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Coogee, New South Wales, Australia

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Guillain Barre Syndrome can turn your life upside down, it can happen to anyone, at any age and at any time with no cure. We are here to listen to individual journey’s, provide information and up to date research, support those suffering from GBS and their families financially and emotionally improving their quality of your life and help get those affected back to their normal self as soon as possible.

What is Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)?

Guillain Barre pronounced (Ghee-lan Barré) is an acute disorder of the peripheral nerves, the immune system starts attacking itself, causing weakness and paralysis of the limbs.

The first symptoms are usually pins and needles or numbness beginning in the toes and fingers. Legs feel heavy and wooden, arms feel limp and hands cannot grip properly. GBS is very painful and if not diagnosed quickly can shut down your respiratory system causing death. There is no cure only treatments to aid recovery treatment includes plasma exchange or (IVIG). GBS patients should receive one of these treatments as soon as diagnosed (within 24-48 hrs at most). The longer the delay in starting treatment, the less likely it is to be effective.

Here are the major problems:

Here’s what we’re doing about it:

Thank you so much for your time and donation 🙂 we will see you on the night.

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Jade Parsons

4 years ago

$10

Anonymous

4 years ago

$397

Vashti Harper

4 years ago

$30

Anonymous

4 years ago

$250

Sue Reynolds

5 years ago

$90

Anonymous

5 years ago

$50

Wade Reynolds

5 years ago

$130

Katrin Geldermann

5 years ago

$400

Shantell Mcclenaughan

5 years ago

$40

krys clarke

5 years ago

$650

Kellie Ashdown

5 years ago

$120

Debbie Fuller

5 years ago

$75

Jan Green

5 years ago

$40

Jess Reynolds

5 years ago

$2634

Yarri Restaurant

5 years ago

$950

Kristen Gardner

5 years ago

$450

Bindi Boyle-Mason

5 years ago

$120

Savanah Walmsley

5 years ago

$100

Ray Codalonga

5 years ago

$200

Wendy McMahon

5 years ago

$50

Tracey Galea

A great cause for many sufferers, a special place in my heart for my daughter Natasha who was diagnosed with this a few wks before my wedding

7 years ago

Greg Woolstencroft

As a GBS/CIDP sufferer I strongly support the work of the Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation. There work goes towards helping many sufferers

7 years ago

Jeneane McKissack

Stay strong Phoebe. McKissack Boileau family

7 years ago

Matthew Fahd

Well done Jade! Lots of love from Sarah and I xox

9 years ago

Peter Dutton

Well done Jados, top effort.

9 years ago

Claire Allan

Go Ibs!! just keep running, just keep running

9 years ago

Jessica Barber

Good Luck Ibs!! Xx

9 years ago

Waleed Khalil

Good luck Ibs and Trudy with the Gold Coast half marathon

9 years ago

Jess

$23689

Jade Parsons