A Kiwi mum with one of the world’s most painful and debilitating conditions has made a desperate plea to raise funds for treatment that could dramatically change her life. Masterton woman Natasha Brucker, 32, has suffered from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) for more than eight years. It is a rare and extremely painful incurable neurological condition that causes nerve pain throughout the body.
After carpel tunnel surgery, she developed CRPS which is also known as the “suicide disease” due to the amount of people who take their own lives as the pain of the condition is too immense. Most sufferers of the poorly-understood condition experience crippling nerve pain, which can feel like they are being burned, stung or stabbed. It is considered to be more painful than child birth and amputation.
Brucker has started a Givealittle page and needs to raise $80,000 to get to the United States for the potentially life-saving treatment..
