Support Wendy Stuart's Medical Fund
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Dear Friends and Families,
Again, New Providence Community Church in conjunction with the colleagues, friends and families of Dr. Wendy Stuart, will host ‘the 2nd Annual Walk to Wendy’ Fun Run/Walk. The Walk is schedule for April 16, 2016 and will begin at 7:00 a.m. from Goodman’s Bay Park to Wendy’s House (see flyer). We appreciate that some of you may not be able to participate in the “Walk”, or perhaps you may not be in Nassau, Bahamas or you’re simply committed to other engagements on the day of the Walk. In this regard, please note that your donations can be made at any Scotiabank branch in the name of Dr. Wendy Stuart’s Medical Expenses Fund, Account #1009906/50385.
Alternatively, we are pleased to bring to you once again “the Wendy Stuart’s Medical Expenses GoFundMe system” for your easy deposit into the Fund. As many of you are aware, the fund can be easily access via your mobile or internet thereby eliminating the inconvenience of long lines at the bank. Today, we call on you to once again reach deep into your pockets and from the goodness of your kind hearts, please contribute to the Wendy Stuart’s Medical Expenses Fund. For our new & old friends, please allow us to once again introduce….
Dr. Wendy Stuart…..a humble servant of God, daughter of the late renown Bahamian singer, Wendel Stuart and Majorie Stuart and the proud mother of sons, Whitney (17) and Max (13). From her early education at Mary Star of The Sea and St. Paul’s Methodist School in Freeport, Grand Bahama, to Queen's College Primary School, with high school tenures at both St. John's and Government High (1982) along with her higher level of educational pursuits at The College of the Bahamas, Mankato State University, and University of Minnesota...Wendy had the zeal to conquer the world with her vibrancy, personality and ambition and was indeed destined for greatness!
Wendy had a keen business acumen that distinguished her as The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year for her Botani Bath products. Her love for the earth motivated her to develop her own farming enterprise which assisted Goodfellow Farms with its development and also the New Providence Community Church with their Greenhouse project. Despite her entrepreneur spirit, her dentistry skills did not go unpracticed as she secured employment with the Ministry of Health at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the Dentistry Department from 1993 to 1996. Later, she opened her own practice. Additionally, Wendy was an active member of The Bahamas Dental Association, serving as President until 2002.
In 2009, Wendy was poised to make a major transition in her life; unfortunately, she started to experience problems with her fine and gross motor skills, which eventually hindered her ability to write and walk. To address her medical issues, Wendy went to Cleveland Clinic in Miami, Florida, and it was there that a previous diagnosis of possible mercury poisoning was ruled out and she was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease or Charcot Disease,” “a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.” Wendy was given two years to live, but seven years later, Wendy’s life is a testimony that God has the final say. Wendy further developed complications with eating and breathing; the latter, she was once able to do independently. However, today, she is totally dependent on the ventilator, and this dependence has evoked apprehensions about the possibility of losing her ability to speak in the long-term.
In March 2015, Wendy’s medical insurance expired and hence she is being cared for by Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) and her mother. Given Wendy’s medical background, she is able to instruct them regarding her medical care. Three years ago, Wendy, cognizant of the impact her illness was having on ‘her boys’ made the ultimate suffice in relocating them to the United States to live with their dad. It is Wendy’s faith that enables her to maintain her resilient spirit and radiant smile, giving her the assurance that one day she will be reunited with Whitney and Max.
Wendy’s monthly expenses are approximately $3,000. Given that she has no medical insurance and is currently bed ridden, the question about how to acquire funds to address her medical needs (particularly a new ventilator) and intense physical therapy continues to be a challenge. Undaunted by what lies ahead, Wendy continues to hold the faith, believing that “God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that one can ask or imagine.”
Wendy’s journey from Grand Bahama to the present has been marred with complications, but her radiance, strength of character and determination speak of a believer who holds fast the lyrics, “God is working it out.”
