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Dear Friends,

It is now some 10 hours since I found out about this life and death emergency concerning Lea De Mae and I have been writing letters to various parties in Spain, USA and elsewhere overnight, also contacted some London movie fans by 'phone this afternoon.

I would like these messages sent on to Marc Dorcel Studios. Perhaps someone can help me by copying them to that Studio in France, also to Axel Braun at "Elegant Angel" in California.

A short while ago I received a message from Mr Oldrich Widman of Dream Entertainment in the Czech Republic (see below in red) and I have sent Mr Widman a reply as under. This also contains a request to Mr Berth Milton, the founder of "Private" Magazine now based in Spain. Lea De Mae was showcased in the beautiful Double DVD Boxed Set made in honour of Lea about a year ago in "The Private Life of..." series (the first ever set in the series was for Monique Covet - followed by Silvia Saint, second to be released). 

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----- Original Message -----
From: varme3
To: DREAM ENTERTAINMENT INC ; Digitalmedia ; Info Private
Cc: Steve Holmes ; 'Silvie' ; Triciadevereaux@aol.com ; Volny ; Magyar Dávid ; INTERNET STUDIO, s.r.o. ; Bala Bala ; Scatt ; Pablo Vilaseca Gomez ; j.d.evans@btinternet.com ; John O'Brien ; Bivisz ; Jose Luis Gutierrez ; marti ferrer montal ; ziniaraya ; The Colonel ; julio.gil@gmail.com ; ssaint ; konni ; angelica@angelicabella.com ; Enfant (yandex) ; Alexander ; juhani lukas ; Peter Murray ; danny@harmonyxxx.com
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 1:35 PM
Subject: Lea De Mae emergency.


Mr Oldrich Widman,
Dream Entertainment,
The Czech Republic.
 
Dear Mr Widman,
 
You are of course known famously over here as Silvia Saint's manager at the time of her busy movie career a few years ago and I believe you recently arranged for Silvia to be the main feature in the recent "Arena" magazine glamour supplement published here in the UK not long ago.
 
I was shocked to read on the CSS Forum about the lovely and popular Czech star Lea De Mae being hospitalised in Prague suffering from a rare brain cancer - but one that hopefully can be treated by specialists in Germany or Sweden.
 
In the past, we in London raised a small fund for the elegant Daniella Rush with whom I believe Lea De Mae made her debut for "Private" in the unusual movie "The Bride Wore Black" directed by Englishman Frank Thring (I believe Silvia knows him as Bill Wright or Right and he was associated with Silvia's career of course, as you will know).  The well-known moviestar Steve Holmes assisted us as did the managing director of "Elegant Angel" in the USA, Axel Braun (the son of Lasse Braun  - "King of Porn").
 
This time, it seems that a huge amount of cash is required for medical expenses to treat Lea. In this country, we have a National Health Service which is free of charge, but there are often long delays for treatment, although normally with life-threatening illness, things move more quickly. Obviously, with Lea's illness, there must be no delay.
 
I checked on the general Web under Yahoo.com and Google.com, but as yet, there are no postings about this matter that I could find.
 
I myself have only known about this for less than one day since Silvia's fan, Juhani in Canada mentioned this on the CSS Forum http://forum.clubsilviasaint.net/  and reporting that this was made known by yourself at the well attended "Barcelona Show" in Prague about 10 days ago.
 
As it appears a very large amount of cash is required to be raised for Lea's treatment quickly, it is essential that full information is put out in the public domain. Only a limited amount of fans regularly monitor the CSS Forum and worldwide attention is needed here urgently of course. Many fans, especially those in the Eastern European areas are on modest incomes. Hopefully, the fans in the USA and Europe will be able to help more.
 
Some medical information from the doctors should be put out too or some intention as to treatment, etc, as there may even be a Lea De Mae fan amongst the skilled surgeons or clinic owners who may wish to help in some way?
 
Meantime, a completely separate new Bank Account should be set up purely designated for the purposes of receiving contributions towards medical support for Lea De Mae and not mixed up with any other existing trading or personal accounts. There should be a resolution about the administration of the account with perhaps several persons responsible for the funds received and payments out or any excess surplus to be returned to contributors, etc. who will be accountable to potential contributors. Hopefully, everyone involved in this fund-raising effort will give their services freely. I have asked the founder of "Private" to try to assist as much as possible (please see below).
 
