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Lafora: Rare&Terminal Help this family

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Ever heard of Lafora disease ? Probably not. Its an extremely rare disease effecting as little as 201 cases world wide. One of those cases is Rebecca Cotton. She is a 24yr old living on cape cod in about her 9th year since early onset. Little is known about it but what is known is that it's an epileptic disease that is terminal usually within 4-10years.There are fundraisers set for this famiy for the inevitable and unpaid medical but that doesnt help the present. Her mother, Monna Jones has made countless sacrifices to provide not only a happy life for rebecca but her 14yr old sister as well. These include working long hours as a waitress to provide for them when she would rather be savouring what time is left.Life does not stop because something like this happens and the bills do not stop piling up nor do the utility companies care what your situation is. I feel as though when facing this situation a person should be able to enjoy what time they have left with their loved ones not constantly worrying about money. Our goal is to ease some of these everyday stresses and hopefully raise enough to get a decent used car that is safe amongst other necessities as well as to give rebeccas mother the opportunity to let her daughter actually live life before she passes and create good memories for the family as a whole while still easing the financial burdens. Please help take one less stress off this family. Every penny counts.

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Ali Hume
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