<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[HelpConrad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conrad is an orthotist and prosthetist who spent more than two decades helping people regain their mobility. Two of his spinal discs have now collapsed and a third is failing, compressing his spinal cord and nerves. He urgently needs spinal fusion surgery.

This blog is where our family shares the full story, posts progress and confirmed medical costs, and answers questions openly. Comments are welcome — a message of encouragement matters more than you might think.]]></description><link>https://www.helpconrad.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:32:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.helpconrad.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Help Conrad Get Urgent Spinal Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Arina. I am eighty years old, and this is one of the hardest things I have ever had to write. This page is dedicated to my son, Conrad. Two of his spinal discs have collapsed and a third is failing. He needs spinal fusion surgery, and our family cannot pay for it. That is the plain reason this page exists. This page and the Back-a-Buddy campaign were set up, and are being managed, with the help of my second-eldest son and his wife. I want to tell the whole story, in order — the...]]></description><link>https://www.helpconrad.com/post/help-conrad-get-urgent-spinal-surgery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a88409f566689c28ad91165</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:27:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b9f899_1c371401e30d4af197054cdfb6affad3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>venterconrad1</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>