When we raised cash for Daniella Rush last year, this was just a small informal thing between a handful of London fans and I sent the cash raised over to one of Steve Holmes's good friends in Prague and Steve then added in a generous contribution of his own and presented it all and another personal gift from London to Daniella in Prague last September in  time for her birthday. This was just as a token of appreciation and support for Daniella after her long ordeal in Hospital and specialist clinic following her injuries in the car accident in the Czech Republic. Even so, I had publicised this a lot on the Web and it was also made known in the USA and received the public support of Axel Braun and Steve Holmes. This cash and gift value was only about $900 in all and Steve reported back that Daniella was very grateful for the thought, but in Lea's case, it is said that $150,000 is required to treat Lea, so things must be conducted formally this time.
 
For Lea's case, Legal and Chartered Accountants' Advice should be sought in Prague so that everyone worldwide will be happy to make contributions speedily, but there must be proper information and arrangements set out. People cannot be expected to send hundreds or thousands of dollars just from a forum posting by a well-meaning fan.
 
I am afraid that I am not an Accountant or Lawyer but I would imagine that help could be obtained from the legal departments of some of the large movie companies like "Private" in order to keep down expenses. I have just spoken to the HSBC Bank here in London and they say that the things I have mentioned above are more or less right and also added that with long term medical campaigns here, a Charity is usually set up, however that may take time. With this cursed illness, and believe me I know all about it from my own family, even a day counts, so please try to set up things with legal formalities in place, etc. as soon as possible.
 
Thank you very much for your efforts to help Lea.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Victor in London, UK (member of the CSS Forum)
 
PS. Attention: Mr Berth Milton, Founder of Private Magazine, Spain.
 
Dear Mr Milton,
 
Please can you kindly assist this effort in any way possible to save the life of lovely Lea De Mae.
 
Lea was memorably introduced to the world by your company, I believe, in Daniella Rush's unusual and superb movie "The Bride Wore Black" on the Private Video De Luxe label, - directed by specialist movie-maker Englishman, Frank Thring.

  The beautiful Czech star, Lea De Mae.
 
Thank you, Victor, UK.
(A "Private" reader and collector for over 30 years!) 
 
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----- Original Message -----

From: DREAM ENTERTAINMENT INC
To: varme3
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Lea De Mae postings on CSS Forum.


THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF YOU
 
OLDRICH
 
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----- Original Message -----

From: varme3
To: Steve Holmes ; 'Silvie' ; Triciadevereaux@aol.com ; Digitalmedia ; Info Private
Cc: Volny ; Magyar Dávid ; Digitalmedia ; INTERNET STUDIO, s.r.o. ; Bala Bala ; Scatt ; Pablo Vilaseca Gomez ; j.d.evans@btinternet.com ; John O'Brien ; Bivisz ; Jose Luis Gutierrez ; marti ferrer montal ; ziniaraya ; The Colonel ; julio.gil@gmail.com ; ssaint ; konni ; angelica@angelicabella.com ; Enfant (yandex) ; Alexander ; juhani lukas ; Peter Murray ; danny@harmonyxxx.com
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 4:19 AM
Subject: Emailing: forum 

Dear Friends, Moviestars & Producers, (and please pass this on to your colleagues and other movie companies),

I have only just seen this very serious posting from Juhani (a long-time Forum member in Canada) on Silvia Saint's Forum (please see below) that the lovely and delightful Czech Adult Movie Star Lea De Mae is in a Prague Hospital suffering from a rare brain cancer - which apparently can be positively treated by an operation in Germany or Sweden.    I have no other information on this. Of course, I would like to make a donation to help pay for this operation. 

In order to have a worldwide fund, there should be some official announcement posted up with details of the fund and its administration, receipts, etc. If not already done, this should be done speedily.  I have copied this only to the few people I know, but I am sure others would wish to help including all the movie makers in the USA for whom Lea filmed, Private Studios of course who introduced Lea, I believe, in Daniella Rush's famous movie "The Bride Wore Black" (directed by Englishman Frank Thring), Video Marc Dorcel and others also Lea's co-stars.  

We in London once raised a small fund for Daniella after her car accident and Axel Braun and Steve Holmes will remember this (I am afraid I do not have Axel's e-mail address but I am sure he would wish to help Lea too).   This time the amount needed is much much greater so we need as many as possible helping plus the big companies like Private to help save Lea's life. The USA fans on the ADT Site, which Miss Tricia Devereaux is a respected member of, I am sure would help too. There are many more fans in the USA than in London and I trust that they will make a big effort this time.  

