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Please read the letter below and send a check to help Elombe and Nomsa with Elombe's medical expenses brought on by a stroke.
The family needs at least $10,000 to do all that is necessary.
 CEMOTAP, BCAP, WISOMM, NBPP, Dr. Jeffries and Councilman Charles Barron have already stepped foward. Please join them by sending a check made payable to:
Elombe Brath
Mail donations to :
 
Elombe Brath,
1845 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard Apt 6C
New York, NY 10026
 
Sunday from 4 - 8pm or Thursday from 6:30 - 9:30pm

Please be as generous with your dollars as Elombe has been to our community with not only his information and work but his time and his energy.
 
Sincerely,
James McIntosh and Betty Dopson
Co-Chairs of CEMOTAP

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Letter from Nomsa Brath

Dear friends and fellow activists,
I am challenged to announce to those of you, who know and love him, that Elombe has had a stroke. I suspect that before the visible effects of the stroke, which occurred in September, at least two minor ones might have went unnoticed. That is the sad news, but the good news and more powerful news is that I believe he has the courage to regain his former posture and continue the work he has championed, for the past 50 years, the liberation of Kmtyw people.

He is presently under the doctor's care as well as receiving physical therapy bi-weekly, to strengthen his left side and improve his gait. Cognitively, there is a difference, but not a drastic one. He can hold his own most of the time so long as he does not become fatigued.

Elombe retired from ABC nine years ago so that he could focus on his life's work exclusively. He receives medical coverage as a PPO which is 20% paid by him and 80% by his insurance for all accepted medical procedures and programs as well as Medicare. Consequently, preventive and holistic medical practices and procedures are not acceptable and will not be covered by this plan. He has no dental coverage and I know that has impacted his health adversely.

There are several alternative modalities that I am trying to add to his treatment plan, which include purchasing equipment to use at home on a regular basis as well as added nutritional supplementation to that which has already been prescribed, oxygen therapy, massage, dental surgery, etc.  He will probably be getting chelation therapy but not until further blood work is done because his creatine is not exactly where the doctor would like it to be and we don't want any kidney problems to complicate things. His blood pressure is good but he has not learned to relax and he is stressing himself about his present physical dilemma.

It is usually the first year of a stroke that is most crucial for stroke victims and an indicator of the level of recovery that can be expected depending on the severity of damage.

For the next three months he will be observed and then re-evaluated. If at that time he has not improved as expected he will be taken to Cuba for further assessment and treatment.

His life has been a marathon of causes here and around the world on behalf of our brothers and sisters who needed their struggles to be voiced and recognized, whether in South Kmt, Namibia, Congo, Ethiopia, Grenada, Burkina Faso or in the United States. With your help we can keep him moving forward in better health and strength for many years to come.

Yours in Love and Struggle

Nomsa Brath

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Note: Sista Numsa Brath has been one of our powerful behind-the-scene
SistaWarriors that have kept not only our Brotha Elombe centered, but
raised brilliant, strong and conscious young men- all home schooled in
the Heart of Harlem. Over the decades, Sista Numsa has also been very
active in Harlem housing/antigentrif ication fights and prgressive Black
Women's issues. In addition, ever since the 1960's our Sista has been a
tireless conscious representative and promoter of Kmtyw Beauty that
counters the myriad forms of white supremacist- inspired Black-negating
and selfhating beauty standards being shoveled into Black men and women's
minds.
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FROM: "Ronald B. McGuire"

YOUNGBLOODS, ELDERS, COMRADES and FRIENDS:

Elombe Brath’s wife, Nomsa, is recovering from major cardiac surgery in
an intensive care unit. Sharan Harper of WBAI informed me that this
afternoon Nomsa regained consciousness and that Elombe and family members
were on their way to see her at the hospital. Elombe is recovering from a
massive stroke he suffered several weeks ago and their health insurance
does not cover many of the alternative procedures recommended by Elombe’s
doctors.

Elombe has been in the forefront of the struggle for freedom and self
determination longer than most of us have been alive. He has always been
there when we needed him. Now it is our turn to step up when Elombe and
his family need us. It is also our collective responsibility to provide
some fitting form of recognition for the contributions this
warrior/scholar has made and to educate Youngbloods who don’t know of him
about Elombe’s importance to their struggles. I hope some of us in the
community who have benefited from Elombe’s wisdom and courage will come
forth to produce a fitting tribute to Elombe on WBAI where he has worked
in recent years.

Since Nomsa is now hospitalized, WBAI’s Kamau Khalfani established an
e-mail for folks to send good wishes to Elombe, Nomsa and their family at
elombe901@hotmail. com . Please read Kamau’s moving e-mail which follows
this.

Donations to help Elombe and Nomsa can still be made by checks made out
to Elombe Brath at 1845 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard - Apt 6C New York,
NY 10026

To Elombe and Nomsa, Please get well soon, We need you.

Ronald B. McGuire