We cannot change the past, but we can change our attitude toward it. Uproot guilt and plant forgiveness....

As I step through life

there are many things in this world that I can't explain and that I can't control.  Yet I fight seemlingly endless battles to do things that sometimes are in the end meaningless.  I am fighting a battle with a very rare disease called chronic progressive neuro-behcet's or at least that was my diagnosis.  Now it is Behcet's with another unknown serious neurological disease.  I have been through the ringer testing everything here and there all the way to the NIH in Bethesda.  The symptoms are showing a new meaning to the word grim but that is not my focus.  My focus on the living and things that I can control.  A sad turn of events will not be enough to make this life crumble.  Sure, it is a hard life, but the things I'm learning and the things that I am able to do are amazing when I can do them.

I am changing day by day, piece by piece.  I created this site to share this experience and how I want to change this world that I live in.  Even if my time here is shortened by my battle, the battle will not be in vain.  I do believe that we live in a world worth saving, worth changing for the better.  But we all must awaken to this effort and not sit idle expecting great things to come from others.  We all must take small steps together.

This is my experience, my struggle, and hopefully an insight into the legacy that I build and eventually leave behind.

My name is Andy and this is my story

Andy

Donations & Support

 

Check or Cash Donations for medical and other expenses are appreciated but we have a limited venue for acceptance for them.  We need them for sure but we are trying to build an organization for Andy and others like him to collect donations.  For those that wish to donate in helping with new medical treatments and the expenses surrounding those please contact:

Helping Hands Ministry
Andy Barwick Medical Project
(706) 754-6884

135 Main Street
PO Box 337
Tallulah Falls‎ GA‎ 30573

http://www.hhmin.org

Thanks for your interest in helping Andy and his family.  We now know that time here is limited for Andy and our focus is becoming less on the disease on more on life and the living.

 

 

What's Wrong with Andy?

This footage is a part of an ongoing documentary series by Keith Roberts about Andy's life.  This footage was prior to Andy's August 2011 Scoliosis surgery which is completely separate from the disease that he struggles with daily.

Life with an Invisible, Incurable Disease - By Keith Roberts

This video is the second in the series of the "Be Strong. Take Heart" series. The video provides a brief glimpse into the world of doubt, fear and the things we live for.  Andy Barwick suffers from a rare, incurable disease called NeuroBehcet's which doctors think is just one of the diseases affecting his body.  This short film is some tidbits as we film the multi-year documentary of Andy Barwick's life.

Invisible Illness, Fighting for My Life - A Benefit Video for Andy Barwick by Keith Roberts

This was an incredible video that my friend Keith Roberts created for the benefit on Dec 17th.  I cannot describe in words what Keith has captured.  It is moving in a way that will change you in the most wonderful way.

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