# Reitler Family > Chris Connor Jed Reitler ## Posts - [Surgery](https://reitler.com/surgery/): Aug 28, 2026 UPDATE AT A GLANCE Thank You Christine and I are eternally grateful for your support. Every wish, thought, prayer, and message is felt and appreciated. Please forgive my not communicating very well. I want to be positive, appreciate the blessings we do have, and recognize the fact everyone struggles. He takes us through – not around – the fire πŸ”₯ When you walk through the fire you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. ~ Isaiah 43:2 Medical Update The SCS implant that reduced Christine’s pain twists inside her when it shouldn’t. It takes […] - [In Limbo](https://reitler.com/limbo/): “It was time to raise the bar higher, or lower if you’re doing limbo.” ~ Tre Cool Compassionate Permit Thank God and thank Germany we received an extension! Christine and I remain in our little room above a garage in a Bavarian village close to Milz-Bieber clinic, where she had another FMT treatment (still restricted in the USA). Thank you to so, so many who ask how Christine is, who pray for His healing hand, and who send positive thoughts to her. We have until August 30th to figure out how and where to access reliable healthcare for Christine. We are […] - [SCS](https://reitler.com/scs/): Grateful THANK YOU Friends & Family! Thank God for some pain relief! We appreciate so many of you checking in on Christine and asking how her health is. After multiple surgeries, she has her spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implant, and she is making progress. We are so, so, so grateful for life-changing surgeries and treatments we were unable to get in the U.S. 2 Surgeries in 3 Weeks Beloved, bionic Christine persisted patiently through more than 10 visits to Klinikum Memmingen hospital and clinic. Bavarian Germans are very caring and kind. Paperwork and language barriers were overcome. Christine stayed 12 combined […] - [2026](https://reitler.com/2026/): Happy New Year and Love to All, Christine and I remain thankful to family and friends checking in on her, asking how she’s doing, and providing prayer cover. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” ~ Psalm 147:3 Connor was able to visit for Christmas! Our little family was blessed to be together and exchange presents. (photos below) May this blog post find you and family and friends healthy and in reasonably good spirits despite anxiety-riddled social media algorithms and the concerning state of things today. Surgery Update We hope to have a date for Christine’s spinal stimulator implant […] - [Christmas](https://reitler.com/christmas/): Warmest wishes to all family and friends celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah. God be with you. Christine and I have been in mourning and prayer for 2 childhood friends that lost their husbands, and our hearts go out to their families. In the last 2 months, Christine’s agonizing pain has grown worse, spreading from her left arm to her neck and right arm. Her seizures are now daily. And with every seizure, she wakes up with more pain. Her medications never removed her agony, and now they are failing to break through the pain. WARNING: this video contains seizures and may be […] - [Pain](https://reitler.com/painful/): Please pray He heals Christine from her chronic pain. πŸ™ Her back and knee pain were severe, but the left arm agony that started in May is now spreading to her right arm. She sleeps less and suffers seizures more often. It’s been weeks since she left our humble apartment. Just getting from bed to bathroom is a struggle. Her eyesight is failing more rapidly and barely able to use her phone (with HUGE font) on a good day. She mostly streams videos to try and keep her mind occupied, away from the pain. I hope and pray we can find […] - [Mystery](https://reitler.com/mystery/): Thank you, dear family and friends, for your love and prayer and support! We love and appreciate you. Infection On top of her arm agony, Christine has been fighting an infection for weeks. We are trying her 3rd course of antibiotics. Thank God she has not flatlined from C. Diff complications like she did last July. The fecal transplant truly saved her life. Meanwhile, she is miserable and we’ve been through a range of clinics, doctors, medicines and treatments. We were hoping she’d be well enough for a quick visit to Oktoberfest that is 90 minutes away, but she’s been barely […] - [Minor Miracle](https://reitler.com/minor-miracle/): Doctor Visit Christine and I saw Dr. Wienand Friday, who was referred to us from the Milz-Bieber clinic. He does not have medication, treatment, or theories for Christine’s agonizing arm pain. We received referrals for an MRI scan, then a Neurology consult. Most Germans wait 3 to 6 months for an MRI, so we hoped and prayed we could get Christine in earlier. Back at the clinic, Christine was in too much pain to receive FMT or an infusion. But the staff was very kind, and they made calls to help us. MRI Miracle Amazing! Christine got her MRI scan today […] - [Chop It Off](https://reitler.com/chop-it-off/): Christine