CHARLES RAY JONES, M.D. Madison Towers 111 Park Street, 1st Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06511 Tel (203) 772-1123 Fax (203) 772-0682
Dear Friends, Your tremendous expression of support continues to overwhelm me. I cannot put into words my heartfelt joy, appreciation and love for you all. The charges against me have provided great challenge, but I remain optimistic. I know that my approach to treatment is sound, and maintain my belief that justice ultimately will be served. I also have tremendous confidence in my legal team, which has been working diligently to enable me to prevail.
We have just entered the second year of legal hearings, however, and my legal defense fund is nearly depleted. My ability to mount an appropriate defense, from a financial perspective, is now in jeopardy, and will depend on my ability to continue to meet the high cost of this lengthy and complex process. I currently need a fund of $150,000, to be in a position to fight the charges. In order to achieve this,I need your financial backing, in the form of as generous a donation as your circumstances will allow. It pains me greatly to have to ask this of you, knowing the tremendous burdens that Lyme disease already has imposed on somany. It is critical, however, that I retain my license, in order to preserve timely access to appropriate, comprehensive treatment for the children who are so very ill.
Checks should be made out to the Charles Ray Jones, M.D. Legal Defense Fund (write "gift"? in the memo section), and mailed to the CRJMDLDF c/o George Heath, III (CPA), 26 Fairlawn Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492.
Alternatively, credit card donations to the legal defense fund may be made through a PayPal account: _www.DefendLymeDoctors.com_ (http://www.defendlymedoctors.com/)
Thank you for your continued support, your prayers and good wishes.
Regarding your many letters of encouragement, please know that I read and appreciate every single one. Sincerely, Charles Ray Jones, M.D.
Posted by Neil M Martin (Member # 2357) on :
Hi ELlen
Thanks for posting this.
Posted by sizzled (Member # 1357) on :
Thank-you,Ellenluba!
Sent!
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
ellen, isn't this the SAME letter posted at least 1 week ago vs. just being written yesterday 3-22??
it's posted in activism; if it is the same, would you edit your post showing the date of jones' actual letter from last week as i forwarded it to all my lyme, fibro/cfs friends so they were aware of the latest? thanks!
to edit, use PENCIL ICON opening the topic/body text. fx it, and click edit send when done....thanks!
in fact, i have a copy of his MARCH 10 letter...yours from above! i sent my financial support check 2 days ago, and still need to type my letter to charles.
so it's march 10; rest of letter is the same! thans ellen. Posted by ellenluba (Member # 1707) on :
Hi Betty, This is basically the same letter, but with a slight change that was made by Dr. Jones's office. So, technically, it's correct to put the later date.
I wouldn't worry about the discrepancy between medical questions and activism. I think we should just leave both as they are. Ellen
Posted by ellenluba (Member # 1707) on :
I hope that everyone not only reads this post, but sends a contribution in immediately and then asks friends and family to do the same.
There are thousands of children in the world who are now functioning only because of Dr. Jones' treatment.
And if he loses his license, we not only lose him as a doctor but probably also lose his treatment methods which become tainted by having been developed by a doctor who has lost his license.
We really can't let this happen. Please send as muich as you possibly can. Thanks, Ellen
Posted by sizzled (Member # 1357) on :
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