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<div>This summer, Taylor Blackwell became increasingly ill. In the fall, doctors discovered a fast-growing grade 4 brain tumor. In October, she underwent a craniotomy to remove the tumor, along with a Chiari Malformation surgery at the same time. After surgery, pathology confirmed the tumor was a medulloblastoma — an extremely rare cancer in adults. Because of this, her medical team has recommended aggressive treatment. <strong>Taylor is expected to begin multiple rounds of radiation in December, followed by what may be a full year of chemotherapy.</strong>

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<div>Since the surgery, Taylor has been unable to drive due to severe nausea, dizziness, and vision issues. She has been staying with her parents, who have been providing constant care. Recently, her two young daughters, ages six and four, also moved into the home so that the family could stay together during this time.

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<div>The Blackwells are now preparing to sell their home in Greenville, SC. Andrew has relocated as well, so the family can remain united while Taylor undergoes treatment. Taylor’s parents’ home simply isn’t large enough for four additional people, but they are doing everything they can to make it work. The family is converting an outdoor building on the property into a small living space for Taylor, Andrew, and the girls to have some stability during this long medical journey.

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<div><strong>All prayers, shares, and support are deeply appreciated</strong>. There is also a specific financial need for a <strong>new appliance package</strong> that will be used in their future living space. Any help you can provide makes a meaningful difference as this family navigates the road ahead.

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Appliance Package for the Blackwell Family

<div>For the last 7-8 years, Paul has been struggling with a hoarse voice and mild throat clearing.  Over the last couple of years, those symptoms progressed and new ones emerged.  He began having trouble breathing, particularly when drinking water or around irritants (everything from smoke to perfume).  Swallowing got more difficult.  And his speech began to slur.  After lots of doctors’ visits and a trip to the Mayo Clinic for a second opinion, Paul has been diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).  ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the death of motor neurons that help the brain communicate with voluntary muscles like arms, legs, tongue, vocal cords and a host of other muscles.  At this point, the only visible symptoms for Paul are in the voice/swallowing/breathing area (called bulbar symptoms).  ALS progresses at different rates but eventually impacts the entire body.  The average life expectancy is 3-5 years after diagnosis.  There are three drugs that are currently prescribed to ALS patients that can slow the disease (slightly), but do not cure it.
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<div>If you know Paul and Carisa, you know they don’t back down from a challenge.  During their research into the disease, they found a growing group of people with ALS who are successfully fighting the disease.  In fact, there are 58 officially documented cases of ALS reversals.  Many were in wheelchairs and are now riding bikes and playing golf.  Paul and Carisa have a goal of being number 59!  A large percentage of those that have reversed their ALS symptoms used functional medicine practices.  This site will give some good info on functional medicine (<a href="https://functionalmedicine.doctor/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://functionalmedicine.doctor/</a>), but it focuses on a holistic approach to managing diseases.  It includes in-depth testing to find nutritional, hormonal, and other deficiencies in the body and then through diet and supplements gets the body healthy enough that it can heal itself.  Instead of treating symptoms, it looks for what’s causing the disease and treats that.  Paul and Carisa have partnered with a neurologist in Ozark, MO who is also certified in functional medicine, one of only a few in the country.
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<div>Unfortunately, health insurance will cover standard drug treatments, but it does not cover the kind of testing and treatments that functional medicine provides.  Over the next year, Paul and Carisa want to embark on a full neurological functional medicine treatment plan ($12,000) and hope to have two stem cell treatments for helping to restore motor neuron cells that have died ($16,000).  With travel and other added expenses, the total costs will be $30,000. Would you help Paul and Carisa reach their goal to help fight ALS and become number 59?
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Paul's ALS Journey