has often said “Chop It Off” in anguish, wishing she could separate the agony of her left arm from the rest of her body. Apology I’m sorry it’s taken a month to update. I keep hoping for some positive or firm development to provide. Meanwhile YOUR hopes, messages, prayers, thoughts and well wishes are deeply appreciated and warmly received. Thank you! Christine feels guilty she has not been on social media. I reassure her that it’s all in good time, and I have been relaying your beautiful messages to her for you. Events Christine and I celebrated her 50th birthday […] - [New Doctor](https://reitler.com/new-doctor/): July 17th Christine and I were able to meet the kind Dr. Christian Wienand, a general practitioner with some pain management experience. He is also perplexed by Christine’s left-arm pain. He ordered many, many labs. We hope and pray some lab results next week will lead to better understanding and eventual treatment. Unfortunately Dr. Wienand is on holiday for 2 weeks, Time and money are precious, and hopefully we can get some answers soon for poor Christine. Christine remains strong in spirit, despite being mostly bedridden. It’s difficult for her to focus, but we try to stream shows together in bed […] - [Angelic πŸ˜‡ Hosts](https://reitler.com/angelic-hosts/): Christine remains in pain, but keeps her fighting spirit. She has spent the last 2 weeks in bed, using the bathroom, or at the clinic. We hope and pray the doctor we see tomorrow can find SOMETHING to diagnose and treat. Meanwhile we are BLESSED and grateful to our hosts. πŸ™ We are living in a small apartment above the garage in a home owned by Winnfried and Maria Kern in Lautrach, Germany. Thanks to the Kerns, we have a quiet and safe place to heal with lower expenses and a small kitchen for healthier meals. Maria and Winne have been […] - [FMT Hope](https://reitler.com/fmt-hope/): It’s Friday July 11th, and Christine received another life-saving FMT procedure here in Germany. We thank God and are SO grateful for the doctors and staff at Milz-Bieber clinic in Bad Gronenbach! We are hopeful the FMT will once again restore Christine’s gut biome and build defenses against C. Diff bacteria. We are hopeful a family doctor with some pain management experience will be able to help when we see him July 17th. But there is still so much we DON’T know: Socialized Healthcare We have no alternative: we must get Christine residence in a country with socialized healthcare. FMT is […] - [Christine Health Summary](https://reitler.com/christine-health-summary/): Family and Friends, THANK YOU for your support, thoughts, and most of all prayers. He listens. Hopefully this blog will help keep loved ones updated on Christine’s health. It’s been a long journey, and this time in Germany is particularly scary. I’ll do my best to summarize where she’s been and where we hope to be. History Christine is a SURVIVOR! Here’s what she’s overcome: C. Diff Christine experienced 8 episodes of C. Diff colitis in 18 months. Every year, C. Diff infects 500,000 and kills 30,000 Americans. It nearly killed Christine July 2nd, 2024 when her heart flatlined until radiology […] - [Pain](https://reitler.com/pain/): Christine has managed chronic pain for over a decade. We don’t know what is causing the agony in her left arm to exceed her spinal nerve pain since the 2014 vehicle accident (rear-ended by a Chevy Suburban). It breaks my heart to see her in so much pain, unable to get comfort or sleep in bed, barely able to walk to the bathroom. Thank you, friends and family, for your kind prayers and thoughts and support. We feel them! This is Week 10 of her arm pain, which went from wrist to arm to shoulder and now the base of her […] - [Ambulance](https://reitler.com/ambulance/): Your prayers and support mean everything. Christine Kohlweck Reitler is in Memmingen hospital. Her arm agony is too severe for our clinic. May they find & treat the cause, relieve her pain & seizures. Update: the hospital discharged her, but found no cause to her arm pain. THANK YOU loved ones. It was an awful day of agony, ambulance and hospital. Your prayers helped – exhaustion set in to let her sleep a couple of hours in the hospital. She is discharged and ‘home’ in Lautrach. Hope and pray we can get her diagnosed and treated somehow as immigrant Americans. πŸ™ […] - [Please Pray for Christine](https://reitler.com/please-pray-for-christine/): Please πŸ™ for Christine Kohlweck Reitler. E. Coli infection. Agony arm pain. Antibiotics. πŸ™ C.Diff stays gone. Her treatment banned in the US saves her life; I just want her stable enough to enjoy it. 