Susan Kaylor’s Birthday Fundraiser For EM Warriors

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SUSAN KAYLOR'S BIRTHDAY FUNDRAISER


Hello,

Please help me raise money for the EM Warriors costs of printing & distribution for the EM Awareness Program by donating to my birthday fundraiser

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I have Erythromelalgia yet I still find it hard to describe the syndrome, also known as ‘Man on Fire’, 'Burning Man Syndrome' and the 'Suicide Disease' Just imagine being set on fire every day for the rest of your life or having acid poured over you. Multiply that excruciating thought by a 100 and you still won't come anywhere close to imagining the level of pain experienced by a erythromelalgia sufferer!





Only 1 in 100.000 develop Erythromelalgia (EM), a rare neurovascular chronic pain syndrome that can affect any part of the body, even inside the mouth, throat, eyes and genitals. It can affect internal organs too.

EM causes intolerable localised & widespread burning pain, redness of the skin, swelling, allodynia, pricking, itching, increased skin temperature and neuropathy. Some sufferers burn continuously while others have intermittent episodes of ‘flaring', which can last from hours to days to weeks at a time. Flares can be brought on by heat, stress, fatigue, pressure and exertion, e.g. standing or walking. Many other triggers are unknown (idiopathic).

Erythromelalgia pain can be so intense and extremely disabling, leaving many sufferers housebound, in wheelchairs and/or completely bedridden. EM does not discriminate, affecting babies, children, adults, all gender and ethnicity




Most EM sufferers are left to figure out their own diagnosis. Erythromelalgia is such a rare, poorly understood syndrome that few doctors have heard of it or recognise its symptoms. No specific medical specialism manages its care and patients are sent from pillar to post searching for answers.

Discovering that there is no single effective treatment for EM hits hard. Sufferers must try one drug after another - often off label drugs that treat other conditions - in a process of trial and error. With every new cream, tablet , injection or infusion every sufferer prays something will help bring them a few hours of respite.

Living with erythromelalgia is life-changing and a struggle, especially since there is no cure!

Notably, the lack of awareness is a huge problem!

WHO ARE THE EM WARRIORS?

The Erythromelalgia (EM) Warriors are a dynamic non-profit international organisation dedicated to educating, encouraging and empowering all those living with or affected by erythromelalgia and its comorbidities.

A volunteer-led support and information network, they provide invaluable free 24-hour online and outreach services world wide.

·Their Mission: to empower lives touched by erythromelalgia by facilitating the tools for self-advocacy and to raise awareness and to promote understanding of EM by developing innovative social media campaigns and educational resources, and sponsoring independent research.

Their Vision: a world where there is greater understanding of EM and where the hope of a cure becomes reality.


THE EM AWARENESS PROGRAM

The EM Warriors awareness program distributes free educational resources about erythromelalgia worldwide.This means that sufferers, doctors, hospitals, schools, clinics and pharmaceuticals are all being made aware of the syndrome, the diagnostic process, the best drugs package, the tests patients should receive and how best to manage erythromelalgia

Last year they successfully distributed over 20,000 highly informative erythromelalgia awareness leaflets in 15 countries. They also distributed leaflets on Raynaud's and Paroxsymal extreme pain disorder (PEPD) , both EM -associated conditions, and have other resources in the pipeline. Understandably funds are required to cover both the production and distribution costs of this very successful global awareness program.

Without funds, greater awareness will not be raised. Without donations and fundraisers the EM Warriors could not sponsor these brilliant educational projects or awareness programs

I am so grateful to the Erythromelalgia Warriors for all the support and information I receive.

My birthday fundraiser is a lovely way for me to say thank you by giving back.

Thank you EM Warriors ! ♥

Susan Kaylor



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Donors

  • Karen Erickson
  • Donated on Nov 19, 2020
  • Happy Birthday Susan!!! So glad you posted this!

$50.00
  • Diane Eckford
  • Donated on Nov 15, 2020
$15.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Nov 15, 2020
  • My monthly donation. This time through this specific fundraiser. Burning for a cure!

$8.00

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14 donors
  • Karen Erickson
  • Donated on Nov 19, 2020
  • Happy Birthday Susan!!! So glad you posted this!

$50.00
  • Diane Eckford
  • Donated on Nov 15, 2020
$15.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Nov 15, 2020
  • My monthly donation. This time through this specific fundraiser. Burning for a cure!

$8.00
  • Katherine Tracy
  • Donated on Nov 10, 2020
  • Happy Birthday Susan

$25.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Nov 09, 2020
$100.00
  • PJ, Dennis, & Andrew Kaylor/Piszkiewcz
  • Donated on Nov 09, 2020
  • Happy Birthday!!! Andrew is looking forward to the day that the two of you can once again go to the movies together. You take care now in these pandemic times, please. Andrew is helping take care of us, too.

$150.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Nov 07, 2020
  • In honor of Dawn Wharton, a friend who suffers from EM.

$50.00
  • Samantha Piszkiewicz
  • Donated on Nov 07, 2020
  • Happy Birthday Aunt Suz. E.!

$50.00
  • Nicky Baker
  • Donated on Nov 06, 2020
  • Thank you Susan, for helping Warriors! Xxx

$20.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Nov 06, 2020
  • Happy Birthday,Susan! 🥳 🎂

$50.00
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US$575.00
raised of $450.00 goal
127% Funded
14 Donors