Help give Ethan a chance to live without constant suffering

Ethan is a very caring and sweet 13 year old boy who has known nothing but constant abdominal pain and nausea for the past 3 years.

Ethan often begs his parents to just take away his “tummy pain” . He has been diagnosed with Gastric Dysautonomia, a rare presentation of Long Covid.

After an exhausting 36 months of trying and hoping at each new treatment idea or strategy, they have found no relief. It’s been a long, heartbreaking journey. Gastric Dysautonomia from Long Covid is rare, there is currently very little research and no cure. There is just symptom management and to date, none of the countless ideas or strategies offered in Canada have taken away his pain or nausea. All options available with our tax dollars have been exhausted. The only thing Ronen and Rebecca can do now, is take Ethan out of Canada for care. Ethan deserves a chance to enjoy his youth as no child should live with constant suffering.

He's lost his adolescence. He's been unable to play hockey or enjoy being outside with friends, even attending school in person has been impossible for years!

I’m Kelly Pearce and I have known Ronen and Rebecca Lewkowicz for 4 years. They are people that would never ask for help, they are usually the ones that are the first to help others. However, the last three years with Ethan’s illness have taken a huge financial toll on the family. With one parent being home with Ethan, the lost income and medical costs have become beyond excessive. The Lewkowicz family find themselves in a very hard position as Ethan has been sick for so long and they have exhausted all medical options available in Canada to help him.

In consultation with specialists, his family has found out that there are promising symptom management options that can help alleviate his abdominal pain and hopefully take away his nausea, but they are not available in Canada. The costs for these treatments will be extremely high but Ethan deserves access to treatments to manage his symptoms and return to a normal life.

Ethan, despite his debilitating symptoms, continues to joke around and laugh. He's such a resilient child, but we know there is a limit to what he can cope with. We ask him how he is able to laugh despite his suffering, and he says that it's better than being sad. We want Ethan to have a chance to enjoy and thrive in his youth, a chance to play with his peers, a chance to go back to school and prepare for his future, a chance to truly be happy again.

This has all been too much for us, and we can no longer do this alone. Over the past 36 months, many of you have already reached out to ask how you can help. During that time, we were hopeful that the recommended treatments would work; we didn't know how to implement your generous offers to help. Now, we do. This Go Fund Me is it. Please, help Ethan.

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far and to everyone who has kept Ethan and our family in your prayers.

We will update here from time to time as medical treatment plans get finalized and we have new information.

Thank you all so much in advance,

Ronen, Rebecca, Eva and especially Ethan.