Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation announces fundraising campaign on #GivingTuesday

NEW YORK - Dec. 2, 2014 - PRLog -- Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation announced today, on #GivingTuesday, that it has created a special restricted campaign to help raise funds for two brothers from Slovakia who both suffer from a rare genetic disorder.

Growing up in Sabinov, Slovakia, Martin and Damian Trisc shared a lot. They shared books, toys, and clothes because that’s what brothers do. Sadly, today, siblings Martin, 27, and Damian, 22, share the same genetic disorder, Wilson’s disease. Wilson's disease is a rare, inherited disorder that causes too much copper to accumulate in the liver, brain, and other vital organs. Symptoms typically begin between the ages of 12 and 23. Copper plays a key role in the development of healthy nerves, bones, collagen, and the skin pigment melanin. Normally, copper is absorbed from your food, and any excess is excreted through bile — a substance produced in your liver. But in people with Wilson's disease, copper isn't eliminated properly and instead accumulates, possibly to a life-threatening level. When diagnosed early, Wilson's disease is treatable, and many people with the disorder live normal lives. Unfortunately, since their diagnoses in late 2013 and early 2014, that is not the case with the Trisc brothers. Both continue to experience declining health and require around the clock care.
Martin was once an athlete who played soccer, was an avid bicyclist, and rollerblader…today, he can barely tie his own shoes and needs help eating.
Damian dreamt of being a dentist and put all of his energy in to his studies. In high school, he was the gold medalist in both the math and physics Olympics, but now has had to put his college studies on hold due to his illness.
Wilson’s disease has put a tremendous amount of stress on the entire family who has been seeking ways to stop the progression of Martin’s and Damian’s disease.  Fortunately, through the Consul General of Slovakia in New York, the Hon. Jana Trnovcova, the family learned about a young girl in China who suffered the same fate. However, after several treatments with stem cell therapies, she experienced incredible improvements. She was treated by Dongcheng Wu, M.D., a stem cell scientist at Blue Horizon Stem Cells in Wuhan, China. Please watch this short video, to see the improvements she has achieved after the treatment. http://bluehorizonstemcells.com/success-stories/

Please help the Trisc family get Martin and Damian to China for the treatment they so desperately need to stop the progression of this life-threatening disorder. Please consider contributing to a special restricted fund created by the Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation (BHCF) in Martin’s and Damian’s name.

The BHCF is a registered 501 ( c ) 3 organization and fundraising arm of Blue Horizon Stem Cells. The foundation is dedicated to helping people gain access to advanced medical treatments not accessible in certain regions and to finance research and development in stem cell therapies and cellular regenerative medicine.

Link to donate is: http://funds.gofundme.com/dashboard/Help_for_Brothers