Vision4Vision: Helping My Wife Heal
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Greetings Family,
I am Lashawn "Suga Ray" Marston, a 31 years of age activist, author, educator and family man, born and raised in Queens, NY.
The "Vision 4 Vision" campaign was created to assist my family in covering the cost to get my wife healed. Her name is Tamykah Anthony-Marston. She is a certified and accomplished scientist with a deep passion for educating young people in the various sciences which she is proficient in; chemistry, alchemy, biology, physics, research and forensics, to name a few.
Below are some words that my wife posted on facebook in regards to the condition she is currently experiencing...
"Quite a few people that I have shared certain struggles with in the last few months always ask me..."how do you deal with everything? How do you keep it together?" I always respond that I don't know....I just do it because I have to. A few months back I started losing vision suddenly in my left eye. 3 doctor visits later I was "diagnosed" with something called Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy....a condition where abnormal blood vessels constantly pop up and burst in my eyes creating active bleeding hemorrhaging and blood clots impairing my vision. Besides it being a super rare condition, for some reason it is also super aggressive with me. Even after enduring countless painful eye injections, my condition progressed quickly and did not get any better. My vision continued to gradually get worse which made me push myself to do as much as I could with my product line, my 3d print designing, tutoring as many children as I could, my Couples Reconnect Events, launching my tutoring cafe and so much more...but more importantly inspire as many people as I could. A few days ago, I woke up with a complete loss of vision in my left eye. The scariest thing I have ever experienced. I struggled to see to communicate with others, respond to emails and messages, and even walking around my own home. An ER visit revealed that my left eye is completely filled with blood and needs a complicated and urgent surgery to remove all the blood and clots before it causes something even more disastrous than vision loss. I have to thank everyone that has supported me on this journey even those who had no idea...those who keep positive words in my ears to flush out the fear that sometimes takes over my own thoughts...those who support my vision and my purpose..those who have allowed me to inspire them and have in turn inspired me. You truly have no idea the strength inside until it is put to the test. I can honestly say this is the greatest test of my strength but anyone who knows me knows I have never failed a test in my life and I CHOOSE to continue that streak!" -Tamykah Anthony-Marston, CEO Xanthines Cafe'
Not only do I want to help her because she is my wife, but she is a valuable member to our community, locally and globally. She has a huge vision to help people, which includes building a science tutoring cafe, to assist youth who are growing up in urban communities in the various sciences and inspire them to believe they too can be scientists. Currently, she is organizing and hosting couples pamper and reconnect events to help couples keep that spark, designing 3D printed products such as pendants, rings, bracelets, picture frames, cookie cutters, and things of that nature. She also tutors elementary school aged youth a few times per week and has an all natural product line in which she makes fluoride free toothpast, aluminum free deodorant, face & body scrub, body butter and much more. In order for her to continue this work and fulfill her ultimate mission, she literally needs to be able to see!
She is a daughter. A sister. A mother. A cousin. A friend. And a wife... But more importantly, she is a servant of the people!
It is my priority to help my wife, for me and my family - yes! - but also for the thousands of people she has been called to lead!
Thankh you!
#Vision4Vision
#XanthinesVision
#TogetherWeRise
You can check her sites here:
www.xanthinescafe.com
www.shapeways.com/shops/xanthines
I am Lashawn "Suga Ray" Marston, a 31 years of age activist, author, educator and family man, born and raised in Queens, NY.The "Vision 4 Vision" campaign was created to assist my family in covering the cost to get my wife healed. Her name is Tamykah Anthony-Marston. She is a certified and accomplished scientist with a deep passion for educating young people in the various sciences which she is proficient in; chemistry, alchemy, biology, physics, research and forensics, to name a few.
Below are some words that my wife posted on facebook in regards to the condition she is currently experiencing...
"Quite a few people that I have shared certain struggles with in the last few months always ask me..."how do you deal with everything? How do you keep it together?" I always respond that I don't know....I just do it because I have to. A few months back I started losing vision suddenly in my left eye. 3 doctor visits later I was "diagnosed" with something called Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy....a condition where abnormal blood vessels constantly pop up and burst in my eyes creating active bleeding hemorrhaging and blood clots impairing my vision. Besides it being a super rare condition, for some reason it is also super aggressive with me. Even after enduring countless painful eye injections, my condition progressed quickly and did not get any better. My vision continued to gradually get worse which made me push myself to do as much as I could with my product line, my 3d print designing, tutoring as many children as I could, my Couples Reconnect Events, launching my tutoring cafe and so much more...but more importantly inspire as many people as I could. A few days ago, I woke up with a complete loss of vision in my left eye. The scariest thing I have ever experienced. I struggled to see to communicate with others, respond to emails and messages, and even walking around my own home. An ER visit revealed that my left eye is completely filled with blood and needs a complicated and urgent surgery to remove all the blood and clots before it causes something even more disastrous than vision loss. I have to thank everyone that has supported me on this journey even those who had no idea...those who keep positive words in my ears to flush out the fear that sometimes takes over my own thoughts...those who support my vision and my purpose..those who have allowed me to inspire them and have in turn inspired me. You truly have no idea the strength inside until it is put to the test. I can honestly say this is the greatest test of my strength but anyone who knows me knows I have never failed a test in my life and I CHOOSE to continue that streak!" -Tamykah Anthony-Marston, CEO Xanthines Cafe'
Not only do I want to help her because she is my wife, but she is a valuable member to our community, locally and globally. She has a huge vision to help people, which includes building a science tutoring cafe, to assist youth who are growing up in urban communities in the various sciences and inspire them to believe they too can be scientists. Currently, she is organizing and hosting couples pamper and reconnect events to help couples keep that spark, designing 3D printed products such as pendants, rings, bracelets, picture frames, cookie cutters, and things of that nature. She also tutors elementary school aged youth a few times per week and has an all natural product line in which she makes fluoride free toothpast, aluminum free deodorant, face & body scrub, body butter and much more. In order for her to continue this work and fulfill her ultimate mission, she literally needs to be able to see!
She is a daughter. A sister. A mother. A cousin. A friend. And a wife... But more importantly, she is a servant of the people!
It is my priority to help my wife, for me and my family - yes! - but also for the thousands of people she has been called to lead!
Thankh you!
#Vision4Vision
#XanthinesVision
#TogetherWeRise
You can check her sites here:
www.xanthinescafe.com
www.shapeways.com/shops/xanthines
Organizer
Lashawn Marston
Organizer
New York, NY