Danielle's Life Depends on Your Help
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Danielle is about 1/3 of the way through a 6-month stem cell journey... her sixth acute health crisis of 2023 began a week before this campaign. DOCTORS HAVE TOLD US THAT SHE WILL NOT SURVIVE ANOTHER EXTENSIVE RELAPSE. During this time, she was primarily only able to survive on liquids for ~12 weeks! Your help in the past few months has SAVED HER LIFE.
She received her third stem cell treatment on May 24, 2023, and needs to continue, however, fundraising has slowed... PLEASE SHARE this campaign with your network via socials, email, messaging, and text.
NOTE: Danielle needs emergency surgery to save her right eye. This is our immediate priority.
WHAT: Through October 2023, she needs continuous Regenerative Medicine and Pain Rehabilitation Procedures: Stem Cells, Ozone Therapy, IV Nutrition Infusions, and Prolotherapy Injections to help stimulate and repair her organs (especially the pancreas, scarred liver, and scarred kidneys). The severe damage to her organs is due to long-term blood sugar control issues because she has hyperthyroidism and it is thus unpredictable. (1)(2)
HOW: People are asking "how" these things help and so here is a brief explanation... "The use of stem cells derived from umbilical cord tissue offers a potential solution to the problem of insulin deficiency, which is the hallmark of diabetes. These stem cells can generate islet cells that can produce and secrete insulin, reducing or eliminating the need for exogenous insulin." This means that her body will heal and it will manage her blood sugar better for her and she will stop withering away.
INSURANCE: Yes, Danielle has insurance. No, Regenerative Medicine is not yet covered by insurance as it is an emerging science. Yes, the FDA is working on approvals.
It is now August and for 3 months, my daughter Danielle could only safely consume blended fruits and vegetables... she's been experimenting with some solids and is now gaining toward a healthy weight! She's gotten down to 112 pounds (she's normally 134), and had been using emergency IV treatments to stay fully hydrated. She still uses Reglan for digestive tract stimulation and Zofran for nausea. Danielle remains in serious trouble, she needs your help with IVs and proven life-saving stem cell treatment for Type 1 Diabetes. Doctors have said that her body is shutting down and she only has a few months to live. (1)(2)
We hit our second funding milestone and Danielle received her third of ten treatments Wednesday, May 24, 2023, along with an IV with vitamins, thank you for that. She has also received ten ozone therapy treatments, 14 IVs with vitamins for hydration and nutrients along the way, and five vitamin shots specifically designed to help support her organs.
Regular updates are posted at the bottom of the campaign.
15-Second Road Trip Video w Mom in December 2022:
WHY: If you know Danielle, then you know that she has always been the epitome of health and fitness and outwardly she is intelligent, charismatic and beautiful. She has had an incredible career in entertainment and fitness and has a passion for life that is rare. She loves motorcycles and horses and dogs and would run through the bushes to save a honey bee. Danielle's health has been carefully managed for over twenty years, however, COVID complications in January 2021 (she is in the "high risk" category) resulted in vagus nerve paralyzation, giving her intermittent gastroparesis episodes. This controls her gastrointestinal tract and causes her to not be able to eat or keep food or water down, which is her acute concern today. (3)
All of this can be reversed with stem cell therapy!
She needs 10 consecutive treatments.
We will keep you posted about her treatment each step of the way.
Danielle with her siblings:
Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body to destroy its own insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas (very different than Type 2 Diabetes). Although you might not have been aware of this terrible affliction that Danielle has had since age 13, you may have noticed other things such as her frequent drastic weight loss, episodes of sudden radically fluctuating blood sugars and even medical emergencies...
But wait, there's more. Danielle actually has "brittle" Type 1 Diabetes ("Labile Diabetes"), which is very rare, and quite lethal. Labile Diabetes causes unpredictable blood sugar swings that affect her quality of life and have led to many emergency hospitalizations. Over time, chronic blood sugar swings break down the body, which is why you hear about people with this disease "losing" their feet or "going blind." (4)
We just found out only 4 months ago that Danielle has hyperthyroidism, which doctors say is highly linked to Type 1 Diabetes, and which she has had since birth. This caused her susceptibility to brittle diabetes. Hyperthyroidism can also cause weight loss, hand tremors, and rapid or irregular heartbeat. (5)
Indeed, Danielle has lost all vision in her right eye, and her left eye is failing. Her feet have been slow to heal for a couple of years, and a simple toe stub is her worst nightmare. As mentioned above, she is unable to hold down food and needs urgent intervention.
Ultrasound for Eye Hemhorrage and Foot Surgery for Complications:
All of this can be reversed with stem cell therapy!
She needs 10 consecutive treatments.
We will keep you posted about her treatment each step of the way.
If you know me, then you know I have researched endlessly on "the best way to write a GoFundMe Campaign," and I decided to write from the heart, try to give as much information as I can without overwhelming, and of course, support with data...
I hope that I have succeeded in sharing valuable information and especially in touching your heart.
Thank you for reading, it means more to me than you can imagine and please share.
~ Jacqueline/Warrior Mom
PS (Stem cell replacement therapy is cutting edge medicine and not yet covered by health insurance.)
(1) Type 1 Diabetes is an Autoimmune Disorder That is Diagnosed in Childhood (Mayo Clinic):
(2) Stem-Cell Based Therapy Shows Promise in Treating High-Risk Type 1 Diabetes
(endocrine.org & nature.com):
(3) Gastroparesis Causes & Symptoms:
(4) Brittle Diabetes/Labile Diabetes Can be Life Threatening (healthline.com & Diabetes Voices):
(5) Hyperthyroidism Symptoms & Causes (May Clinic):
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Jacqueline Kelly
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Los Angeles, CA