TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

WOW!
We were quite overwhelmed and touched by all the support on Saturday. It’s hard to put our thankfulness and gratefulness into words. Thanks so much for all who attended and/or donated. We are so fortunate to be the recipients of so much generosity.

Special thanks to Gary for his contuing support and help and to our wonderful daughters for doing all this for us. We will keep in touch to let you know how it goes.

Much Love,
Pam and Gord

Jill Whitford's Winnipeg Sun article

Jill Whitford thinks Canada’s health minister is wrong.

Whitford, a resident of St. Georges, underwent the controversial “MS liberation” surgery in Mexico in June, and says she feels great. She also feels the government is doing multiple sclerosis patients a great disservice by accepting the recommendation of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to delay clinical trials on the controversial procedure until more information is available.

See the complete article at

http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/winnipeg/2010/09/26/15485391.html

Bud, spud & steak fund raiser Sept 25, 2010

It was a sellout, a resounding success. Especially the Silent Auction where Gord is seen here with his daughters Joey, Andrea and Dorian calling out the ticket numbers.
Many thanks to his daughters and wife Pam for organizing the event and to all who donated prizes for the Auction.


Here's Gord saying a few words of thanks and giving everyone a briefing of his plans for his trip to Mexico on Oct 25.
Along side Gord, Jill Whitford gave an inspirational summary of her Liberation treatment and how it has improved her quality of life.

MS Liberation Day Manitoba Sept 20, 2010

We heard from the Minister of Health and the 2 opposition leaders as well as Jill and Duncan who have been Liberated and Rick Keep who is planning to be Liberated. Then Gord said a few words about his plans for his trip to Mexico in October. He was interviewed by Globaltv which can be seen at this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlrBsG-UoVI

Q: Who controls the purse strings of the gate keepers?

A: Follow the money!

The gate keeper in the case of the Liberation treatment for MS patients is the Joint Committee of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the MS Society of Canada. The Joint Committee advised the Federal Health Minister NOT to establish pan-Canadian research trials into the theory of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI).

And the purse strings of this committee are difficult to track but Christopher Alkenbrack has done a good job on the CIHR in his letter to the Federal Health Minister.

http://my-darn-ms.blogspot.com/2010/09/christopher-alkenbrack-lette-to-health.html

The president of CIHR , Dr. Alain Beaudet was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ), the province's public-sector health research funding agency in 2008. His close association to the drug companies is hard to ignore.

http://www.merckfrosst.ca/mfcl/en/corporate/newsroom/corporate_news/20080617_bio_2008.html

The MS Society of Canada publishes a yearly report with an audit from Price Waterhouse but details of exactly where the money goes requires further investigation. The % of revenue spent on admin., fundraising & mgmt. is 48%, second highest of the charities reviewed here

http://www.moneysense.ca/2009/12/21/canadas-40-biggest-charities/

Sept 14 MS forum hosted by Dr. Jon Gerrard

Here's Gord in the company of Dr. Jon Gerrard, Jill Whitford and Dr. Kirsty Duncan, Liberal MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North.
Dr. Duncan gave an impassioned presentation regarding the effort being made to get CCSVI testing and treatment in Canada.
With her background in science and having a close family member suffering with MS, she has gone to great lengths to research the procedure and advocate for allowing clinical trials and treatment in Canada.
Many thanks to Dr. Gerrard and Dr. Duncan for taking the time and making the effort to host this forum.

Petition toThe Honourable Leona Aglukkaq

Please add you name to the petition for "The Liberation Treatment for MS Patients" to be sent to the Canadian Health Minister the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, the goal is 10,000 names.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-cure-ms/

Liberation forum MB Legislature Sept 14

Sept 14^th 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Open Information Forum on Multiple Sclerosis Liberation Treatment with Special Guest Dr. Kirsty Duncan and free continental breakfast served in the large dining room of the Manitoba Legislature. Hosted by the Honourable Jon Gerrard.

For further details visit

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111622425558365&ref=nf