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HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RSD Hope Quilt Information"><U><B>PROJECT</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Burlesque" >.</FONT></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><U>WE  ARE  VERY  PROUD  OF OUR AWARDS</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>RSDVICTIMS   CO- OWNER, ANDY AND HIS SON KENNY</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="17045f90.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="761" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Andy and Kenny Rutter presented with an award for self sufficiency.   April 17th, 2002</div> <div> We are so very proud of you both.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2cf90fd0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="509" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >I know this is not readable</FONT></div> <div> but it appeared in our local paper in 1997 a year after I was diagnosed with RSD, they did an article on my husband and myself.    Ducky</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1cec1e30.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="227" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Presented to Ducky by members of the RSDVictims who nominated her for this award.  June 2002</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="214c7550.jpg" border=0 width="455" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Pastor Lyle recieved his award for his undying compassion and love to the RSD Community.  It was awarded in November 2002.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2b4f6f00.gif" border=0 width="502" height="496" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Evelyn recieved her RSDHero award for her unrelenting work to raise awareness, education and just "being a great friend" to other RSDers.  </div> <div> We are very proud of you!!!!!!!!</div> <div> August 2003</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>This appeared in the Fremont Paper in Fremont, Nebraska</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Connie Henderson, one of our members persisted in raising awareness.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Suffering from disease, Fremonter seeks more support</div> <bR> <div> By Janet Nitsick/Tribune Staff</div> <bR> <div> One day last November, Connie Henderson noticed her left leg had </div> <div> started to swell and was extremely tender.</div> <bR> <div> By December, she could hardly put any weight on it and it hurt just </div> <div> to touch her leg, ankle and foot.</div> <bR> <div> The doctors had no answers at first, the Fremont woman said, until </div> <div> she went to a podiatrist because she could no longer put on her shoe. </div> <div> He diagnosed her with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome.</div> <bR> <div> It's a disease that may be unfamiliar to many people, but it's one </div> <div> Henderson and millions of other Americans live with daily.</div> <bR> <div> That's why Henderson is trying to organize a local support group for </div> <div> those who suffer with RSD. A room is available at the Fremont Area </div> <div> Medical Center, Henderson said, if she could find six to 12 </div> <div> interested people.</div> <bR> <div> RSD is a progressive disease in the autonomic nervous system. The </div> <div> syndrome can follow a trauma such as a bullet or knife wound, a break </div> <div> or fracture — especially to the wrist or ankle — heart problems, </div> <div> infections, surgery and spinal injuries. Or, in 30 percent of the </div> <div> cases — as in Henderson's case — it can form on its own, according to </div> <div> information she provided.</div> <bR> <div> As of 2001, there were 42,565 people diagnosed with RSD, Henderson </div> <div> said. It is estimated that between 1.5 million to 6 million people </div> <div> suffer from it, which is more than those with AIDS, HIV, multiple </div> <div> sclerosis or breast cancer combined, she said. It was first </div> <div> documented during the Civil War.</div> <bR> <div> Those who suffer with RSD experience severe pain and there is a high </div> <div> suicide rate associated with the syndrome, Henderson said.</div> <bR> <div> "There is no cure for the disease at this present time," Henderson </div> <div> said.</div> <bR> <div> Henderson said she has found online support, which has helped her </div> <div> talk with other sufferers and has helped her obtain more information </div> <div> about it. But there is no support group in Nebraska, she added.</div> <bR> <div> "A lot of times people have been told (the pain) is in their heads </div> <div> and it is not real. I want it stopped because it is a pain that is </div> <div> very, very real," Henderson said.</div> <bR> <div> Henderson is all too familiar with that pain because there are days </div> <div> she can barely move. After using a cane for a while, she now uses a </div> <div> walker for assistance. Her husband, Tommy, even has to put on her </div> <div> shoes, she said.</div> <bR> <div> The disease also has affected her balance, which has made her unable </div> <div> to work as a convenience store manager since May, Henderson said.</div> <bR> <div> In May, a permanent spinal-cord stimulator was installed to regulate </div> <div> the pain, she said, adding that since then she has had reoccurring </div> <div> symptoms in both arms — significantly in her left arm — but not the </div> <div> full-blown pain.</div> <bR> <div> Getting a diagnosis is a problem, Henderson said, noting many doctors </div> <div> are not taught about the disease in medical schools.</div> <bR> <div> The disease often will go away for a while and then come back more </div> <div> severely, Henderson said. She should know, because she had dealt with </div> <div> a bout of RSD in 1998.</div> <bR> <div> That time, she had pain from her mid-forearm to her fingers. Several </div> <div> procedures were performed, but after surgery was performed on a </div> <div> nerve, the disease went into remission.</div> <bR> <div> "What I am trying to prevent, with the support group, is somebody </div> <div> (going) a long period of time without being diagnosed," she said.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Anyone interested in joining the RSD support group should call </div> <div> Connie  Henderson at 753-3054.</div> <div> Copyright © 2003 Fremont Tribune</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>