A little over a month ago we noticed that our fridge was leaking from the bottom. A repair guy came and moved the refrigerator and discovered the floor underneath it had rotted away. Immediately after that visit, everyone started getting sick. It started with my husband getting an eye infection, the rest of us got sinus infections.<br /><br /><br />We stayed in a hotel that night and haven’t slept in our house since Feb. 8. One of our sons has been extremely ill for about 5 years and now we know what probably generated or at least exasperated his problems . He is diagnosed with PANS/PANDAS. I encourage you to Google and YouTube search “PANS/PANDAS stories,” where you can learn more about how it affects a child, but basically, it is brain encephalitis caused by a virus, bacteria, mold, or allergies. The care load for caring with a child with PANS has been compared to 24/7 care of someone with dementia or alzeheimer's.<br /><br /><br />He currently can’t go to school, his separation and general anxiety are through the roof, he can’t go to sleep without medication, his mitochondria are impaired, he has insulin resistance, and he is in bed for usually 18 hours a day because of his general pain and acute belly pain.<br /><br /><br />The rest of the family has had weird health things: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, one of our children (brilliant and getting A's on tests) is failing classes because she can't focus enough to get homework done. My husband had constant eye infections, and he and one of our sons were getting unexplained migraines, I've had shooting pains in my breast for a year as well as the inability to gain muscle, exercise for more than 15 minutes, and urinary incontinence.<br /><br /><br />Three weeks ago, we got our ERMI mold test back (IF YOU SUSPECT MOLD- DO AN ERMI TEST and not an air test) and… it showed extreme levels of mold. There are about 30-40 species listed on the test and we have all but 3 of the species. For many of the species the levels were 1,000X above the normal level. Black mold and all its cousins… hiding somewhere in our home.<br /><br /><br />Fast forward a bit... we've spent the last month finding an IEP and a remediator that approaches mold removal from a health standpoint. We found an AMAZING husband and wife team that is fighting for us. They found several active leaks in our pipes, including one under the house in the crawl space in an area as far as possible from the crawl space door. We had no idea all these leaks existed because they were either underneath the house creating mold that got into the hvac or they were down a wall that had paneling over the drywall.<br /><br /><br />I want to be detailed in all of this because we have been fighting invisible monsters for so long and we had no clue. This mold has made our son severely disabled in several ways and majorly effected the rest of our family, and we had no visible or obvious signs until a few weeks ago.<br /><br /><br />In the last 4 weeks, we’ve blown through our savings, had to sell our stock, and maxed out two credit cards. The hotel is about $1,000 a week, which of course equals $4,000+ a month (on top of our mortgage). We’ve had to make doctor’s appointments ($500) to discuss detox protocols, we’ve had to hire plumbers, inspectors, mold lab tests. <br /><br /><br />We have to throw away our 3 sofas and 9 mattresses, all of our pillows and down comforters, all thick coats, clothing, all baskets and natural fiber things, all upholstered furniture, all our rugs and carpeting and ditch our fridge/freezer and replace our hvac duct work downstairs.<br /><br /><br />Conservative cost estimates for housing replacements are more than $20,000 plus the hotel that we’ve already spent $4k on and will cost us another $4k for each additional month. It will cost we think about $10k-$15k just to remove all the mold and encapsulate the crawl space. Of this $40K-ish, insurance will max cover $5k because all of this is tied to toxic mold exposure and our policy only allows for $5k for mold related aspects.<br /><br /><br />In addition, they need to replace the floors in 2-3 rooms, gut 2 bathrooms and the sun room and do some sort of treatment to the walls. Some of this will be covered by insurance but we have no idea how much.<br /><br /><br />Additionally we have been told to expect additional medical expenses for our son of about $3,500. We have no idea what medical costs lie ahead for the rest of the family to be treated for mold toxicity. <br /><br /><br />There's so much more to share, but this is long enough already. The bottom line is that we are a family that desperately loves Jesus and wants to glorify Him and do right by others. We are in crisis, and we need support. We are not asking others to carry a load we are not willing to carry ourselves; we just can no longer carry all of this, and we need help- and at the very least, so so much prayer.<br />------------<br />Here are some non-financial ways we need help:<br /><br /><br />+ We have to either pitch our possessions (those things that are porous) or wash every single item via a time consuming protocol outside on a sunny day and then take it to storage. Only one of us can do this at a time because the other parent is always with Isaiah at the hotel. We could use help cleaning items or taking things to storage or the dump.<br /><br /><br />+ We desperately need a mold free (this includes no water damage and no old carpet) place to live where Isaiah can heal while our house is remediated. The hotel we are in is perfect for our needs but it is the main financial strain that is causing us to financially be in crisis. <br /><br /><br />+ Sam is going to get a travel nursing job to try and help make up for some of the money we've lost with the hotel and other unexpected costs thus far. Ashley needs help getting the kids to school on the days he works because one parent is always staying with Isaiah while the other one takes the other 4 kids to school. There is no just getting him in the car. If we can't get help with the transportation in the mornings the kids will have to miss school those days. <br /><br /><br />+ We have the best friend ever that offered for us to stay in her condo in Boone during the kids spring break March 18-25 so we don't have to pay for the hotel that week. We can not bring our dog or cat though. We need someone to watch our chocolate lab and sweet tabby cat during that week (a friend is watching our cat right now but will be out of town that week and the dog has has been at the hotel with us). We already had to re-home one of our dogs because we couldn't find any temporary help.<br /><br /><br />+ Healthy allergen free dinners. I know this one is hard for people because our food allergies are are so annoying but I'll put it out there because I know there are some that like to show love in this way. There's a specific broth soup that Isaiah likes from Tuk Tuk restaurant that is really good for him- having that might be easy and would be a big blessing. <br />----

