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Help Save Amanda's Life

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Our Dear friend Amanda Kenny 37-year-old daughter and mother has been very ill for 20 years. She has been poked, prodded, numerous ER visits, X-rays, MRI's, scans, specialists, physio, chiropractors, massage therapist, neurologists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, dentists, TMJ specialist, therapist, psychiatrists, dermatologist, general practitioners She has been Misdiagnosed for 20 years with fibromyalgia, myalgic encephoymyalitis, Myofacial pain Syndrome, small nerve neuropathy, neuropathy, complex regional pain syndrome. Many mental health disorders. Amanda has been put on an extensive list of medications and opiods that would kill someone. And she has never had relief. She has been given 8 surgeries to try to eridacte her pain and its only made her worse. In the last 3 years she has had a progressive decline in her health that included a 55 pound weight loss and a intestinal collapse in april which she had emergency surgery for. Since November 3 She became very sick weak and in unimaginable pain daily.

Amanda and her fiance Carl travelled to the united states in January where Amanda was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease and Co Infections (Bartonella Babeisa and Boreilla mold and Chemical toxicity). Dr Dubocq put Amanda on antibiotics but due to Mast cell activation Amanda can no longer take the medication. They are causing anaphylactic shock. Amanda is also very limited in Food she can eat due to the mast cell. An allergic reaction for her results in paralysis, vomitting and severe pain. She can't walk or move her body she can't open her hands. Its terrifying for her.  She has finally seen a heart Specialist and she has prolapse heart valve and blood clot in her arterie. She has developed hemachromatosis, severe anemia. Amanda has to much protein in her blood which is causing her body to destroy her muscles. With any use it is further destroying them . Amanda has encephalitis ( Menangitis), with swelling on her brain. Which is has recently caused her to have a seizure in her sleep. 
She is suffering in debilitating pain. Her spine is extremely inflammed. And she is having demylenation on her nerves.
Her kidneys and liver are not in good shape. 

Amanda had an appointment with her doctor yesterday . Her health care providers here have told her late stage Lyme is very complex and difficult to treat and where she can't have antibiotics she is very limited in treatment options 

Amanda had her phone consultation with Lyme Mexico , Dr. Morales last night, He said Amanda can not travel until she takes blood thinners and beta blockers due to risk of stroke.  Amanda will have a 6 week treatment with Dr. Morales. She will have a port put in with a line to her heart. She will be in the hospital getting treatment everyday from 8 am until 7 pm.  

Amanda needs this treatment it is her only hope!

We are appealing for any help you are able to provide so she can get the much-needed treatments that are not covered or paid for by healthcare or insurance. We kindly ask for you to please share this message so our Friend can get the help she desperately needs.

Even If you are unable to donate, thank you so much for taking the time to read this and we kindly ask you to spread the word as well as pray for our Friend, daughter and mother and our family through this difficult time.

Thank you all in advance.
Bless you and your families.
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  • Jeff Long
    • $40
    • 5 yrs
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Melissa Anthony
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Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
Amanda Kenny
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Tara White
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