Faith for Fern

June 1, 2009

Dear Friend,

I am writing this letter today, out of desperation - we are desperate for help and for hope.

For the last six years I have watched my twin sister waste away with a debilitating disease called RSD. Essentially, Fern’s pain receptors are set permanently at maximum. She feels as though she has been doused in oil and set fire to – all the time.

The doctors here in Canada have tried everything. Fern has undergone one painful, intrusive treatment after another – many of which had side effects almost as bad as the disease itself. A spinal disc was even accidentally torn during one therapy, causing her to require disc replacement surgery.

Nothing has worked, and Fern is running out of hope. We have watched, helpless, as she turned from an energetic, joyful mother of three, to a frightened, pain-wracked invalid.

But there is one last hope. Fern has been recommended for an experimental treatment in Mexico. The Ketamine Coma Trial is extremely dangerous, and very expensive, but it’s the only chance she has left to get her life back.

We have to raise $75,000 in 90 days – and we really need your help!

Please find it in your heart to It’s Fern’s last chance.

Thanks for reading, and for caring.

With best wishes,
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Faith Wood

$75,000! That’s $858 a day, or $35 an hour.

Yes, it’s an awe inspiring task, but every $35 we receive from people like you brings us one hour closer to helping Fern get her life back.

Please help us to make this happen for Fern and her family. Her children need their mother back, and we all need to see her whole and healthy again.

Remember - every dollar you can spare gives Fern a chance.

Please

Or send a cheque, made payable to:
Stewart & McCullough In Trust

Cheques can be mailed to:
c/o Faith Wood
117 5 Avenue NW
Airdrie, AB Canada
T4B 1C9

You should know that 100% of the money donated is going directly toward medical and other expenses involved in Fern's treatment. Read more...

All the skills and services used to develop this website and promote Fern's story have been donated free of charge by people who care.

Dr. Kirkpatrick, in Florida, has also agreed to provide his own services free of charge during Fern's qualification appointment in August. Read more...

Read the Press Release here...

Need to Know More?

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is a progressive disease of the autonomic nervous system. It is characterized by constant, extremely intense pain. It usually affects the limbs, but can spread to other parts of the body.

To read more about RSD please visit rsdhope.org

The Ketamine Coma Trial is an experimental treatment during which the patient is put into a 5-day coma, induced using ketamine-midazolam anesthesia. The treatment is extremely dangerous, but the prognosis for those who successfully complete is encouraging. Click here to read more about the Ketamine Coma Trial.

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