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Help Hope Live Raffle for Michelle Larsen

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 Michelle Needs Your Help!
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Michelle Larsen is critically ill and she desperately needs your help. After several months of failing health and many visits to specialists and the hospital, my wife was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis or MS, a progressive disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Multiple MRIs showed many lesions in her cervical and thoracic spinal cord, as well as a few in her brain.  A spinal tap was done as well and the consensus was she has probably had MS for at least 10 years, but due to her years of physical training, the effects of it had been minimized… until last December.  Over this past year, Michelle has tried many conventional medications to treat her condition. She is currently taking Copaxone injections, but her health continues to decline. Michelle experiences numbness, weakness in her left leg, worsening vision, widespread neuropathic pain, gait issues, and severe problems in her ribcage known as “MS Hug”. As a result of her condition, she very rarely leaves our home, and her neurologist predicts due to how long she has clearly had this disease, she will need a wheelchair within 2 to 3 years.

Michelle is a kind person who has a passion for dog rescue. She has been rescuing dogs with high medical needs for all of her adult life. Our latest rescue is an 86-pound Dogo Argentino. Because of her MS, Michelle is having trouble handling her. We currently have three rescue dogs here, and more than ever, Michelle wants to gain back her strength in an effort to continue her passion for dog rescue.  Despite her prognosis, there is much hope for my wife. Michelle and I have learned of a specific therapy for MS patients called hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or HSCT. This involves the transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells, derived from her bone marrow or peripheral blood. It is completely non-embryotic. After extensive screening, Michelle has been approved for this therapy. It is the only known possible cure for MS, and patients are reporting good outcomes. Michelle will have stem cells with no memory of disease harvested, undergo chemotherapy treatments, then her stem cells will be replaced.

Michelle’s HSCT therapy is expected to take place out of the country for about a month. We are grateful to God she has been accepted into this program, but the cost to fund HSCT is monumental and not covered by health insurance. HSCT is my wife’s only hope of staying out of a wheelchair, and the success in clinical trials has been amazing. It will cost upwards of $60,000 plus the cost of travel, lodging, meals, supplements and a caregiver. Until now, her MS has been kept a secret.

In order to help, we have organized this raffle. An M1 for M1. The full description of the prize can be found below.
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The Prize

  • Springfield Armory M1 SOCOM CQB

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    MSRP: $2099
    CALIBER: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308WIN)
    LENGTH: 35.5" - 38.5"
    FRONT SIGHT: XS Post w/Tritium Insert,
    .125 Blade Front
    BARREL: 16.25"; Twist 1 In 11" RH;
    6-Groove Parkerized Carbon Steel
    WEIGHT (WITH EMPTY MAGAZINE): 9.2 lbs.
    REAR SIGHT: Ghost Ring Aperture
    .135" w/MOA Adjustment for both
    Windage and Elevation
    MAGAZINES: 1 - 10 Round, Parkerized Steel
    STOCK: 5 Position CQB With Adjustable Cheek Piece; M-Lok Rail System:
    1 - 7 Slot / 2 - 3 Slot; Composite
    Rifle is new in box
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    Contestants need not be present to win. Entries will be electronically logged and you will receive an e-mail confirmation of your “e-Ticket” number(s).

    Please note: Due to U.S. postal regulations (18 U.S.C. Section 1302), raffle ticket stubs cannot be returned by mail for purchases over the Internet, through the mail or by telephone. When an order is placed, we will add the donor’s information including name, address, e-mail address and phone number, into our database. Each “ticket” will then be assigned a computer generated randomized number. The winning “ticket” shall also be selected by using a random number generator, thus creating a “double blind” selection process. The winner will be notified based on the name and contact information provided by the donor, at the time of the donation.


    Thank you for your generous support! Donations to Help Hope Live may be tax deductible. Help Hope Live is a public charity under IRS Code 501 (c)3. Please consult your tax professional for advice regarding your particular tax situation. Additional documentation regarding our tax exempt status shall be made available upon request.

    ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal residents of the United States and Washington D.C., age 21 years or older. Subject to all applicable federal and state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited by law. 
    WINNER RESPONSIBILITIES: Potential winners will be notified via overnight mail and/or email within 2 days after random drawings. Three attempts will be made to contact each potential winner within a 14 day period. If a potential winner fails to respond within 14 days, or if email attempts are returned as undeliverable, that potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate will be determined using the same random drawing process stated above.  winner must conform to all local, state and federal regulations as applicable and must make arrangements for delivery of prize with appropriate federally licensed rearms dealer as required by State and Federal law.  Each winner is solely responsible for all taxes on prize and other expenses not specifically set forth herein, including but not limited to registration, license fees, insurance, and optional equipment, and all other unspecified costs associated with claiming, registering and/or using the corresponding prize. Winners acknowledge the Released Parties (as defined herein) do not make, nor are in any manner responsible for any warranty, representations, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the quality, conditions, fitness or merchantability of any aspect of any prize, except that prizes will be subject to the corresponding manufacturer’s stated warranty, if any.