Again, New Providence Community Church in conjunction with the colleagues, friends and families of Dr. Wendy Stuart, will host ‘the 2nd Annual Walk to Wendy’ Fun Run/Walk. The Walk is schedule for April 16, 2016 and will begin at 7:00 a.m. from Goodman’s Bay Park to Wendy’s House (see flyer). We appreciate that some of you may not be able to participate in the “Walk”, or perhaps you may not be in Nassau, Bahamas or you’re simply committed to other engagements on the day of the Walk. In this regard, please note that your donations can be made at any Scotiabank branch in the name of Dr. Wendy Stuart’s Medical Expenses Fund, Account #1009906/50385.
Alternatively, we are pleased to bring to you once again “the Wendy Stuart’s Medical Expenses GoFundMe system” for your easy deposit into the Fund. As many of you are aware, the fund can be easily access via your mobile or internet thereby eliminating the inconvenience of long lines at the bank. Today, we call on you to once again reach deep into your pockets and from the goodness of your kind hearts, please contribute to the Wendy Stuart’s Medical Expenses Fund. For our new & old friends, please allow us to once again introduce….
Dr. Wendy Stuart…..a humble servant of God, daughter of the late renown Bahamian singer, Wendel Stuart and Majorie Stuart and the proud mother of sons, Whitney (17) and Max (13). From her early education at Mary Star of The Sea and St. Paul’s Methodist School in Freeport, Grand Bahama, to Queen's College Primary School, with high school tenures at both St. John's and Government High (1982) along with her higher level of educational pursuits at The College of the Bahamas, Mankato State University, and University of Minnesota...Wendy had the zeal to conquer the world with her vibrancy, personality and ambition and was indeed destined for greatness!
Wendy had a keen business acumen that distinguished her as The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year for her Botani Bath products. Her love for the earth motivated her to develop her own farming enterprise which assisted Goodfellow Farms with its development and also the New Providence Community Church with their Greenhouse project. Despite her entrepreneur spirit, her dentistry skills did not go unpracticed as she secured employment with the Ministry of Health at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the Dentistry Department from 1993 to 1996. Later, she opened her own practice. Additionally, Wendy was an active member of The Bahamas Dental Association, serving as President until 2002.
In 2009, Wendy was poised to make a major transition in her life; unfortunately, she started to experience problems with her fine and gross motor skills, which eventually hindered her ability to write and walk. To address her medical issues, Wendy went to Cleveland Clinic in Miami, Florida, and it was there that a previous diagnosis of possible mercury poisoning was ruled out and she was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease or Charcot Disease,” “a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.” Wendy was given two years to live, but seven years later, Wendy’s life is a testimony that God has the final say. Wendy further developed complications with eating and breathing; the latter, she was once able to do independently. However, today, she is totally dependent on the ventilator, and this dependence has evoked apprehensions about the possibility of losing her ability to speak in the long-term.
In March 2015, Wendy’s medical insurance expired and hence she is being cared for by Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) and her mother. Given Wendy’s medical background, she is able to instruct them regarding her medical care. Three years ago, Wendy, cognizant of the impact her illness was having on ‘her boys’ made the ultimate suffice in relocating them to the United States to live with their dad. It is Wendy’s faith that enables her to maintain her resilient spirit and radiant smile, giving her the assurance that one day she will be reunited with Whitney and Max.
Wendy’s monthly expenses are approximately $3,000. Given that she has no medical insurance and is currently bed ridden, the question about how to acquire funds to address her medical needs (particularly a new ventilator) and intense physical therapy continues to be a challenge. Undaunted by what lies ahead, Wendy continues to hold the faith, believing that “God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that one can ask or imagine.”
Wendy’s journey from Grand Bahama to the present has been marred with complications, but her radiance, strength of character and determination speak of a believer who holds fast the lyrics, “God is working it out.”
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Wendy L. Mills
Organizer
tamara dorsett
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