What is Leigh's?

What is Leigh's Syndrone? Our Journey Home blog explains it so well: Imagine a major city with half it’s power plant shut down, at best this would cause a major black out. Now imagine your body working only to one half, the brain is impaired, vision is dim, muscles twitch and you are weak and your muscles are too fatigued to walk, crawl, or write. Your heart is weakened and you are not able to digest your food. For a large number of people, especially children, this is a fatal disease. Leigh’s Disease is one of many recognized Mitochondrial Diseases. Leigh’s is a progressive neurometabolic disorder with a general onset in infancy or childhood, often after a viral infection, but can also occur in teens and adults. It is characterized on MRI by visible necrotizing (dead or dying tissue) lesions on the brain, particularly in the midbrain and brainstem. The child often appears normal at birth but typically begins displaying symptoms within a few months to two years of age, although the timing may be much earlier or later. Initial symptoms can include the loss of basic skills such as sucking, head control, walking and talking. These may be accompanied by other problems such as irritability, loss of appetite, vomiting and seizures. There may be periods of sharp decline or temporary restoration of some functions. Eventually, the child may also have heart, kidney, vision, and breathing complications. One estimate of the incidence of Leigh’s is one in every 77,000 births, however this may be an underestimate as mitochondrial diseases tend to be under-diagnosed or misdiagnosed. There is no cure for Leigh’s Disease. Prognosis is poor, depending on the defect individuals typically live anywhere from a few months, to a few years, to their mid-teens

Monday, September 17, 2012

Drug Trials

Drug Trials have been applied to and we are waiting...

While we wait, we are working out arrangements and plans to travel to Ohio or California, and for that, additional funds will be needed.  Here are the ways the community is helping us ready for the studies:


Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, October 7th
8:00 - 1:00 p.m.

  All proceeds will go to Curt in  some way - whether that is for the drug trial/living expense, or his current medical and medicine bills.  Even with insurance, the expenses are not all covered.

Class members will be selling tickets on Sunday in the foyer,
or you can get them in the office during the week.  
229-436-6336
Tickets are $5.00 
Boiled Peanuts
Gillionville Road, Albany
Go by and purchase a bag of boiled peanuts. The proceeds from each bag go 100% to Curt's fundraising
Wallets
Dawson Road, Albany
The Shoe Box is selling wallets and the proceeds from the sales will go towards Curt's medical expenses. Need a wallet? Someone's Birthday coming up? Christmas Gift?
Donations
AB&T established an account for Curt.
Donations can be made:
AB&T National Bank
 P.O. Drawer 71269
 Albany, Ga. 31708-1269
Attention: Nita Gaines


Thank you all for your sweet blessings
 and prayers. . .
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