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Dear Family and Friends of the Campbell Family,
My name is Joette Martin and I am blessed to be friends with the Campbells. My family and I met them at Southeast Christian Church back in the summer of 2009 when our kids started playing Upward Sports with their kids. What a wonderful family!
Raygan and my daughter Kylie, were on soccer and cheerleading teams together, and played on the sidelines during their brothers' games. Raygan is such a sweet girl who always has a smile on her face, and has such a contagious laugh!
It broke my heart to hear that Raygan was sick and admitted into Children's Hospital on May 24, 2016, unable to walk and no explanation why. After many. many tests, and 13 days in the hospital, it was determined she had acquired a condition that strikes approximately 1 in a million people annually and has no known cure. She was diagnosed with Acute Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis (ATM). There were no clues how she had acquired it (idiopathic) and why it had crossed (transverse) the spinal cord, which caused her to stop walking. No child deserves to go through this, especially Raygan!
Transverse Myelitis is caused by inflammation in the spinal cord which carries motor nerve fibers to the limbs and trunk and sensory fibers from the body back to the brain. Inflammation within the spinal cord interrupts these pathways and causes the rapidly progressing muscle weakness or paralysis, beginning with the legs and potentially moving to the arms with varying degrees of severity.
https://myelitis.org/living-with-myelitis/disease-information/#tm
Raygan went from being an active preteen girl who loved to dance, to now being a preteen girl who is unable to walk. She can't sit for long of periods of time without having to lie down in different positions to relieve her back pain. She has very limited mobility and everyday tasks that we take for granted can be nearly impossible for her. Ultimately, Raygan has a long and painful recovery road ahead of her. She is determined to be able to feel and use her legs again.
Stephen and Tannille are in awe of their amazing daughter, who continues to be upbeat in spite of her recent condition. They know the road to recovery will be a long one and she will need lots of after care and some minor home modifications in order for her to be able to get around the house with ease. They need to purchase a special hospital bed that is adjustable in the head and feet area, a wheelchair, a walker and an exercise bike.
There is a Transverse Myelitis Family Camp at The Center for Courageous Kids in Kentucky at the end of July and the Campbell family has been chosen to attend. This is a great opportunity for them to go there and meet other families who are going through the same things as their family. There will be classes for Ryan and Reese to learn about Raygan's condition and how they can help her, and Stephen and Tannille will get to attend special parenting classes too. There will also be doctors from all over the country there and they'll have sessions on the TM research they are doing and treatments they are trying. It would be a huge blessing for this family to attend this camp this summer.
Stephen and Tannille would also like to find some horse therapy and pool therapy programs for Raygan. This of course is not covered by any medical insurance and the cost of these types of therapy programs can be very high.
As you can imagine, it is hard to take on all of these costs on your own and I am reaching out to you for help. Stephen and Tannille are far too humble to ever write something like this and so I am doing this for them on their behalf. We are trying to raise money for Raygan's fight against TM and help lower the cost of the necessary medical equipment, expenses traveling to the TM Family Camp and additional therapy programs for Raygan.
I know the Campbell family is extremely grateful for all of the prayers and support that you have shown them during this difficult time! If you have the ability to donate to Raygan's recovery, I know they would be so grateful. Any little bit helps and will make a great deal of difference in helping Raygan get back to living a full, happy and healthy life. Even if you can't help financially, you can still support the Campbell's by praying that God keeps working miracles in Raygan's healing. She has come a long way since her initial diagnosis, but she still has a long way to go.
God bless you all, and remember that each day is a blessing and a gift from God, that should not be taken for granted.
Sincerely,
Joette Martin
My name is Joette Martin and I am blessed to be friends with the Campbells. My family and I met them at Southeast Christian Church back in the summer of 2009 when our kids started playing Upward Sports with their kids. What a wonderful family!
Raygan and my daughter Kylie, were on soccer and cheerleading teams together, and played on the sidelines during their brothers' games. Raygan is such a sweet girl who always has a smile on her face, and has such a contagious laugh!
It broke my heart to hear that Raygan was sick and admitted into Children's Hospital on May 24, 2016, unable to walk and no explanation why. After many. many tests, and 13 days in the hospital, it was determined she had acquired a condition that strikes approximately 1 in a million people annually and has no known cure. She was diagnosed with Acute Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis (ATM). There were no clues how she had acquired it (idiopathic) and why it had crossed (transverse) the spinal cord, which caused her to stop walking. No child deserves to go through this, especially Raygan!
Transverse Myelitis is caused by inflammation in the spinal cord which carries motor nerve fibers to the limbs and trunk and sensory fibers from the body back to the brain. Inflammation within the spinal cord interrupts these pathways and causes the rapidly progressing muscle weakness or paralysis, beginning with the legs and potentially moving to the arms with varying degrees of severity.
https://myelitis.org/living-with-myelitis/disease-information/#tm
Raygan went from being an active preteen girl who loved to dance, to now being a preteen girl who is unable to walk. She can't sit for long of periods of time without having to lie down in different positions to relieve her back pain. She has very limited mobility and everyday tasks that we take for granted can be nearly impossible for her. Ultimately, Raygan has a long and painful recovery road ahead of her. She is determined to be able to feel and use her legs again.
Stephen and Tannille are in awe of their amazing daughter, who continues to be upbeat in spite of her recent condition. They know the road to recovery will be a long one and she will need lots of after care and some minor home modifications in order for her to be able to get around the house with ease. They need to purchase a special hospital bed that is adjustable in the head and feet area, a wheelchair, a walker and an exercise bike.
There is a Transverse Myelitis Family Camp at The Center for Courageous Kids in Kentucky at the end of July and the Campbell family has been chosen to attend. This is a great opportunity for them to go there and meet other families who are going through the same things as their family. There will be classes for Ryan and Reese to learn about Raygan's condition and how they can help her, and Stephen and Tannille will get to attend special parenting classes too. There will also be doctors from all over the country there and they'll have sessions on the TM research they are doing and treatments they are trying. It would be a huge blessing for this family to attend this camp this summer.
Stephen and Tannille would also like to find some horse therapy and pool therapy programs for Raygan. This of course is not covered by any medical insurance and the cost of these types of therapy programs can be very high.
As you can imagine, it is hard to take on all of these costs on your own and I am reaching out to you for help. Stephen and Tannille are far too humble to ever write something like this and so I am doing this for them on their behalf. We are trying to raise money for Raygan's fight against TM and help lower the cost of the necessary medical equipment, expenses traveling to the TM Family Camp and additional therapy programs for Raygan.
I know the Campbell family is extremely grateful for all of the prayers and support that you have shown them during this difficult time! If you have the ability to donate to Raygan's recovery, I know they would be so grateful. Any little bit helps and will make a great deal of difference in helping Raygan get back to living a full, happy and healthy life. Even if you can't help financially, you can still support the Campbell's by praying that God keeps working miracles in Raygan's healing. She has come a long way since her initial diagnosis, but she still has a long way to go.
God bless you all, and remember that each day is a blessing and a gift from God, that should not be taken for granted.
Sincerely,
Joette Martin
Organizer and beneficiary
Tannille Campbell
Beneficiary