Ride the Brainwave Fundraiser

Thank you to everyone that came out to support Team Dustin's Hope on Saturday!  It was a great day and the fundraiser was a  great success!!  We all had so much fun!  Also, a big thank you to Children and the Earth for putting on this amazing event!  They are such a great organization and we will continue to support them for years to come!

Some of Team Dustin's Hope finishing the race and the start of the Motorcycle Rally

Grandma CarolLee and Carson

Stacy and Carson

Kylie, Milla, and Joe

Teisha and Hank support Dustin's Hope and Miracle Ryker

All the kids had fun doing their part to support Dustin

part of Team Dustin's Hope

Dustin's mom, CarolLee finishing the race

Cherie Shaves Her Head!!

For those of you who did not make it to the Darger Reunion- you missed out!! Dustin's aunt Cherie shaved her head to raise money for Dustin!!! Cherie said that as long as Dustin could not breathe she would do whatever it takes to get him better! If you did not get a chance to donate for her tremendous gesture, please click on the Donate button on the top left corner of the screen. Any amount helps. Let's show Cherie how much she ROCKS for doing this by raising more funds for Dustin!!! Thank you for your love and support! Remember to make every breath count!

Raw Foods Class

THANK YOU to everyone that came out to support Dustin on June 28th!!! We had an awesome turn out and were able to raise some funds to help Dustin with some much needed medical expenses and care. It was great to see all of you and hope you had a fun night and learned some healthy tips to give your body what it deserves! . Special thanks to Megan Darger and Marinna Siri for hosting this event!

Come Walk, Run or Roll & Support Team Dustin's Hope

Upcoming Fundraiser Events

Hey family, friends, and all of Dustin's many supporters! We are very excited to announce two upcoming events that you all can come out to and give Dustin some love and support!! We are looking forward to both of these events and can't wait to see you all there!

We will be holding a donation only Raw Food Class, taught by the amazing Megan Darger. All proceeds will go to support Dustin. If you haven't tasted her cooking then this class is a must! She blows any restaurant (raw food or regular) out of the water! Come learn some yummy recipes, taste some amazing food, and support Dustin.

Friday, June 28th

6:00-8:00 PM

5217 N. Quail Run Court

Lehi, UT

(The home of Marinna Siri)

On July 27th come participate in the 5th Annual Ride The Brainwave 5K and Motorcycle Rally held by Children and the Earth. You can get more details and register at childrenandtheearth.com. Don't forget to specify you are participating in support of team Dustins' Hope.

THANK YOU all for your love and support! We can't wait to see you all there!

Gratitude

What are you grateful for today? Do you ever stop to think how lucky you are that you can breath with out even a second thought? It's just something our bodies are trained to do automatically for survival. 

BE GRATEFUL FOR EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE!!

Dustin struggles for every one that he gets and they are very shallow and limited!

BE GRATEFUL YOU CAN GET UP AND RUN!!

Get up off that couch today, step away from the computer and TV, and get some EXERCISE!!

Have a great day everyone, and remember to make every breath count!

Update on Dustin....Ways You Can Support

In march Dustin had the opportunity to go to a week long retreat at Harbin Hot Springs. It was a great healing week for him mentally and physically and a great experience. Unfortunately, once he returned home he has been struggling greatly with his oxygen levels and having a hard time breathing. 
For those of you that have not been around Dustin lately, I'd like to put in to perspective for you what he is dealing with on a daily basis and what I mean when I use the word "struggle".
Several times a day (or more) Dustin will have what I can only describe as an attack on his lungs. When this happens he literally struggles to catch his breath. Imagine that feeling of being suffocated and the panic and anxiety of not knowing when you'll get that next breath again and fill your lungs with air. This is unfortunately Dustin's reality.
Dustin is continuing to seek help and answers from every avenue that he can. He has recently seen a pulminologist that put him back on 24/7 oxygen and has him on an inhaler. He is currently awaiting results from some tests he took after being on a strict diet. He has been seeing an allopathic Doctor, Dr Mangum, who has been working really well with Dustin. And he continues to have an amazing support system at home through various friends and family members.
What we have learned is that Dustin's body will not be able to heal if he is not getting the oxygen he needs. He will not be able to recover from MRSA/mold poisoning while he continues to struggle to breath.

