LXM Humanitarian Foundation
The Life Extension Medicine Humanitarian Foundation (LXMHF) is committed to “Giving Hope and Extending Life” by assisting AMC in treating patients who do not have the funds to receive life-saving treatment.
LXMHF was specifically set up to provide hope and offer a second chance to people suffering from extremely debilitating diseases, where they were given a “death sentence” by being told that there was no further medical treatment available, or their medical treatment had failed and the patient was either sent home to die, or referred to a hospice, or told that they would have to live with their chronic disorder, as well as the pain and suffering, for the rest of their life.
AMC has witnessed many success stories, despite the fact that many of the patients were told that they cannot be cured. Patients from all walks of life and many countries throughout the world have been treated through the LXMH Foundation and AMC’s dedicated professionals.
LXMHF was established by Dr. Bret Phillips and Ms. Melanie Taylor in 2014, as a means to assist unfortunate individuals who suffer from a terminal disease or severely debilitating chronic disease, by giving them hope and an opportunity to be healed, or to improve their chronic condition, or to extend their life with quality and dignity.
While LXMHF is governed by a board of dedicated professionals, Dr. Phillips is still at the helm of the Foundation’s activities with some board members employed by AMC. LXMHF has been funded by the founders as well as benevolent individuals and corporate donors.
These patients desperately seek the help and financial assistance of philanthropic and benevolent individuals, organizations, charities, churches, and corporations.
Donated funds, no matter how small or large, are used to pay for treatment programs. A patient’s treatment program can range from R5,000 – R15,000 per week and the average length of treatment is 4 to 12 weeks. If patients respond well to treatment, for example, remission, marked improvement, or stabilisation of their condition, then they enter the maintenance and monitoring phase of the treatment program where they consult weekly or monthly for treatment and assessments, or they continue with treatment in their home towns. Donor funding is also used for research and the development of medical devices which may assist with the treatment of these life-threatening and debilitating diseases.
Activities
The Board and Committee is responsible for assessing and vetting each candidate who has a terminal, life threatening or incurable chronic disease, to determine if they qualify for financial support for the treatment program at the Advanced Life Therapies Care International Medical Centre in Pretoria East, because of their indigent status, or inability to pay in full or part, of the essential treatment program.
The Board – Services and Duties
Dr Patricia Rosema
Chairperson of the Board
Certified in Immuno-Virotherapy (Latvia) and previous board member of other distinguished Foundations.
Dr B Phillips
Director
Healthcare Practitioner in charge of Complementary Medical treatment programs
Administrative Duties
Biotechnology and IT Consultant for research and development
Mr S Mfayela
Marketing (Corporate, Government, NGO’s, Churches, Private)
Fundraising
Mr Thomas Bartleman (Accountant)
Bookkeeping and Accounting Officer
Corporate Governance Officer
Sources of Financial Support
The LXM Humanitarian Foundation is registered with CIPC and has an ABSA Bank account. The Board and Committee of LXM Humanitarian Foundation occassionally embark upon an awareness and marketing programmes aimed at benevolent individuals, corporates, NGO’s, government, churches, charities and other organisations, to raise funds for the severely ill. Organisations that have already shown interest in supporting the LXM Humanitarian Foundation include foreign embassies, private companies and private individuals.
Distribution of Assets upon dissolution of the LXM Humanitarian Foundation
Upon the dissolution of the LXM Humanitarian Foundation, the assets will be transferred to a benevolent Trust which will donate the money to a Medical Research company, Institute or organisation specialising in cancer or serious chronic disease treatment, researching all possibilities and methodologies of treatment.
Donors, funders and patients to be sponsored are welcome to visit Advanced Medical Centre in either Pretoria or Dainfern to discuss funding and treatments available.