I hope all on here recognize the tremendous contribution Dr. E. Mark Haacke has made to the discovery and learning process of CCSVI. He has
been at the forefront of exploring venous stenosis, slowed perfusion,
and the ramifications of CCSVI in people with MS. He was featured in
the CTV special in November 2009, and received thousands of calls and
e-mails, even calls to his personal cell phone. He has always been
available to pwMS to discuss his research. He is a brilliant
researcher, and a real gentleman. His Haacke MRV protocol, being
utilized through the Hubbard Foundation IRB, is creating a record of
blood flow, iron deposition, oxygenation and the brain before and after
angioplasty.
Here is Dr. Haacke's informative site--
http://www.ms-mri.com/
Dr. Haacke has taken some heat from other medical professionals, and it
hasn't been easy for him. As we sadly know, there are many medical
professionals that would like to see investigation of CCSVI just go
away.
Dr. Haacke's MS-MRI project needs our help. Dr. Haacke has not received the funding he had hoped for from MS Societies
or the National Institute of Health this year--- even though he applied
for grants, and has received major funding from the NIH and many other
organizations before. This fact alone enrages me, but I don't want
this appeal to be based on anger, but rather on my deep belief that we
can gather our resources together, and help out. This research will not
just go away. Dr. Haacke needs funding to further scan pwMS and
normals, to compare and contrast, and to process the information. He's
very dedicated, but he's one man. He needs help.
We have over 18,000 members on here. If we all chip in a little, it can mean a
lot. Please know this, I will not take advantage of our group, but
this is an urgent and important need.
Click on the link below, and help out in any way you can via paypal--
http://mrimaging.com/donate.html
thanks for reading this, and for helping out-
Joan
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