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	This is from Sister Beatrice in Uganda, one of the trainees. Beth Cole brought over blood pressure cuffs and clothes for the infants in the hospital. From: Beatrice Tushabomwe Date: 2007/08/17 Fri AM 09:35:02 CDT To: Beth Cole Dear Beth, I have openned all the websites you gave me and on the medicine foundation I have seen you. you cannot imagine how happy I am to see you there.are you in los Ange already doing work or the photo was taken some time back.whatever case i am glad to see you.I have also seen Scott and the health unit and the serveces offerred. Thank you again for your generosity wanting to share your friends with others . YOU will get more friends in sharing May God bless you . With love Sr. Beatrice.
	After the terrible disasters over the last few years, I wanted to offer financial support to those in need but didn’t know where to go. My concern was that if I gave money to a large charity, more would go to supporting bureaucracy and infrastructure than to the people who really need it. Almost at the same time I was trying to figure out what to do, my friend Lauren Brenner-Katz told me about a doctor she knew who had just come back from being “in the trenches,” volunteering to treat people after the tsunami disaster. She said that this doctor, Martina Fuchs, worked with a non-profit foundation called “Real Medicine” and that they specialized in getting real doctors and real treatment on the ground as fast as possible to ease the suffering of children who have been affected by disasters. In addition, Real Medicine treats the children for both physical AND psychological traumas suffered — which made complete sense to me. After all, can you image being a young child and your parents have gone missing or were killed? Healing the mind and heart in such a situation is just as — or even more — important than healing the body. After doing a little research on Martina and Real Medicine, it was obvious that this was an organization that deserved real support — and real gratitude — for the selfless mission they have undertaken. Jeff Roberts, CEO, Massif Mountain Gear Company
	Dear Real Medicine, There isn't a week that goes by when I don't think of those toys in Sri Lanka...and what a miracle the whole experience has been. Every so often I go to the Real Medicine site and look at the pictures of Alana's donated toys. My heart still feels joy when I see the photos on the website of the last trip. Linda and Alana
	From our friend, Amelia Super – an email to families who helped her collect toys for Real Medicine to give to children evacuated after Hurricane Katrina: Dear Friends, Wow! I had a car full of toys today and felt so grateful to everyone who participated!! It felt so good knowing we can make a difference even in this very small way. Thank you to each and everyone... I feel truly lucky to have such an amazing community right here. Lauren, the Creative Director of Real Medicine, is a friend of ours and is a very amazing lady: She homeschools her two daughters and is a copywriter and to take this on as well is a huge undertaking. I am honored to have helped! I thought about donating to other organizations and know they need our money, but I also know that it can caught up in bureaucracy. So if anyone is interested in a direct impact rather than the red tape, feel free to call or email Lauren at Lauren@RealMedicineFoundation.org. In whatever way you do your thing out there, know that we are all standing proudly together trying to make the world a better place for our children and their futures. Today is a very great day!! THANK YOU!! I am honored to know you!! Love, Amelia
	Dear Real Medicine, Hi, I’m Jade Brenner-Katz, and I’m with The Real Medicine “Youth Team." I want to say THANK YOU to Dr. Marina Fuchs and tell everyone how my family and I got involved with Real Medicine. After the tsumani happened, I had a dream one night that I had a carnival in my garage to raise money to help children in Sri Lanka. I woke up and I told my Mom about it and she said “Maybe we could really do that.” But I wanted to make sure the money would actually get to the kids who needed help. We tried to find an organization that personally knew the kids. Somebody told us about a doctor named Martina who had just gotten back from Sri Lanka. So we contacted her and she came over for dinner and we all just clicked! I knew this was where I wanted to donate money and do whatever I could to help. Martina told me about a little girl named Nimasha in Sri Lanka. So I started to do some small jobs and also save up my birthday money so I could send Nimasha money every month. I have a photo of me with a stuffed animal and a note I sent her. And I got a photo back from Nimasha with the stuffed animal and a note from her. So I feel like she’s my friend. Then I heard about a little girl named Mademekala in Sri Lanka who needs medicine to live. I baked 5 dozen cookies and went out and sold them on the street in my neighborhood. I am raised $70 and gave it to Real Medicine to buy more medicine for Mademekala. Martina, I want to thank you because you are so great and you give all of us a way to make a difference through Real Medicine. YOU ARE MY HERO! Love, Jade Brenner-Katz
	From Jahna Perricone, Vice President, www.OmStream.com The people of Real Medicine are an inspiration! I began working with this amazing organization during their benefit celebration to raise money for those in need all over the world and to celebrate everyone involved in Real Medicine. I was in complete awe regarding what they have been able to accomplish throughout the world in such a short period of time! As I came to know the Real Medicine team members, I realized the secret to this organization's success: It's the honesty, integrity, kindness and persistence within every single person involved.They all live from a space of total integrity, thereby creating an atmosphere of positive, life-affirming possibilities. It is an honor to be part of this wonderful organization!  November 8, 2006