Dustin has an amazing support system! There are so many people that are willing to do whatever they can to help and we know that there are more of you out there!

As we continue to look for answers and get Dustin the help that he needs, medical costs are rising and funds are being depleted. We would like to ask for everyone's support on raising awareness for Dustin and helping him find answers to help his body heal. We are putting together some exciting events to help raise funds for his rising medical costs, and would like as many of you as possible to get involved and show your support. Stay tuned for details and ways you can get involved to help!

~Updates on Dustin~

After determining Dustin’s health problems have come from mold we are working hard,
using visual therapy, organic foods, hot springs, many helping hands
and the power of prayer to get him healthy.

We’ve been using visual therapy and positive thoughts to help heal Dustin.

Dustin is going to be putting a lot of focus on his healthy lungs and body.

No more talking about his sick lungs and what isn't working.

This also means that whenever someone asks him how he is doing... he gets to say, "I choose not to talk about that. However you can visualize my lungs and body being very strong and healthy, with my mind and blood receiving plenty of oxygen with me." or something like this.

What we give energy to flourishes. Lets all assist Dustin's flourishing, healthy body by continuing to hold the vision of his body this way.

Lets all speak, visualize and give gratitude for Dustin being vibrant and alive!

Here is a pic of lungs that are healthy so we can all do this a bit easier.

We would like to give a special thank you to all of the generous people that have stepped forward to help. We have a team of over 30 volunteers that are helping Dustin.

CarolLee Darger ~ Mom and Biggest Supporter

Christopher Stubbs ~ Main Coordinator, Schedule Planner

Megan Darger Stubbs ~ Coordinator, Meal Planner, Food Teacher, Facebook Coordinator, Fundraiser coordinator

John Darger ~juice prep

Kyle Koerner ~ Laughter Coach

Jordan Darger ~ home helper

Sarah Hess ~ blogspot coordinator, food prep

Nephi Darger-miscellaneous projects including having fun

AngelLee Darger Koerner ~ Purpose Coach

Bonnie Bronson ~ Life Vision Coach

Marinna Siri ~Mental/Emotional/Spiritual Coach

Teisha Darger ~ Food Prep

Caramie Baker ~ Food Prep

Heber Hess ~ Fitness Buddy

Jeff Watson ~ Fitness Buddy

Joe Darger ~ Fitness Buddy

Lindsey Darger~Cleaning, Food Prep, Etc.

Maranda Hess~Food Prep

Lacey~Daily Help, Miscelaneous

Ephraim Olschewski~Energy Healer and Coach

Kay~Energy Healer and Essential Oils Expert

Heidi~Food Prep, Massage

Amy Ellis Darger ~ researcher, facebook coordinator

Missy Jessop ~ Food prep

Ciel Pilgram ~ Food prep

Elizabeth Darger ~ Food Team Manager

Leslie ~ Massage

Cameron ~ Fitness Helper

Stacy Darger ~ Helper, Miscelaneous

Doriann ~ Breath Coach

Dr. Pope ~ Chiropratic and Coach

Christy ~ Weekly Massage

Syndi Spencer ~ Organic Food, Reiki

Violet Jessop ~ Massage and Body Code

Thanks guys for all your support!!!

Dustin has also received a couple of very generous donations to help keep organic food in his diet and another to visit the hot springs (this is very good therapy to help kill the mold in Dustin's body, will post more on this later). Words can not express the gratitude we are feeling from the generosity of these amazing people!!!

This week Dustin is continuing his High Enzyme Therapy. We are hopeful to start seeing more results from this soon now that some of the inversion has cleared. Another thing to be thankful for... CLEAN air from all of the snow we just received. Dustin worked with his breath coach, Doriann, this week and she is very optimistic of getting results soon. She also helped Dustin get some GOOD sleep. He will continue to work with some of his other coaches this week.

All of Dustin's helpers have been absolutely amazing!!! Having the extra help for food prep, cleaning, exercise, etc is so helpful, but most importantly the POSITIVE energy they have been bringing to the Darger home is more helpful than we can even express!! All of the positive energy is helping Dustin both emotionally and physically.

We can't reiterate enough the appreciation we are feeling! Keep the positive thoughts, energy, and prayers coming our way!! We can feel it working!! Thank you all for your support and love!