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Jen's rehab fundraiser
Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Aim: To help raise funds, given lack of NHS provision and hit of pandemic, so Jen can complete her life-critical recovery and return to work.
The Cause
Jen was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia (Fibro), which results in severe pain and fatigue, at only 36 years old. Upon diagnosis, Jen was told by a consultant rheumatologist that there was no cure, no effective treatments, and that she could end up in a wheel chair and never get back to work.
As an Oxford-educated graduate, she refused to accept this as her future. We all know that Jen is a fighter and survivor and her goal has always been to go fully into remission and be a Fibro success story, regardless of what she was told when diagnosed. Given the lack of help from the medical profession, Jen researched options herself, King’s Speech style, and eventually found out about Repetitive Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) via a consultant endocrinologist.
Although rTMS has been primarily used to treat depression to date, given there is no effective pain medication for Fibro, Jen asked if she could be one of the first to try all three rTMS pain protocols. After 2.5 years of gruelling rTMS, in conjunction with physio, diet and mindfulness, Jen has achieved what she was told was impossible when diagnosed, and is well on the road to the full recovery she has dreamed of for so long.
Millions suffer from Fibro. In the future, Jen would like to write a book on how to achieve rTMS success, and help get rTMS for pain made available on the NHS, so that millions of sufferers can benefit as well, rather than end up in wheelchairs, unable to sleep or work, with their lives destroyed.
Sadly the NHS does not offer any meaningful care for Fibro, nor does it provide rTMS for pain yet either. So it has just been a question of deteriorating or privately researching and funding rehab. To make life harder still, rTMS was due to start March 2020 when the pandemic kicked in. The pandemic delayed rTMS by 2.5 years and left Jen locked in a building for 2 years with no help, unable to manage doors and collapsing several times due to lack of food. Jen has used all of her savings that took 13 years to accrue (and initially planned for a deposit on a flat of her own) just to fund her recovery to date, and survive the pandemic.
Given the great challenges noted above, and with her funds almost depleted, we're running a prize draw to help raise funds for remaining medical bills, food and other basic necessities (such as replacing her hearing aids), so she can complete her recovery and return to work. Without these funds Jen faces unemployment, homelessness, bankruptcy and medical relapse which we are keen to avoid at all costs.
We have been blessed by some very generous prizes from friends (details below). If you would like to take part, and leave some words of encouragement, I know Jen will be ever so grateful. And if you think some of your friends, colleagues or church may like to help, then please do kindly share this page with them. (However for patient confidentiality purposes we do ask that you avoid discussing Jen's name in full).
Thank you so much for your support.
The Prizes
- One prize of a stay in a traditional Bearnaise style house with gorgeous eclectic decor in Salies-de-Béarn, France (dates to be arranged later according to availability). The perfect base for exploring this exquisite and intriguing spa town. Great access to the surrounding area including the beaches on the Atlantic coast famous for surfing and seafood; Biarritz; the Pyrenees with skiing, vineyards and historical towns, countryside perfect for walking, riding, canoeing and river swimming. The house suits a small family or adult guests and can even be a peaceful base for work https://www.airbnb.com/l/47E80Nfj (with huge thanks to Nina and Tom).
- One prize of membership at the Wine Society, where the recipient will gain a lifetime share in the Wine Society as well as £20 off their first order.
- One case of champagne and chocolates from the Wine Society.
- One prize of Afternoon Tea for two at the Goring Hotel (with huge thanks to the Goring hotel).
- One prize of a three course lunch plus drinks for two at The Havelock Tavern gastro pub in Brook Green, London.
- One prize of 24 mini tubs of Jude’s ice cream (perfect for an ice cream party) in any of the following flavours: Very Vanilla, Strawberries & Cream, Truly Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Caramel Pecan, Black Coconut, Mango Sorbet (with huge thanks to Alex and Kate at Jude’s). NB This will need to be picked up from Jude’s offices in Fulham
To Enter
To enter choose one of the donation options shown to the right, each of which gives a different amount of entries into the prize draw. In accordance with prize draw requirements there is also a free entry route, by post. Winner selection for all prizes will be at random and in accordance with Crowdfunder advice, and will be overseen by a vicar at the end of the prize draw and regardless of whether the funding goal is reached.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 26th September 2025 at 5:00pm