired, play with them, do their hair, fix their toys, and make them a healthy dinner. Without the debilitating effects of MS, Rachel will be able to once again be the hands-on, active Mom she was before.

Stem cell transplants can be life-changing but very expensive. Our family is facing high hospital and doctors’ bills as well as travel and relocation costs to Florence, Italy. To help with this financial burden, a fundraising campaign in Rachel’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Northwest Stem Cell Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.

If this has moved you to contribute anything, I want you to know that I am extremely grateful. Thank you for your gifts, prayers, and generosity.

May God bless you!

Josh Carter
503-330-0044 / [email protected]