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Some know him as John, others know him as Dear Diary (F3 name). We all know him as a great guy with a huge heart who loves God, his wife Chelsea, and his boys Preston, Parker, and Mason with every ounce of his being. <br /><br />This gives all of us an opportunity to support the Burbage family during this difficult time.<br /><br />"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through rivers, they will not sweep over you." Isaiah 43:2

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Dave Mills is more than a friend and neighbor; He is a BROTHER! He is part of F3 Nation, a men's workout group whose goal is to reinvigorate male leadership in communities across the country through Fitness, Fellowship and Faith. To his F3 brothers he is known as Harbaugh and has been a rock at our Area of Operation (AO) called Extended Stay. At 53 he is working daily to be a better man and pushing those of us around him to be better. He is a regular at our weekly Bible study bringing wisdom, empathy, humility, gentleness, and love. He is truly a <strong>High Impact Man.</strong><br /><br />In November Dave was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He went through 4 rounds of aggressive chemotherapy treatments and did very well. Surgery to remove the tumor on his stomach was February 13th. He was up the next day walking laps around the hospital and his recovery after surgery impressed the doctors and nurses. Unfortunately, during the surgery the doctors found more cancer that was not expected. Even with this news Dave is committed to fighting and beating this cancer. <br /><br />As with any cancer, treating it and beating it can get expensive. We want to raise money to help Dave and his wife, Betty Lynn, offset the expenses that can mount during this fight.  Dave is an exceptional man who looks for ways everyday to help others; friends and strangers alike. <br /><br />How wonderful would it be to meet our goal by March 10th? Please consider helping Dave in his fight to beat cancer. Remember no donation is too small and every dollar helps.

Harbaugh vs. Cancer

This GoFundMe page is to help with the funeral costs of Edward Arthur Rauch. He passed away at age 59 this past Sunday, December 23rd, 2018. Edward leaves behind his wife of 37 years, Maria, 2 sons: Nicholas (20) and Austin (19), 2 daughters: Tina(36), Kristin(18), and his 4 adopted granddaughters: Makenzie(9), Kyleigh (7), Mia Grace(3), and Kierdyn(1). He also leaves behind his younger sister Kathe(57). <br /><br /><br />The Rauch family would never normally ask for help, however with funeral costs being so expensive, they need all the help they can get to give their husband/father/ brother the funeral he deserves. <br /><br /><br />To anyone who knew him, Edward was an incredible father, husband, son, brother, and friend. He was one of the most genuine, intelligent, loving, caring men you’ve ever met. <br />It was no secret, Edward was a man who did everything he could for his family. Despite having multiple health problems, he pushed himself every day through bodily pain to do what he had to. He was constantly in and out of hospitals. He refused to stay in them for long, not wanting the world to stop for him, and so he could continue doing what he did for his family. He knew he had a duty to his family, which he didn’t falter in, not one day, until his passing. <br /><br /><br />His passing is a tremendous loss which will affect everyone that knew him, but most importantly, his family who he did everything for. His family, who will always love and miss him. <br /><br /><br />Please know that any donation, big or small, will greatly assist the Rauch’s in ensuring their husband and father gets the funeral he deserves, and that every penny is appreciated. May they find peace and comfort in knowing that Edward is now with the Lord. <br /><br /><br />Thank you.

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