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From: jim bottrill
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 15:56
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 15:56
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There is a very rare illness out there that sneaks up and takes peoples lives every day. Its called primary pulmonary hypertension or pph; this disease attacks the very small arteries in the lungs where the o2 is exchanged it causes the veins to constrict driving the blood pressure in the lungs and the right side of the heart way up. It makes it impossible for a person suffering from this illness to work or do anything without shortness of breath. There is no cure, except a double lung heart transplant. The survivability for that procedure is only 40% to 60% and requires anywhere from 3 months to a year in the hospital during which time a support person has to stay with the sick person. My wife has pph and we are trying to raise $150,000 so that we can be ready for the time when she needs to get her transplants. The moneys raised will be used to pay all her bills off since she can no longer work, also she has requested that we prepay her funeral,these 2 items will take about $50,000 the balance will be used to allow her husband to take up to 1 year off work and stay with her in Toronto when the time comes for her surgery and still be able to pay his bills at home. A web site has been set up to tell people more about pph as well there is a letter there from my wife's doctor, the web address is: http://communities.msn.com/thebottrilfamily please check out the site and learn how YOU can make a difference. Donations can also be mailed directly to: Jim Bottrill 78 Dover Road Welland,On L3B 2V2 -- Learn how YOU can make a Difference http://communities.msn.com/thebottrilfamily Jim Bottrill
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