Please can we have more official information and details from Silvia's former manager, Mr Oldrich Widman in Prague at Dream Entertainment posted up quickly so the fund requests can be spread quickly. Remember the saying set out below and let us all do that good thing now.  

Regards, Victor, London. 14th October, 2004.  4.19am.  

"Expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that you can do, or any kindness that you can show to any fellow creature, do it now; do not defer or neglect it, for you shall not pass this way again."
 

Beautiful Lea De Mae  - please help her now.

Dear Friends,

I had no idea that Lea De Mae had been ill since the summer and has already undergone a brain operation plus radio therapy and chemotherapy in September, the latter often a most exhausting and weakening procedure.  The illness is aggressive and extra treatment is required, which is apparently unavailable in the Czech Republic  - please see the information from the www.pics-and-models.com Site published 4 days ago on the 11th October.

We read about new discoveries and things to "turn cancer off" but it seems whenever a loved one is struck down with this illness, the doctors are unable to fight back completely. It's always something for the future still being worked on.

So it's even more urgent than I thought. I implore fans to write to the major studios such as "Private" and "Marc Dorcel"  to seek their help for Lea and I hope the American fans will contact all the Studios in California to support Lea in her hour of real need.

I am hoping to send a donation from London to Prague on Monday, latest Tuesday as I am at Hospital myself on Monday for tests.

Regards, Vic.

Friday 15-10-2004. 7.04am (and I have been up all night writing on Forums and checking out the Web to do with Lea's urgent plight)

Dear Friends,

I have just received a reply from Mr Widman in Prague and the beneficiary's name for Bank Transfers is:- ANDREA ABSOLONOVA   (i.e. Lea's real name)

I myself would like to have a postal address for mailing cash to as obviously Lea is in hospital and I am writing back hurriedly to Mr Widman to enquire about this.

Dear Friends,

I am sending this card for Lea together with a donation of US $1,000 to the Lea De Mae medical fund from well-wishers here,... 

To, Lea

"Feel better and know that I’m Thinking of You. 

Life isn’t always easy, and no one knows that better than you.

You have been given a difficult situation, but I know you’ll make it through this with the same grace and dignity that I have come to know and admire about you...

It’s not always possible to understand why life works the way it does, but I know that you’ve never been one to sit back and let the world pass you by. 

You are an inspiration to so many; perhaps you have been given this challenge so that others may learn from your example.

I hope there are bright days ahead for you and that you will make it through this time with strength and with awareness of the special place you hold in the hearts of all those whose lives you have touched.

Take care and Know That You Are in My Thoughts."

With all best wishes from your London fans.  15th October 2004.

 ~  written by Anna Marie Edwards.

----- Original Message -----

From: varme3
To: Chris Danneffel
Cc: DREAM ENTERTAINMENT INC ; 'Silvie' ; Volny ; Steve Holmes ; Digitalmedia ; Info Private ; Triciadevereaux@aol.com ; Enfant (yandex) ; juhani lukas ; INTERNET STUDIO, s.r.o. ; Andrea Pirova Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 11:53 AM
Subject: More Help for Lea De Mae

Dear Chris,  

Thank you very much for your message. I am actually just a movie and magazine fan. I do not know Lea at all, although I feel as if she is a dear friend to us all. I would be honoured to be considered a "pen pal" of Lea's one day perhaps when she is feeling better.

I did once memorably meet Lea's friend, the famous Czech movie star "The Golden Girl" herself, Silvia Saint when she was in London for the recent "Arena" magazine photo shoot this July 2004 and Silvia kindly invited me to meet her to say hello and she spent over one hour with me at London Airport (Heathrow).  If you have a moment some time, you will see a topic at Silvia's Forum (run by Martin Bucek in Slovakia & Prague) at http://forum.clubsilviasaint.net/  and entitled "Silvia is in London!". There are photos there too I took with my own (non-professional) camera, a Leica old style wider lens camera (not digital!). Silvia said she liked them and that they were "cool"!

I also wrote to popular and elegant Czech movie star Daniella Rush, another friend and co-star of both Lea and Silvia's, when Daniella was in Hospital after the serious car accident in summer 2002 and we later sent a little gift of appreciation to Daniella for her birthday last year in September. This was presented to Daniella in person by popular actor Steve Homes (who made a generous contribution) and his good friend Movie Producer Dick Miller (now based in Prague  - Dick's previous USA business became "Metro") in Prague. Daniella was then having to use a wheelchair, but I understand she is able drive and walk around at home, etc. with some support. Silvia met Daniella at a recent Erotic Show in Prague and there is a "Newsletter" from Silvia about that on http://www.clubsilviasaint.net (one of many  - and all of which can be read without charge).

