Lushrain and I have been bringing Rhian out to San Diego the last two years to get her out of the freezing Ottawa winters and the damage it does to her system. We've been with her before she was diagnosed, her interview with K&C on the show. We were with her through the bad downfall in 2009 and almost losing her (seriously guys, you have no idea how close it was) and watched her fight back with a vengeance the last couple years.
Fact is though, Canadian Healthcare fucking sucks when it comes to long-term illnesses and especially with chronic pain illnesses like fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis and with auto-immune diseases like Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The Mayo Clinic offers some REAL answers to what is going on with her body and possibly some real treatment that might get her back on her feet and living a somewhat normal life again.
Times are tough and money is tight and this fact isn't lost on us at all. If you can't donate anything monetarily, please pass this page on and spread the awareness. There's so little knowledge about chronic pain, lupus and similar illnesses and we need to start changing lives for the better and making a difference by sending money directly to those affected and educating those who may be unaware. Thank you so much for this thread and to anyone who donates even a dollar, shares the page, or even cares but are unable to do anything tangible to help. Words mean a lot and your words of support these last four years have meant so much to Rhian and to those of us who love her.
Again, the page is at
JOIN THE RHI ARMY and check out her blog and my interview with her on Uncast. If you'd rather donate via PayPal, you can donate to Uncast.net and I guarantee 100% of your donation will go to this fundraiser. We'll even pay for the little bit that paypal takes out for themselves so ALL of your money will go where it's needed.