1. Help Aubree get the medical treatment she needs
Ashley BourqueHello everyone! Thank you for taking the time to read our campaign and for considering donating to our fundraiser. We are raising money for our 10 year old daughter Aubree. Who suffers from a rare esophagus disease called Eosinophilic Esophagitis, or EoE for short. EOE is a very complicated and complex disease that depletes the body of iron and essential nutrients necessary for proper development and physical growth. It causes an accumulation of eosinophils in the throat which in turn causes chronic inflammation that can lead to scarring, narrowing, and damage of the esophageal tissues- all of which are already evident in Aubree's esophagus. Because of this disease, Aubree suffers from daily abdominal pain and nausea, along with choking when she eats. In addition, the symptoms associated with this disease are painful cramping, diarrhea,vomiting, choking on food, aspiration of food, polyps and more. Not only does she have to deal with the pain but she developed extreme pain after eating.Also as part of the treatment, Aubree was put on a complete elimination diet free of dairy,nuts, peanuts, soy. Unfortunately, the doctor did not quite know how to treat this illness.They admittedly have little training and or knowledge of the disease as it is rare and relatively newly discovered. There are only a handful of specialists that treat this disease. Living in a small town there's no specialist near by. Due to this, we have to travel out of town. During the course of her treatment, we will be traveling Houston Texas .Which has a clinic that specializes in EOE. We will have to stay for 2-4 days with each visit. During this time Aubree will be seen by the varying specialist that are required to treat this disease. She will undergo numerous endoscopies and biopsies. Doing this will be very costly to us. We will have to afford the travel there and back, hotel stays while there, medication costs, shopping for allergy friendly foods to feed her out of town etc. We unfortunately do not have all of the money needed to cover the expenses required for travel, food, boarding, and medical expenses.These trips are something that will continue until we achieve remission of this disease. This is why we are here, coming to you asking that you help get the treatment our little girl needs possible. Please help our loving, fun precious little girl get the medical help she needs to be free of pain and debilitating symptoms.If you could find it in your heart to donate to her cause, you would be abundantly appreciated- more than words could express. If you are unable to donate monetarily, we ask that you please offer up prayers for Aubree- prayers for healing and for remission. We thank you for taking the time to read a little bit of her story and for helping to provide our Sweet Girl the treatment she needs and deserves.