You might recall that Silvia starred with Rocco Siffredi in "Miss Erotica" (just released on DVD by Evil Angel Productions) shot at the Prague Show, I believe, in October 1996. That was the first time we in the UK had ever seen Silvia Saint!  We have still not got over the shock of seeing this gorgeous creature meeting Rocco at the Airport and travelling with him in the big limousine. The Video label had printed on it something like "Silvia Saint vs Rocco". This was said to be when Rocco met his match!  -  a bit like Elvis Presley and lovely red-headed Swedish star Ann Margret, when they co-starred in the musical "Viva Las Vegas" in the 60's (the only time a female star received equal billing with Elvis).

Maybe, when you are in Prague you will be also be able to speak to Silvia and Daniella and take some new casual photos for your Site? The ones you took of Lea in street clothes shown on your Web Site www.pics-and-models.com are really lovely and that one I mentioned (as below), I suspect is the loveliest natural photo ever taken of Lea in all her career!  Everyone who sees it, is captivated by its magic and natural quality!  Even the "Mona Lisa" takes second place!   It has struck me that many of the East European stars are not only charming and lovely but also very good-natured, considerate and modest. Even to the point, it seems to me, of being surprised to be the focus of such adulation from fans around the world.

Lucie's recent message to you confirms this.

I myself noticed this quite a long time ago when a post-retirement Silvia wrote me a letter for the first time (May 2001) in reply to fan letters I sent to "Dream Entertainment" and "Private" saying how proud she was that people all around the world really appreciated her work in the movies and that she was very sorry to get fans disappointed after her retirement from hardcore (after some 5 years) but that she still had in mind a return to glamour modelling (her first love, I suspect) and that there was a little chance that we would see her new photo shoots again maybe and that we should never say never!  In fact, it all came true!  I have even written about this on the Forum and in a previous Forum (please see the topic "..and it all came true!").  

Assuming this is O.K. with Oldrich (I take it that "Olda" = Mr Oldrich Widman), I will send my registered airmail packet (greetings card + $1,000 US currency) direct to Lucie's address shown below and I will publish this so that ordinary fans can send along individual donations by registered letterpost (without having to go into banks and arrange for formal Bank Transfers). 

NB. All I ask of Oldrich is that it is nice for contributors to be sent a receipt (by e-mail say is easy) and then they feel happy that their cash has been received safely. I know this as I have been involved in a few campaigns on other matters myself and needing to get everyone united to fight their case effectively and sharing the financial burden of legal fees for sols and barristers, etc. when needed, although a lot of work can be done by laypersons themselves by way of preparation.  Fans and well-wishers can also then post cards to that address for Lea which Lucie can take to Lea at the Hospital.  

Lea's Birthday is coming up soon on "Boxing Day" as we call it here  - Sunday 26th December so we can send birthday cards to that address too, which again is:-  
ANDREA (LEA DE MAE) & LUCIE ABSOLONOVA
Okrajova 9 198 00 
Prague 9
CZECH REPUBLIC.  

Chris, it would be nice to know a bit about your Web Site.  You are the photographer whose name appears on the beautiful photos of Lea taken, I believe, in 2003?  Are you in Germany?  I wonder where the outdoor photos were actually shot? 

Also, if you can post some more up on Silvia's Site too (I have already put several of them there, hoping you would not mind!), you need to just paste them into the message area on the Forum,  - but (and it took me ages to understand all this!) the photos first need to exist on the Web otherwise they only show as the dreaded "red crosses" in a white square when the posting is displayed by viewers to Silvia's Forum. I am sure that you know all about this. I am hopeless at computers, but Alexander in Russia has a Web Site which also caters for Russian and Chinese fans. With Oldrich's permission, perhaps Alexander (at the "enfant" e-mail address) may be able to make a vertical "thermometer" type indicator to show how the fund is doing with the "mercury" filling up as donations come in. Hopefully, this will give an incentive to get it filled up right to the top!  (US $150,000 mark). Other fans may well be experienced computer graphics experts and may have ideas on some Fund Contributions Indicator.  

