Help Ashley and her Girls
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Ashley and her family are asking for any support any one can offer to help fight her 21 year battle with chronic lyme disease
When Ashley was 6 years old she was bitten by her first tick. She developed a bullseye rash on her wrist . she was
taken to the hospital where whe was given 3 doses of laughing gas and then taken into another room so the dr could get whatever
was in there out!
The doctors said they had no idea what had bitten her. Therefore she was not given any meds because of little to no knowledge
of lyme disease. Shortly after that she began to experience extreme air hunger, constantly grasping for air but never getting
enough wich is due to a Co infection called babesia, babesia is a cousin to malaria.
At age 8, migraines began and would last for days at a time , And then depression and anxiety she was not able to finish
high school due to her depression and on going symptoms . She contiued her life and had her first daughter at age 18. Her life
was great the new baby was a great distraction from all the syptoms.
When her daughter was a few months old she began to get bouts of rage and extream emotions due to another co infection called
bartanella that would roller coaster and basically control her life and still she had no idea what was wrong she thought she was
going crazy She became so numb to life, thinking there was no hope of ever being normal.
Around the age of two her oldest daughter was bitten by a tick and her entire body was bright red in a EM RASH the Dr's had no
idea what was
wrong with her. When we touched her or picked her up she would bruise. When the doctors finally realized that something was
seriously wrong they
sent her to the stollery childrens hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. Ashley and her mother packed up and left immediately half way
there they had to
pull over and call 911 for an ambulance because her daughters lips were swollen and blue and she could not breath, she was in
alafalactic shock the ambulance imidialty gave her a epipen that saved her life! the Dr's ran blood tests on her and came back
to them saying that her daughter had an allergic reaction to a unknown bite and sent them on their way.
In 2011 Ashley had her second daughter and shortly after giving birth her symptoms became so bad she could no longer walk without
holding onto walls
or backs of couches. She was always in pain from morning to night. Her body would throb head to toe in aches and shooting pains.
She would sit in a
chair for hours not being able to move her arms. She was having seizers and flares almost every day being rushed by ambulance because
of lyme meningitis. Ashley thought she was dying!!!
Ashley's Doctor decided to put her on cymbalta which actually helped with the pain and depression for 3 years!! In 2014 her symptoms
returned Full force.She went to see a naturalpath and was told she has 4 difrent lyme disease infections and numerous co-infections.
Her body is shutting down at ONLY 27 years old! She was at at a loss for what to do next because Doctors in Canada don't treat lyme disease properly Ashley saw a lyme literate medical dr that asked her to send her blood to a lab in California for better testing
because Canada's test are not sesitive enough to detect the lyme this blood test was NOT covered by Alberta health care!
Ashley is still having seizers daily and is in extream pain she has arthritis through out her entire body she said she feels like she's 90 years old everyday . She twitches daily and cognitively shuts down and can't handle stimulation or excess noise , her blood pressure goes extremely low to extremely high on a daily basis. she constantly feels like she is spinning she has fainting spells aswell and when she has these she feels like she is going to die with out treatment this disease WILL take ashleys life and her children's lyme disease is passed through utero so yes both her children are infected unfortunately.
Naturalpath Doctors are very expensive and due to her symptoms she can't work so paying to see a naturalpath doctor is out if the question .... Unless she has help!
Her family is in no way wealthy and we do what we can but we cannot pay for her appointments which rance between $160-200 for each appointment and then there is travel expenses as well as appointments for her daughters. Ashley is a single mother of 2 girls and cannot afford to go to the city for treatments but needs these treatments so that her girls can grow up with a mother. Ashley and her children are suffering and have no where to turn. Her oldest girl (9yrs) has severe flares and can not interact properly due to so many symptoms. She could treat at home but there again she does not have the funds for that even though she knows what she needs.
Please we can not watch her suffer and fade away anymore! Any funding that reaches above the set amount will be used for transportation to and from doctors appointments as well as paying for any medication she may need through out the process. Ashley has never asked for any kind of funding befor or any help but her and her family are at a loss of what to do these are the only things that are going to help her live a some what normal life until there is proper research and testing and treatment for this disease. This disease infects 30,000 people every year! It is a silent killer please educate yourself and your children about the dangers of ticks. Everyone needs to educate themselves on Lyme Disease.
