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MY mom, Tina (Barrella) Guveiyian is the most caring, loving, amazing person I know. She was diagnosed with relapsed remitting Multiple Sclerosis 22 years ago. She was so young, only 27 years old. Even with M.S., she continued to work and care for us, my Dad, Ed and sister Angela (Tim) Ritter. She tried every known standard treatment, from Bee Stings to Chemo, along with all the other M.S. medications. She now has secondary progressive M.S. My Mom dreams of regaining some mobility and independence by receiving Stem Cell Transplant treatments in California, which is not covered by any Insurance. This Stem cell will use HER OWN Stem Cells. This procedure will attempt to “reboot” her immune system, which launches attacks on the brain and spinal cord in people with M.S.
This debilitating, horrible disease, M.S. has robbed my mom of having a normal lifestyle. I have to watch my mom struggle every day just to complete simple tasks, which we all take for granted, such as, getting a drink out of the fridge. This makes my mom feel useless. My mom has to wait for one of us to help her with mostly anything, for example, showering, when she wants/needs to, getting groceries, make a bed, or cook, which she enjoyed. She says, “It’s silly, but I even miss vacuuming.” She wasn’t able to come to my football games and help me on the field like the other moms, or walk me down the field on senior night with my dad. She couldn’t walk down the aisle at my sister’s wedding or even go to the movies with us. My mom wants to go back to work, even though she feels fatigued, she would push herself as she would love to go back to work, to have that great feeling of being useful again.
The last 9 years have been really tough. Don’t misunderstand me, my Mom has struggled with her M.S. since 1994, but these last several years have cheated my Mom. If my mom could have this transplant, her life and ours would change for the better. She will feel useful again. I admire and am amazed at how positive she has always been but noticed lately, the more useless and lifeless she feels, the more difficult it is to be positive. She dreams and needs to have this Stem Cell transplant treatment! We just hope she regains enough movement in her legs to walk down at my wedding next fall.
**Please help donate, no amount too small**
This debilitating, horrible disease, M.S. has robbed my mom of having a normal lifestyle. I have to watch my mom struggle every day just to complete simple tasks, which we all take for granted, such as, getting a drink out of the fridge. This makes my mom feel useless. My mom has to wait for one of us to help her with mostly anything, for example, showering, when she wants/needs to, getting groceries, make a bed, or cook, which she enjoyed. She says, “It’s silly, but I even miss vacuuming.” She wasn’t able to come to my football games and help me on the field like the other moms, or walk me down the field on senior night with my dad. She couldn’t walk down the aisle at my sister’s wedding or even go to the movies with us. My mom wants to go back to work, even though she feels fatigued, she would push herself as she would love to go back to work, to have that great feeling of being useful again.
The last 9 years have been really tough. Don’t misunderstand me, my Mom has struggled with her M.S. since 1994, but these last several years have cheated my Mom. If my mom could have this transplant, her life and ours would change for the better. She will feel useful again. I admire and am amazed at how positive she has always been but noticed lately, the more useless and lifeless she feels, the more difficult it is to be positive. She dreams and needs to have this Stem Cell transplant treatment! We just hope she regains enough movement in her legs to walk down at my wedding next fall.
**Please help donate, no amount too small**
Organizer and beneficiary
Tina Guveiyian
Beneficiary