Bethanyology » Guillain-Barre http://www.bethanyjensen.com Or "Try, Try Again" Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:51:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Benefit for Mark http://www.bethanyjensen.com/2009/11/11/benefit-for-mark/ http://www.bethanyjensen.com/2009/11/11/benefit-for-mark/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:26:00 +0000 Bethany http://www.bethanyjensen.com/2009/11/11/benefit-for-mark/ mark realtorTwo months ago Colin’s cousin Mark contracted Guillain-Barre syndrome. Guillain-Barre is an autoimmune disorder triggered by an acute infection (like flu) that attacks your nervous system. It causes paralysis to the point of not being able to breathe without assistance and deep nerve pain. Once the worst is over, the patient is usually able to completely recover within about one year, relearning everything from scratch (breathing, eating, walking etc.).

Mark BeforeMark got Guillian-Barre two weeks after his fifth child was born via emergency C-section. His family has medical insurance, but with their wage earner out of commission (he’s an award-winning Realtor–ours, in fact) and months of special hospital care behind them and ahead of them, a benefit Luau dinner is being held Saturday, November 14th, to help them out with their medical bills. If you live near Midvale, Utah and would like to go, or if you want to donate without attending, or just want to know more about his story, check out this blog for details: http://markhspencer.blogspot.com/.

Mark is working hard to get better, impressing his doctors and nurses with his progress, but he has a long way to go before he can go home and even longer before he can get back to work. If you can’t help out with a donation, I know he and his family could use all the prayers they can get.  Let’s all do what we can to help.  Thanks!

Mark After

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