Name: Ms. McAfee
Overview: Ms. McAfee and her husband Mr. Russ are heading to China next month
for Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, an external application of Chinese
herbal medicine for her PKD that she can only obtain halfway around the
world.
Raising Money:
The couple has paid into the Canadian medical system for years, but it offers
no insurance to cover her treatment in China. The couple raised money for half
years and with the help of friends, they saved 1.500 USD. They expect this
herbal remedy gives them a better shot at life. In her home country, this herbal
remedy is not available.
Reasons for coming China:
“It’s bad enough what my wife is going through, but what’s worse is that we
can’t access this medical treatment in our own country,” says Russ.
He said that he hoped the Chinese herbal medicine can be allowed in the
larger hospitals in Canada. Even though there are a variety of herbal drugs in
his home country, he was not sure whether the seller was professional enough to
ensure the herbs safe or not.
Ms. McAfee suffers from Polycystic Kidney Disease which has become
particularly aggressive after her 40s. She felt the burning pain in her back and
when it attacks, she could not to nothing but stretching in the bed.
“Sometime, I can not breathe for a while. The doctor said my heart was
involved. I am frightened and I want to take whatever chances there might be.”
Said Ms. McAfee.
As the matter of fact, McAfee had drugs for years to try and control cysts
and nothing worked and this was why she stopped them and sought herbs as
alternative treatments. “There is no guarantee it will work, but I’d rather try
it. I have no choice except repeated surgeries and then dialysis, if I don’t go
China.”
In fact, the drugs she took in her former home cost around $9,000 a year and
were covered by her Canadian medical plan.
McAfee will be applied with Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy 3 times per
day to shrink her cysts and alleviate symptoms naturally. Her husband will share
the hospital room with her where they will stay for more or less a month.
They said they are glad to know the free translations service in hospital and
they need not worry about language problems.
They’re hoping for the natural remedy works in McAfee.
