Friends and Family,
Thank you for visiting my fundraising page!
I am doing well but I was forced into an early retirement three years ago due to the debilitating affects of multiple cavernous angiomas and the surgeries to remove two of them. It seems that every year brings new challenges. Please help me support the Angioma Alliance. Our family has learned more about this condition from their efforts than all my many doctor visits combined. Callie is the third generation of Asbury with the CCM3 mutation, my hope is that none of her many angiomas causes her to change any plans she has for her life.
Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts.
Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!
Mitch
P.S. Here is how the Angioma Alliance uses donations:
1. $15 sends one blood kit out to a new DNA/Tissue bank donor. Every new donor provides us with more resources for our researchers.
2. $17 pays for everything Angioma Alliance does for 1 hour.
3. $30 gets our newsletter out to 20 families, many of whom have no internet access.
4. $55 keeps our website up for 1 month which allows us to provide information and support both to newcomers and old timers.
5. $100 pays for a one-day visit to Washington to talk with government officials about cavernous angiomas.
6. $150 pays for a room for two young researchers to attend our scientific workshop. Who knows - these may be the two who end up holding the key to a cure!
7. $200 keeps our toll-free support and information line and our internet access going for 1 month. As you can imagine, these are essential to fulfilling our mission.
8. $225 pays for meeting room, audio/visual expenses, materials, and food for 1 scientist attending our scientific workshop
9. $1000 is the top prize for our annual Neurology Resident's Award which encourages young doctors to learn about this illness. $500 is the 2nd prize and $250 is the 3rd prize.
10. $2500 pays the expenses involved in exhibiting at one medical convention. Exhibiting helps us to receive better care no matter where we live. We would like to exhibit at 3 or more conventions each year.