God bless
When Ashley was 6 years old she was bitten by her first tick. She developed a bullseye rash on her wrist . she was
taken to the hospital where whe was given 3 doses of laughing gas and then taken into another room so the dr could get whatever
was in there out!
The doctors said they had no idea what had bitten her. Therefore she was not given any meds because of little to no knowledge
of lyme disease. Shortly after that she began to experience extreme air hunger, constantly grasping for air but never getting
enough wich is due to a Co infection called babesia, babesia is a cousin to malaria.
At age 8, migraines began and would last for days at a time , And then depression and anxiety she was not able to finish
high school due to her depression and on going symptoms . She contiued her life and had her first daughter at age 18. Her life
was great the new baby was a great distraction from all the syptoms.
When her daughter was a few months old she began to get bouts of rage and extream emotions due to another co infection called
bartanella that would roller coaster and basically control her life and still she had no idea what was wrong she thought she was
going crazy She became so numb to life, thinking there was no hope of ever being normal.
Around the age of two her oldest daughter was bitten by a tick and her entire body was bright red in a EM RASH the Dr's had no
idea what was
wrong with her. When we touched her or picked her up she would bruise. When the doctors finally realized that something was
seriously wrong they
sent her to the stollery childrens hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. Ashley and her mother packed up and left immediately half way
there they had to
pull over and call 911 for an ambulance because her daughters lips were swollen and blue and she could not breath, she was in
alafalactic shock the ambulance imidialty gave her a epipen that saved her life! the Dr's ran blood tests on her and came back
to them saying that her daughter had an allergic reaction to a unknown bite and sent them on their way.
In 2011 Ashley had her second daughter and shortly after giving birth her symptoms became so bad she could no longer walk without
holding onto walls
or backs of couches. She was always in pain from morning to night. Her body would throb head to toe in aches and shooting pains.
She would sit in a
chair for hours not being able to move her arms. She was having seizers and flares almost every day being rushed by ambulance because
of lyme meningitis. Ashley thought she was dying!!!
Ashley's Doctor decided to put her on cymbalta which actually helped with the pain and depression for 3 years!! In 2014 her symptoms
returned Full force.She went to see a naturalpath and was told she has 4 difrent lyme disease infections and numerous co-infections.
Her body is shutting down at ONLY 27 years old! She was at at a loss for what to do next because Doctors in Canada don't treat lyme disease properly Ashley saw a lyme literate medical dr that asked her to send her blood to a lab in California for better testing
because Canada's test are not sesitive enough to detect the lyme this blood test was NOT covered by Alberta health care!
Ashley is still having seizers daily and is in extream pain she has arthritis through out her entire body she said she feels like she's 90 years old everyday . She twitches daily and cognitively shuts down and can't handle stimulation or excess noise , her blood pressure goes extremely low to extremely high on a daily basis. she constantly feels like she is spinning she has fainting spells aswell and when she has these she feels like she is going to die with out treatment this disease WILL take ashleys life and her children's lyme disease is passed through utero so yes both her children are infected unfortunately.
Naturalpath Doctors are very expensive and due to her symptoms she can't work so paying to see a naturalpath doctor is out if the question .... Unless she has help!
Her family is in no way wealthy and we do what we can but we cannot pay for her appointments which rance between $160-200 for each appointment and then there is travel expenses as well as appointments for her daughters. Ashley is a single mother of 2 girls and cannot afford to go to the city for treatments but needs these treatments so that her girls can grow up with a mother. Ashley and her children are suffering and have no where to turn. Her oldest girl (9yrs) has severe flares and can not interact properly due to so many symptoms. She could treat at home but there again she does not have the funds for that even though she knows what she needs.
Please we can not watch her suffer and fade away anymore! Any funding that reaches above the set amount will be used for transportation to and from doctors appointments as well as paying for any medication she may need through out the process. Ashley has never asked for any kind of funding befor or any help but her and her family are at a loss of what to do these are the only things that are going to help her live a some what normal life until there is proper research and testing and treatment for this disease. This disease infects 30,000 people every year! It is a silent killer please educate yourself and your children about the dangers of ticks. Everyone needs to educate themselves on Lyme Disease.
God bless
Organizer
Melanie Bigras
Organizer
Red Deer, AB
