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Emergency Explant Surgery for Erin

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Erin is a daughter, mother, grandmother, and friend. For many years she has actively served her community and enjoyed singing, dancing, joke-telling, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends. Sadly, those activities are things of the past. Erin is now bedridden and in a serious health crisis because she is being poisoned by her 32-year-old breast implants. In March of 2019 the FDA acknowledged that implants can cause serious harm, autoimmune and connective tissue diseases, and even death. She and many other women were never informed of the dangers. The word is out now, and now there is hope.

Erin has what is known as ASIA (Autoimmune/Auto Inflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants). Her implants are causing her body's immune system to aggressively attack her own tissue and cells as well as leaching toxic chemicals and heavy metals into her body causing poisoning, autoimmune and connective tissue diseases including Multiple Sclerosis and Raynaud's syndrome for thirty years.  But, 2019 has proven to be particularly challenging. The toxic overload caused by gel bleed from the aged implants and the debilitating symptoms of  ASIA/BII (Breast Implant Illness) has left her devastatingly ill. 

She needs surgery to remove the implants but, unfortunately, Medical insurance does not cover the procedure. Without it, she fears she will die.  ASIA/BII sufferers who have had their implants removed have regained their health and have gone from bedridden to productive again. This is Erin's deep desire. To regain her strength and be an active participant in the community again; to work, to serve, to live.

Erin has found Dr. Clayton Crantford, who is experienced with En Bloc/total capsulectomy Explant surgery but she does not have the means to pay for it. But with your help, she can! Let's help her get those toxic implants out! She and her family would be so very grateful! She can live! She can get well. Please help her. 

Below are some links to learn more about Autoimmune/Auto Inflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants and Breast Implant Illness. Please share this information so perhaps others can be spared this suffering or gain hope for their own recovery.  Thank you!

Breast implant illness website
https://healingbreastimplantillness.com 

FDA acknowledges breast implant illness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U95IF36ehsQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1eYCy-UMzYRqTW-kL3GxaIdM-d0ezjsLBz3WIyf-RW

BII face--before and after explant
https://www.biiaware.com/copy-of-bii-symptoms-what-it-looks- 

Presentation by Dr. Jan Willem Tervaert at the March 2019 FDA meeting about the dangers of breast implants. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=3QwMOoHhPKw&feature=emb_logo

FDA Testimony by Dr. H Jae Chun for the Breast Implant Advisory Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QowrmaDy4uA&t=20s

Q & A about Breast Implant Illness with Dr. Lu-Jean Feng, MD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRkqzgLG_A0&t=678s

Organizer and beneficiary

Carol A Mejia
Organizer
Black Mountain, NC
Erin Chase
Beneficiary

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