Be an Angel for Stuart (fighting chronic Lyme)

Please step up and help our beloved friend Stuart!

For almost 40 years Stuart has battled chronic Lyme disease with grit, discipline and faith.

Stuart urgently needs treatment right now. He must move from his moldy basement apartment as soon as possible. Lyme disease with mold toxicity progresses rapidly, and if he doesn't get help now,  his chances of recovery are greatly diminished.

Blood tests have shown 6 serious microbes, three causing immunosuppression (putting Stuart at risk of Covid even after vaccination.)

Misdiagnosed and untreated for 20 years, the bacteria has dug into his bones, tissues, nervous, immune and digestive systems causing:

• Burning, Stabbing Nerve Pain
• Achy Arthritis
• Chronic Fatigue
• Confusing Brain Fog
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Insomnia
• Suicidal Ideation
• Nightmares
• PTSD and Constant Trauma (anxiety and depression)

Because he’s disabled, lifting things, driving and even sitting cause pain and exhaustion. Dishes stack up and floors stay dirty unless he gets help.

Stuart has dodged opioid abuse despite constant agony.

Stuart can’t do the activities he once enjoyed, like playing the guitar, hiking and swimming.

That’s what Lyme disease disability looks like, but unless you’ve experienced it or lived with a Lyme patient, it’s impossible to understand the torment and suffering.

Last fall, as the pandemic surged, Stuart was forced to move. *

Vital funds for medicine and precious energy were drained as his symptoms and pain surged.

Due to the housing crisis and last-minute, forced move, he landed in a dark, cold basement apartment -- no other options appeared.

Stuart’s health collapsed like a house of cards.

Now we know why: his apartment is super-toxic with mold and it’s nearly impossible to remedy because it's a damp basement unit.

Mold, along with Lyme, cause a chronic inflammatory condition, which must be treated for pain relief and recovery. It's called CIRS: Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.

According to the EPA mold- testing lab, no one with Stuart’s health condition should even enter the apartment. But he can’t move until funds arrive and a new place is in sight.

Meanwhile, Stuart can’t afford help with cleaning and household chores.

Grateful for the lessons learned from chronic illness, Stuart continues to trust the journey, enduring an astonishing number of awful treatments, remedies and dietary restrictions.

Life with Lyme is a marathon, not a sprint. ***

And no one can run this race alone.

But now there’s real, evidence-based hope.

Important advances in Lyme medicine have turned “incurable,” chronic patients lives around and many now can go into remission or even receive cures.

These state-of-the-art therapies decrease pain. They may eliminate antibiotic-resistant pathogens, reduce inflammation, and repair damaged joints.

Once a filmmaker, therapist and workshop leader, Stuart’s become a Lyme health educator, freely giving to the Lyme community. His story and battle are the inspiration for Lyme Health Solutions, a newly formed nonprofit.

 

What does Stuart need immediately?

• Air purification units, decontamination support, help cleaning and vacuuming the walls, ceiling, carpets and floors along with a dehumidifier to prevent mold.Mold-resistant furniture, like metal shelving and mold-resistance bedding, too.

• Cutting-edge Lyme, mold and chronic inflammation treatments could turn his health around, but Medicare/Medicaid won’t cover a penny. **** (see below for specific interventions and treatment options)

• Veterinary care for his amazing emotional support cat, Chester.

• Peace of Mind. Every donation is a heart-warming affirmation that fortifies Stuart. Being able to afford treatment brings hope and strength. Community support nourishes and provides solace.

• Funds to move to a safe living space and to hire movers.

 

Please be an Angel for Stuart!

You can donate right here and now on this GoFundMe page. 

If you’d like your donation to be tax-deductible, it's easy - we partner with Lyme Health Solutions, a non-profit 501C3. Please do not make your tax-deductible donation here. You can contact Robin for details on tax deductions.

Other options are Venmo, Zelle and Paypal.

Email Robin (link at the bottom of this page) for payment details, questions and inquiries.

(Ken Shaw, the listed beneficiary, directs Lyme Health Solutions, and he distributes them to those in need, including Stuart. He gains nothing from this humanitarian act, except the blessing of being of service.)

We send you our deep thanks and aloha for your valiant and heartwarming support.

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* His former apartment was sold without notice.

** SOT (Supportive Oligonucelotide Therapy (SOT) is a new treatment for Lyme disease. It’s also called Antisense Oligonucelotide Therapy (ASOT) (an anti-sense mRna treatment that eliminates specific viruses and bacteria, including Lyme.)

*** Monthly costs: between $1000 to $2000 per month until Stuart can receive the expensive but effective, lasting treatments. The currents therapies/medicines include:

• herbs and tinctures (about 10-20 /per day)
• supplements, like probiotics; Igg antibodies; mold-toxin bile binders; lymph system drainage... etc. 
• vitamins
• detox treatments (i.e. Colonics at $90 2x per month)and medicines, i.e. zeolite
• essential oils - i.e. frankincense  (anti-inflammatory), clove (kills parasites) and oregano heal the gut
• 12+   pharmaceuticals like Ketamine, Natural Thyroid,Percocet and Tramadol, and muscle relaxants to control pain and symptoms
• ongoing, accurate testing to plan treatment (R.E.D labs lyme test, Vibrant Testing for co-infections like Bartonella, etc)

**** Examples of successful evidence-based therapies:

• SOT costs between $4000 and $12,000 per pathogen. It can fully eliminate Lyme, EBV and other pathogens
• Biotoxin detox and treatment 
• Herbal pain relievers
• Ozone therapy - a proven technique to lower inflammation and bacterial and viral loads
• far infrared sauna (at home, purchased with a grant)
• red-light therapy (at home, purchased by his brother Paul, who gives a lot)
• Peptide therapy for pain and cellular enhancement
• Exosome injection therapy to repair joints damaged by inflammation, injected directly into joint capsules
• Hydrogen water and gas machines for anti-oxidation and healing

Love and Gratitude