Team Koral Reef

On October 20th at 8:00 PM Christian Koral Reef Meister Pier lost her battle with Balamuthia Mandrillarius, a free living amoeba that attacked her brain causing swelling and infection. She was only 20 years of age and full of life. All of the knowledge, technology and modern medicine currently available was utilized in the effort to save Koral's life but we were unsuccessful. She is now in God's hands alongside her grandfather "Jigger" Jim, Uncle Timmy, and Uncle Creig. The family wishes to thank all of Team Koral Reef for all their thoughts and prayers during this tragic event. Her tremendous amount of strength and faith is not forgotten or Unrecognized. Koral was a woman that faced life head on and fought the biggest battle imaginable. The inspiration she has left has not gone to waste. We are blessed to be here celebrating the life of a truly  remarkable young woman.  Koral was trure to herself and never wasted a day on jeopardizing her values and beliefs to accommodate her surroundings. Every moment was lived and cherished in her world. As her family and closest friends we are honored to say we bared witness to a woman that was a gladiator. This path that God had chosen has not ended and we still are forging ahead to honor Koral and her memories

Team Koral Reef

The family and friends of Koral have developed this organization in the hope that it will raise amoeba awareness not only in the US but also the world as free living amoeba do not limit themselves to any certain geographical area.  We are working on obtaining "non-profit" status and help raise the necessary funding for public awareness and education as well as water testing of our lakes, ponds, and any other bodies of fresh water in which our loved ones may swim.  We also want to help fund the CDC's research of Balamuthia Mandrillarius.  Currently it is not on the Nationally Notifiable Infectious Disease List and therefore, cannot recieve funding for research.  CDC funding would help give medical personnel better tools and training in the area of Balamuthia Mandrillarius and other free-living amoeba.  Amoebic Encephalitis is frequently mis-diagnosed and "mimicks" other, more common, illnesses like Meningitis only to be found caused by these amoebas during post mortem autopsies.  Another goal of Team Koral Reef involves making mandatory reporting of ALL cases to the CDC and immediate water testing of suspected areas so that more accurate information can be published.  Our professionals can then quickly and more accurately diagnose patients with Balamuthia and immediately start treatment and improve survival rates currently at less than 5%.

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