"Let me introduce myself, my name is Mario and I'm a proud husband to a lovely wife. I'm a father to two amazing little girls #girldad . I was diagnosed in early December of 2021 with what was believed to be possibly ALS, despite having a negative EMG test result . I have been fighting for this a long time. To be honest, I can't remember what it's like to be normal.

This treatment in Germany is my best shot at living a normal life."

Mario wrote everything above with his eyes using an eye gaze tablet, which is how he is currently communicating with us.

As Mario mentioned, he was told in early December 2021 that he had what looked to be like the beginning stages of ALS, despite having a negative EMG and not checking all the boxes. One of the biggest things being- Mario lost his voice almost immediately. This symptom is almost always one of the last things to go for a person with ALS, however with Mario it was one of the first, which has left every doctor and naturopath baffled. Regardless of all of this, the neurologist gave him a clinical diagnosis of ALS, because "that's what it looked like it was becoming".

After staying low for the first few months of being told this, I started doing research and found COUNTLESS testimonies, accounts and evidence of people "reversing" what is typical considered a terminal illness. We would NOT be giving up hope. After doing treatments in Florida (all out of pocket costs), doing countless tests on his blood, stool, urine, etc- we found what is believed to be one of the root causes of Mario's condition and worsening ALS type symptoms . Lyme Disease strain of Borrelia Burgdoferi, which is called "the great mimicker" because of how it can mimic diseases like ALS, MS and Parkinsons. Almost Lyme, Mario also has other co-infections: Bartonella, HGA, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr Virus and Streptococcal A.

MARIO'S RESULTS:

Digging deeper and doing more research, we've discovered that the CDC test for Lyme Disease only catches 25% of cases, because the test had removed 3 of the most common strains of Lyme disease to patten for a future vaccine. One of the strains excluded from the CDC test includes the strain Mario has, as well as his co-infections, so his CDC would have never been positive, since Lyme hides in the biofilm of your cells. We also learned that the sicker you are with Lyme, the less antibodies will show up...(ALL of this can be seen in the film "The Quiet Epidemic" on Amazon Prime-- it's EYE OPENING!)

Through Mario's 3 year battle and fight for life, we've been able to get his diet on track to avoid inflammation, he goes in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber multiple times a week, infrared sauna, nightly Rife Machine, detoxing, supplements, PEMF mat, bee venom therapy 3x week, prayer and we paid out of pocket to go to a Lyme doctor for 1 year (3-5x week... all out of pocket), which kept him stable and even helped him to be able to walk assisted with a walker.

We are now at the point in Mario's journey where we need to seek treatment and alternative methods that can only be obtained out of the country. When you're fighting for your life, for a future with your family and young children- you'll try anything out there that makes sense and has helped others in your shoes get better.

We learned about a clinic in Germany after watching a popular tv show where one of the contestants shared about how she got Lyme disease, but doctors didn't know that's what she had for a long time. She had lost her ability to walk, was bed ridden, lost her hearing, was losing her ability to speak and was losing hope after trying everything in the United States that was available to help her recover.

After hearing her story, we prayed about the next steps and if this was something we should pursue. Afterwards, countless people reached out about this girl's story and how they thought about us and that Mario should pursue this treatment only found in Germany. We knew we didn't want to look back and regret not trying to get Mario there and for a shot at a normal life again where he could enjoy his little girls, possibly walk again and Lord willing, talk again.

We know healing and recovery isn't possible without the help of others and more importantly, God!

Treatment is $70,000+ and doesn't include flights or additional costs that would come up surrounding going to treatment.

If you're able to donate at all, we would be forever grateful in your generosity and commitment to partnering with us to see Mario gain his life back. Mario's dreams of the day he can not only watch our little girls play from the sidelines, but play an active part in their day to day lives- playing with them, dancing with them, daddy daughter dates, teaching them sports, doing homework with them and everything else that many of us take for granted every single day. What he would give to simply give me a hug or say "I love you" with his own voice...

We know with God ALL (not "some") things are possible and with your help,Mario can continue to fight for life, because Lord knows there's SO much life left for Mario to live.

If GoFundMe isn't how you choose to donate, we have other avenues for donations (venmo, zelle), including a specific fund set up through our church (Oceans), where all donations are tax deductible and 100% go straight to Mario's fight for life.

Thank you again to everyone who has donated over the past 3 years, prayed for us, thought of us and been there for us. We couldn't do this without you!

Love,

Mario, Jessica, Maylene & Jolene Di Bella