Come Together for Ceilidh Currie

Ceilidh Currie is a 15 year old Ottawa-born girl who was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called Status Migrainosus. Status Migrainosus is  a severe, long-lasting, and debilitating form of Migraine. It is often referred to as an intractable migraine due to it being so difficult to manage and treat. Status Migrainosus affects less than 1 percent of people who experience migraines. Although the vast majority of migraine attacks are not life threatening, a Status Migraine can be very dangerous and is classified as an emergency. In some rare instances, Status Migraine can result in Migrainous stroke. 

Since  early  October,  Ceilidh  has  suffered  from  this  debilitating  condition  on  a daily  basis  with  no  end  in  sight.  She  has  had  stroke  like  symptoms including  but  not  limited  to;  facial  paralysis,  vision  problems,  speech  difficulty, confusion,  inability  to  think straight  and  ongoing  nausea.  

Ceilidh  has  been  in  and  out  of  CHEO  (the  Children's  Hospital  of  Eastern  Ontario)  working  with  both  the  Neurological  Team  and  Acute  Pain  Team  with  only  minor  success  before  another  relapse  occurs.

Status  Migrainosus  is  extremely  difficult  to  treat  and  even hospital  medications  have  very  little  impact  on  helping  reverse  it.

Ceilidh  has  tried numerous  medications  with  very  little  success  and  now  needs  to  look  at  alternative  treatment  options.  The  Ontario  Migraine  Clinic  located  in  Toronto,  Ontario  is  a world  renown  clinic  who  successfully  eliminate  and  reduce  the frequency,  severity,  and  duration  of  migraine  attacks  while  simultaneously  reducing  the  level  or  impairment  in  the  case  of  future  attacks.  Treatment  consists  of  a unique  method  of  eastern  acupuncture and  has  proven to  be  highly  successful  and  nothing  short  of  amazing.

For  his  revolutionary  work  and  the  success  of The  Ontario  Migraine  Clinic,  founder  Brendan  Cleary  was  awarded  the  Star  of  Asia  by  The  Open  University  of  Complementary  Medicine  in  December  of  2000,  which  is  given  to an  individual  who  most  contributes  to  the  field  of  Complementary  Medicine.  This  is  the  first  time  that  this  award  has  been  given  to  someone  in  North  America.  

Their  patients  have  traveled  from  all  over  the  world  to  receive  acupuncture  treatment  from  Brendan  Cleary  with  a 90%  success  rate  and  we  feel  this  is  something  that  Ceilidh  needs  to receive  in  order  to  rid  or  reduce  the  severity  of  her  debilitating  condition.

The  Clinic  was  able  to  get  Ceilidh  an  appointment  starting  Tuesday,  December  18th , 2018 and  her  treatments  will  be  stacked daily  and  ongoing  for  a number  of  weeks  until  the  middle  or  end  of  January.

This  treatment  is  not  cheap  and  approximately  $12,000 is  needed  in  order  to  cover  its  cost. We  are  asking  very  kindly  for  help  from  anyone  that  can  afford  to  donate  to  this  cause  to  help  Ceilidh  get  back  to a regular  teenage  life  having  fun  with  friends  and  attending  school Migraine-free.

Thank  you and happy holidays !