😒 Thank you friends for your love & support. She’s such a Survivor. Brain tumor, melanoma, thyroid cancer, back and neck injuries, and this doggone C.Diff. Your prayers and support mean the world. β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή - [100 Day Update](https://reitler.com/100-day-update/): 100-Day Update: Life-Saving German Clinic for Christine Kohlweck Reitler. Thank God she has FMT treatments banned by the FDA! Christine is sick but alive with seizures almost daily, low BP, low blood cells, dizzy, weak, and is still too thin. Typical Christine pushed herself too hard when her mom visited, got another infection, and 90% of her time is in bed or at the clinic the past 2 weeks. Please pray she gets strong enough to go for drives again. We’ve accepted we cannot cure, only treat, her C. Diff. It’s become clear returning to the US is not an option […] - [Dachau - Never Again](https://reitler.com/dachau-never-again/): 80 Years Ago Today the US Army Liberated Dachau Prison Camp, Where 40,000 Souls Were Lost to Unchecked Tyranny.Β Christine was able to rent a motorized scooter (free of charge) to roll through most of the museum. We were horrified by the atrocities and terrors upon human souls. This is what happens when people forget rights for others, dehumanize others, believe only in rights for themselves. #NeverAgain ## Pages - [The Business of the United States (a modest proposal)](https://reitler.com/businessusa/): A Modest Proposal For Effectively Restructuring the United States Government into an Optimized, Publicly Traded Enterprise, and for Liquidating Low-Yield Domestic Liabilities for the Maximum Benefit of the Shareholding Class. It is a melancholy object to those who observe the current state of our great Republic, to see the vast halls of governance clogged by the tedious, unprofitable machinery of democratic deliberation. The public square is perpetually filled with the clamor of the destitute, the demands of the working classes, and the inefficient whining of citizens who mistakenly view their relationship with the State as a moral compact rather than a […] - [Paris](https://reitler.com/paris/) - [FMT](https://reitler.com/fmt/): Global FMT I am personally contacting GI providers worldwide in search of fecal microbiota transplant (FMT). AI/Google searches are inaccurate, and availability changes often. Most require physician referral. Get the Facts Information on C diff infections (CDI) and treatments including fecal microbiota transplant (FMT). FMT Video What if the FDA stopped your life-saving treatment? Watch a quick summary of C Diff, FMT, and Americans finding overseas pathways to the 85% effective treatment limited by the FDA in 2025. Infographics Share these infographics with others and scrub your hands in healthcare settings! 🩺 Peggy Lillis Foundation Visit CDiff.org for education and support […] - [Links](https://reitler.com/links/): Links to all pages of this website - [Italy](https://reitler.com/italy/): To save Christine’s life, we are expatriating to Italy. After researching dozens of nations, Italy has the best balance of affordability, healthcare, and time. Italy has 8 hospitals providing fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) to new patients. These are marked by poop emojis in the map below. The top hospitals in Italy are purple “H” icons. Requirements To access healthcare, we must invest $300,000 in a Innovative Italian Business qualified by the government. This gets us an Italian Investor Visa application. If approved, we earn a 2-year Residence Permit in Italy. We will need private health insurance ($5,000) during these 2 years […] - [Lab](https://reitler.com/lab/) - [Health Blog](https://reitler.com/health-blog/) - [Jan](https://reitler.com/jan/): Slideshow from Jan’s visit to Christine in Germany May 30 – Jun 3, 2025. - [Contact](https://reitler.com/contact/): let’s connect! You can find us at Send a quick hello - [Jed Reitler](https://reitler.com/jed/): Jed Reitler Resume Career Portfolio Key Performance Metrics Executive Experience Summary Education, Governance & Technical Stack Resume Jed Reitler EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sales & Marketing Executive Proven results-driven leader with an international record of business development, sales, marketing and P&L management. Profitable management of global teams earning exponential results across industries and markets. RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE 2023 – Present Renewal by Andersen – Sales and Marketing Director Grew field marketing teams from 5 to 50 associates in 9 months. Optimized lead quality and sales conversions to boost annual revenue 130% from $3.7m to $8.5m in 1 year. Created KPIs and processes to […] - [Connor Reitler](https://reitler.com/connor/): Connor Reitler Advocate, Consultant and Champion of the Under-Represented. Experience MetaPhase 2023 – Present Resource Manager of SchoolSafety.gov and consultant to the School Safety task force. LinkVisum 2021 – 2023 Consultant to the Department of Justice civil rights group preventing hate crimes. LGBT Bar Assocation 2020 – 2021 Drafted laws to limit “gay panic” legal defense of hate crimes in IA and OH. Center for European Policy Studies 2019 -2020 Shaped EU polices for cloud computing and digital sovereignty. United States Embassy to Senegal 2018 Created maps and media as a summer intern. Mission Affect institutional and policy changes for school […] - [Reitler Family](https://reitler.com/): Our Family Christine Passionate lover of life and other people. 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