Help us get Chrisy life saving treatment in USA
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**UPDATE**
Wow!!!!! I’m speechless!!!! Thank you to everyone who took the time to share the fundraiser for our Chrissy & who was kind enough to donate their hard earned money. We have all been blown away by the overwhelming response this has had In such a short space of time and how kind everyone has been!! It’s just testament to how amazing a man Christopher is ♥️
We have decided to keep the fundraiser open to allow for more donations as there are still multiple fundraising events to happen to help raise more funds for Christopher. We may have reached the initial target but any additional donations are so appreciated as these can go towards any additional trips back to the clinic after Chrissy’s initial visit which may well be deemed necessary when he is reviewed at the clinic in Miami!
We are blessed that Chrissy has so many kind and generous friends to give their time and effort to raising more funds and awareness of his journey with this illness! Which is what this is for Christopher, a journey! We pray that we can get the answers we need to keep him here with us for a long time yet So please if you can continue to donate and share as much as possible, we would all be so grateful. The more money that we raise the more tests Chrisy can have, which could open door to other treatments. ♥️ We are blessed beyond belief at your kindness and kind words!
Let’s do this!!!!
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Hey Everyone,
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I have created this Go Fund Me to try and raise funds for my brother-in-law, Christopher.
Heartbreakingly, Chrisy was given a devastating diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease (MND/ALS) in November 2020, at the age of only 29! The aim of this page is to raise £50,000 to get this amazing man life changing treatment at a clinic which specialises in neurodegenerative diseases, in Miami. Unfortunately, this doesn’t come cheap, and this is why I’m appealing and pleading for your valuable help.
Let me tell you a little bit about Chrisy’s journey.
He and my sister met and fell madly in love in Dubai when they were both teaching at a school there. From here, they traveled the world together and embraced every experience Dubai had to offer. In October 2019, shortly after a trip to Cambodia, Chris noticed numbness and slowing dexterity in some fingers in his right hand. After some tests, he was given a diagnosis of Parsonage Turner Syndrome, of course, this we now know was not accurate. Regardless, symptoms slowly began to worsen and early 2020 he fatigued easily and fine motor tasks such as doing up a tie were a struggle. But, due to his previous diagnosis this was brushed aside as stress due to work.
In August 2020, Chrisy and Laura came back to Edinburgh for a visit and Christopher proposed to her! We were all over the moon and they were on cloud 9. But in the back of their minds, they were worrying daily as Christopher’s right arm was becoming increasingly weaker. Holding a pint of his beloved Guinness was starting to become too much.
On their return to Dubai in early September 2020, they decided to get a second opinion and get more tests due to increasing weakness. Doctors then hinted at an MND diagnosis. Laura and Christopher decided in November 2020 on their Xmas trip home to seek a UK specialists’ opinion. After multiple nerve conduction studies and MRI, they were delivered the horrendous news of ALS. I cannot even put into words how world shattering this was for them both and us as their families and their friends. The sheer devastation and unimaginable pain this has caused. How could this be happening to a 29-year-old, healthy and fit man?! A man who has never done any wrong in his life, ever. The sweetest soul, who loves so hard and whole and just wants to spend his life with his fiancé and have a family. To teach and explore the world with Laura. Every day is an emotional rollercoaster!!
Christmas is Chrisy’s favourite time of year, but Xmas 2020 was not a joyous time. It was full of tearful and soul-destroying conversations. After much deliberation and doctors telling him to sort his affairs and enjoy what time he had left, they decided to return to Dubai in Jan 21 and pack their lives up and return home to the UK.
Christopher must be one of the most passionate people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Not just in life but also in his work. He is a truly gifted teacher. One who has won awards and has annual requests from parents to teach their children. So, when I received a text from my sister telling me that when he went into his class to say goodbye to his student’s he couldn’t do it, I wasn’t surprised. A fire ignited in him, he wasn’t going to give up teaching, he was going to continue until he no longer could, he wasn’t going to let this horrible disease dictate to him. Even in the hardest of times, he puts the lives of others before his own.
Amazingly his school has adapted to Christopher’s ongoing limitations & have supported him and Laura fantastically.
However, sadly due to the aggressiveness of this disease Chris now requires O2 at night to aid sleep quality and does require help from Laura with many day-to-day tasks. Their love is just so unconditional, and they worship the ground each other walks on.
But time is key here!! And we have to get him to this clinic within 21 days:
https://www.bodyscience.life
This recognised clinic in Miami specialises in Neurodegenerative Diseases. They believe that Chris may be suffering from a mutated Lyme Disease which attacks the central nervous system and mimics ALS symptoms. They think he may have contracted this from a tick bite from his trip to Cambodia 4 weeks prior to symptom onset. This is checked through a blood test which Laura and Chris are currently sending back to Bodyscience where they have a highly specialised lab to investigate this. If it is Lyme, this can be stopped in it’s tracks with a costly but aggressive IV antibiotic treatment and cellular repair regime. This would allow for neurone repair and muscle to be able to be rebuilt. Another shot at life for Christopher!!
But we also know there’s a chance it may still be ALS. If it is, then this clinic is also still able to help him. They are able to offer targeted ALS regimes which would prolong his life expectancy and quality of life, through intensive rehabilitation programmes, physiotherapy and cellular body detox programmes. Things which are not offered here in the UK.
