Donate to the Foundation For Fighting Blindness
As some of you know, I have a slight visual impairment - an inherited eye disease called "Best Disease". Best Disease is a form of macular degeneration but unlike age-related macular degeneration which can progress rapidly once it stars and cause total blindness, Best Disease is unlikely to cause blindness, and it's a very slow progressing disease.
It's also uncorrectable and there is no cure.
At this point, with my glasses (which correct some of my vision problems that are unrelated to my Best Disease), I have 20/50 vision in my right eye and 20/70 vision in my left eye. It kind of sucks.
But I appreciate that I *CAN* see a lot better than some.
From time to time I make donations to the Foundation for Fighting Blindness - a charitable organization that I feel is worthy of my charity.
I received a notice from them today that one of the organization's founders, a fellow named Gordon Gund, is matching all gifts 2 for 1 - so for every dollar you donate, he'll donate 2 dollars. Seemed like a good deal, so I donated $50.
If you have a visual impairment - or if you know someone who has a visual impairment - consider making a donation by clicking on this link: https://www.regonline.com/94944
Visit the Foundation for Fighting Blindness web site too.
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Good day! my name is Sana Fazal and I am writing on behalf of my younger
sister and elder brothers. We are 3 sisters and 4 brothers, my younger
sister (Fatima Siddiqui) and two elder brothers (Ameer Ahmed Siddiqui &
Tahir Ahmed Siddiqui) are suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa and age
related macular degradation. We have discussed this matter with specialized
doctors here in Pakistan and they concluded that this problem can not be
cured here, you will have to look for other countries specially UK and
Canada.
I would like to know,
1. Is this disease can be cured in your organization?
2. What test results would you require to look into?
3. If cures, how long will it take?
4. Can it be done in Canada or a distance treatment can work?
5. How much is the approximate expenditures on it? (Affordability is not a
problem as such)
I would appreciate if you look in to this matter and do the needful.
Best regards,
Sana Fazal
Ph # +92300 2132738
A-204, Empire State Building
Shadman # 2, Karachi. Pakistan
There is large body of published research on link between eating animal proteins and age related macular degeneration. It has been significantly improved in controlled studies.
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Dr. Noor Canada