You mention you present Radio Programmes too?   I have written to www.markiza.sk (the largest commercial TV Station in Slovakia) where Miss Andrea Pirova (the Director of Redactors/Editors) works. Lovely Andrea used to be an amateur model and helped out Wanda Polak Studio where Silvia's first Site was planned. Maybe Andrea or her colleagues on another associated Site could publicise the efforts for Lea. You will see a beautiful photo of Andrea in the CSS Forum. I call it a "Vision in Blue"   -  taken by Wanda Polak. It's the kind of photo I think you would like to have taken!  It's truly stunning and dreamy, I hope you'll have a look!  As I recall, it's under the heading "Lovely Andrea" within the topics on the Forum, on another page to the most recent ones and there is a little button to click on near the bottom of the Forum Index display area to access the other index pages.  

Thanks for all your help to Lea and her family and supporters. Thanks very much to Oldrich in Prague.  

I hope that at Berlin in a few days time, more cash and pledges can be raised for Lea's medical fund.  

Best wishes from cloudy London!  
Victor. Saturday 16th October 2004  11.28am.    

C.c. To the CSS Forum and interested parties. 
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Dear Friends and Well-Wishers re. the efforts for Lea De Mae (Andrea Absolonova) now in hospital in Prague,

To confirm these three contact points to help Lea with both cards, flowers and donations for the medical fund to save her life.

1)  BANK TRANSFER donations to the Lea De Mae medical fund,...

BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER:    193151744/0300
IBAN :  CZ96 0300 0000 0001 9315 1744
BIC (SWIFT): CEKOCZPP
BENEFICIARY: MISS ANDREA  ABSOLONOVA  (Lea De Mae's real name)
and the name of Lea's bank in Prague is
CSOB a.s,  Moskevska 25, 101 00  Prague 10, EU - Czech Republic.

 
2) CASH DONATIONS by Registered/Insured letterpost can be sent to Lea's home address where she is living with her sister Lucie, when she is not at the Hospital, which Chris says is most of the time at present. The sisters' address is:-

ANDREA & LUCIE ABSOLONOVA,
Okrajova 9
198 00 PRAGUE 9
CZECH REPUBLIC

 
3) CASH DONATIONS by Registered/Insured letterpost from anywhere or by hand-delivery or courier (for local people in Prague perhaps, who can also pay by ordinary cheque made out to "Andrea Absolonova") to Mr Oldrich Widman at the offices of Dream Entertainment (the Management Company used by Silvia Saint in her very successful movie career years),..

MR. OLDRICH WIDMAN,
c/o Dream Entertainment,
ROSTOVSKA 18
101 00  PRAGUE 10
CZECH REPUBLIC


I have used method 2  so that I can include some other items in the registered/insured packet. Cards and flowers for Lea can of course be sent to addresses 2 and 3.

----- Original Message -----

From: "Silvia Saint (ClubSilviaSaint.net)" <silvia@clubsilviasaint.net>
To: "varme3" <varme3@tiscali.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 4:53 PM


Hi Victor,
 
I just want to thank you, bacause you really try to help my friend Lea De
Mae.

I was visit her yesterday ........she say hello to you and thanks for
everything what are you doing.

It was for me happy moment see her, talk to her and hold her. I belive that
she recovert health.
........this is also my big wish to her.

Take care
 
Silvia

www.clubsilviasaint.net

Latest Newsletter from Silvia about her dear friend Lea De Mae, ...

Newsletter 200434 added Oct 20, 2004

Hello everybody. I am greeting you all again. How are you doing? And what do you think about my new material? How do you like it? I am checking photo from Barcelona today, so you have what to looking for... It really worth for it )

I am writing today-news because I want to help to my friend and colleague Lea De Mae, who undergo severe operation of brain tumor that has been taken away. Her cure and therapy will take a long time so she will need lot mental but also financial help. You can get to know more on my page in introduction. Yesterday I had chance to visit her with my old agent and friend Oldrich Widman. You have no idea how happy she was when I could hug her and talk to her. I also have to say thanks to you from her, for thinking about her. You know...I will not describe you all details, because it is unbecoming, but yesterday meant a lot to me. I enjoyed with Lea De Mae lot of fun in work, but also in free time. We traveled a lot and visited a lot of beautiful places in the world. (Brasil, USA) I remember our first joint work.... She laugh all the time to something, but she was also ashamed. Producer asked us all the time to be little bit more serious otherwise we would never finish that scene.... if I should remember everything what we saw, I could sit before my PC till the Christmas ) She is amazing girl and friend in the same time, so please keeep your fingers crossed for soon recovering of her health. Thank you.

With love Your Silvia Saint