He deserves a chance, please help us ♥️
Thank you
Ruth xxx
Wow!!!!! I’m speechless!!!! Thank you to everyone who took the time to share the fundraiser for our Chrissy & who was kind enough to donate their hard earned money. We have all been blown away by the overwhelming response this has had In such a short space of time and how kind everyone has been!! It’s just testament to how amazing a man Christopher is ♥️
We have decided to keep the fundraiser open to allow for more donations as there are still multiple fundraising events to happen to help raise more funds for Christopher. We may have reached the initial target but any additional donations are so appreciated as these can go towards any additional trips back to the clinic after Chrissy’s initial visit which may well be deemed necessary when he is reviewed at the clinic in Miami!
We are blessed that Chrissy has so many kind and generous friends to give their time and effort to raising more funds and awareness of his journey with this illness! Which is what this is for Christopher, a journey! We pray that we can get the answers we need to keep him here with us for a long time yet So please if you can continue to donate and share as much as possible, we would all be so grateful. The more money that we raise the more tests Chrisy can have, which could open door to other treatments. ♥️ We are blessed beyond belief at your kindness and kind words!
Let’s do this!!!!
********************************************
Hey Everyone,
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I have created this Go Fund Me to try and raise funds for my brother-in-law, Christopher.
Heartbreakingly, Chrisy was given a devastating diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease (MND/ALS) in November 2020, at the age of only 29! The aim of this page is to raise £50,000 to get this amazing man life changing treatment at a clinic which specialises in neurodegenerative diseases, in Miami. Unfortunately, this doesn’t come cheap, and this is why I’m appealing and pleading for your valuable help.
Let me tell you a little bit about Chrisy’s journey.
He and my sister met and fell madly in love in Dubai when they were both teaching at a school there. From here, they traveled the world together and embraced every experience Dubai had to offer. In October 2019, shortly after a trip to Cambodia, Chris noticed numbness and slowing dexterity in some fingers in his right hand. After some tests, he was given a diagnosis of Parsonage Turner Syndrome, of course, this we now know was not accurate. Regardless, symptoms slowly began to worsen and early 2020 he fatigued easily and fine motor tasks such as doing up a tie were a struggle. But, due to his previous diagnosis this was brushed aside as stress due to work.
In August 2020, Chrisy and Laura came back to Edinburgh for a visit and Christopher proposed to her! We were all over the moon and they were on cloud 9. But in the back of their minds, they were worrying daily as Christopher’s right arm was becoming increasingly weaker. Holding a pint of his beloved Guinness was starting to become too much.
On their return to Dubai in early September 2020, they decided to get a second opinion and get more tests due to increasing weakness. Doctors then hinted at an MND diagnosis. Laura and Christopher decided in November 2020 on their Xmas trip home to seek a UK specialists’ opinion. After multiple nerve conduction studies and MRI, they were delivered the horrendous news of ALS. I cannot even put into words how world shattering this was for them both and us as their families and their friends. The sheer devastation and unimaginable pain this has caused. How could this be happening to a 29-year-old, healthy and fit man?! A man who has never done any wrong in his life, ever. The sweetest soul, who loves so hard and whole and just wants to spend his life with his fiancé and have a family. To teach and explore the world with Laura. Every day is an emotional rollercoaster!!
Christmas is Chrisy’s favourite time of year, but Xmas 2020 was not a joyous time. It was full of tearful and soul-destroying conversations. After much deliberation and doctors telling him to sort his affairs and enjoy what time he had left, they decided to return to Dubai in Jan 21 and pack their lives up and return home to the UK.
Christopher must be one of the most passionate people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Not just in life but also in his work. He is a truly gifted teacher. One who has won awards and has annual requests from parents to teach their children. So, when I received a text from my sister telling me that when he went into his class to say goodbye to his student’s he couldn’t do it, I wasn’t surprised. A fire ignited in him, he wasn’t going to give up teaching, he was going to continue until he no longer could, he wasn’t going to let this horrible disease dictate to him. Even in the hardest of times, he puts the lives of others before his own.
Amazingly his school has adapted to Christopher’s ongoing limitations & have supported him and Laura fantastically.
However, sadly due to the aggressiveness of this disease Chris now requires O2 at night to aid sleep quality and does require help from Laura with many day-to-day tasks. Their love is just so unconditional, and they worship the ground each other walks on.
But time is key here!! And we have to get him to this clinic within 21 days:
https://www.bodyscience.life
This recognised clinic in Miami specialises in Neurodegenerative Diseases. They believe that Chris may be suffering from a mutated Lyme Disease which attacks the central nervous system and mimics ALS symptoms. They think he may have contracted this from a tick bite from his trip to Cambodia 4 weeks prior to symptom onset. This is checked through a blood test which Laura and Chris are currently sending back to Bodyscience where they have a highly specialised lab to investigate this. If it is Lyme, this can be stopped in it’s tracks with a costly but aggressive IV antibiotic treatment and cellular repair regime. This would allow for neurone repair and muscle to be able to be rebuilt. Another shot at life for Christopher!!
But we also know there’s a chance it may still be ALS. If it is, then this clinic is also still able to help him. They are able to offer targeted ALS regimes which would prolong his life expectancy and quality of life, through intensive rehabilitation programmes, physiotherapy and cellular body detox programmes. Things which are not offered here in the UK.
He deserves a chance, please help us ♥️
Thank you
Ruth xxx
Organizer and beneficiary
Ruth Johnson
Organizer
Scotland
Christopher Armstrong
Beneficiary