Changes to our campaign:
I would like to update all my supporters and future supporters, my friends and family.
My sister and I have agreed to put the stem cell therapy aside for now for several reasons, one of them being the expense and also wanting to do something about this disease now! We are taking abother approach with the help of Pam Bartha and her Live Disease Free program. You may have seen some of her videos on my personal facebook page. She has been living symptom free from Multiple Sclerosis for 25 years! After much prayer I have decided to start her program . The cost for the knowledge she shares with people who are suffering with disease and coaching them through the process of putting these diseases like MS and many other diseases in remission costs $2,000. It is a very intense course and offers me direct contact with Pam and other coaches that trouble shoot with me and guide me for 90 days. She has dedicated her life and career to helping people get well and live disease free. I have gotten the opportunity to listen in on her coaching calls and follow her coaching plan for a few weeks and I am convinced this is the way to go. If necessary I wilI have the stem cell therapy in the future but I am believing in God that it won't be necessary. I will be posting my results and keeping you all updated on my progress. I will be starting the program personally in May. I welcome any questions you may have. For those who have donated your donations are appreciated...they will be used for the following...
1. invest in a garden where I will be growing vegetables and herbs for my sister and I.
2. purchase the herbs and therapies needed
3.purchase the coaching program
4. purchase the proper foods needed to get well
We have changed the dollar amount of our fundraising goal from $32,000 to $15,000 because we are hoping for enough funds to get started. Thanks again, May God bless you!

I will be leaving the original story up because it speaks of some of our reality and tells our story so if you haven't already...feel free to read below.

Greetings,
The reason for campaign is to raise money for my sister and I to each  get stem cell therapy through StemGenex® Stem Cell Centers of Excellence®1200 Prospect Street Suite G100 La Jolla, CA  92037They have been doing Stem Cell therapy for 9 years and have greatresults!It is a very expensive - yet  promising procedure ! Unfortunately it is not covered by our insurance.This therapy is promising, there are no side effects and it has very low risks! Stem cells from our very own body will be used for this therapy ! It is not done with donated stem cells ! Some of the testimonies I have heard are that the patients eventually are as if they've never had MS!Thanks for taking the time to read our story! My name is Cynthia Rios I am a 36 year old mother of 2 beautiful daughters ages 20 and 11 as well as a 5 month old grandchild. My sister, Gisela Rios is a 38 year old mother of 4 beautiful children 2 boys ages 21 & 14 and 2 girls ages 4  and 3.  We believe there are people out here that will give above and beyond to help us and our children. We believe the funds will be raised quickly and my sister and I will be on our way to a miraculous recovery.  Any amount given will make a difference and will be appreciated! Please read our story and see the link below for more information on Stem Cell Therapy. We had always been very energetic kids. We enjoyed camping, rock climbing, hiking, skating, and bike riding, as well as dancing, and sailing among other activities.  I will try to cover 10 plus years in a few paragraphs.At age 18, I began experiencing chronic migraines. Then at about age 23  I noticed numbness in my right arm and a few days after my whole right side was numb. The right side of my face felt like I had just gotten anesthesia from the dentist. I was also experiencing tingling throughout my legs and feet. I was getting lost daily as I drove in the neighborhood and city where I grew up.  I went to have my first MRI in 2004. My Doctor told me no news was good news, and there was no news, so I carried on. I didn'tknow then that the disease wasin remission. At age 25 I had my 2nd daughter and a few years after the symptoms came on stronger. I began having trouble with balance, extreme fatigue, cognitive problems and pain in my hands while typing.  I was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and overactive thyroid disorder both false diagnoses. One day at the beach, I began to vomit; I could not walk and became extremely lethargic. I knew something was wrong with my body, I just didn’t know what. I began to see a new Doctor when the symptoms continued. He received my records from my previous doctor and read that in 2004 I tested positive for Multiple Sclerosis.  I was sent for another MRI to confirm. The results remained the same. I was devastated! The only thing that came to my mind was my late aunt who had MS. I remembered her going from a cane to a walker, to a wheel chair. I remembered visiting her in the hospital when she became bed ridden and I remembered the funeral.  This news hit me like a ton of bricks.  I was suddenly unable to get in and out of bed without help, I couldn’t fasten buttons or open jars and I was constantly falling. I imagined the worse and my body began to decline.  After much research I was relieved to learn this was not a fatal disease. I then made drastic changes to my diet. I tried gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, juicing you name it! I also began going to an amazing church where I was born again… I began making positive changes in my life, I was hopeful and my faith was renewed. In 2007 I also purchased my very first home, never considering I would one day be unable to climb my own stairs. I had to remain strong for my girls! From 2005-2011I worked as a Housing Counselor. My job was to review loan documents, assist families with budgeting and repairing documents. I also assisted people in foreclosure save their homes. There were times when I had to take medical leaves.  I noticed I could no longer remember formulas, calculations or create a budget so I began planning to retire. The first 2 years of being a homeowner I remember that I kept getting lost just trying to get home after work. I remember calling my mother crying many times because I was lost and couldn’t find my way home. No one understood, they said I need to pay more attention, use GPS, but they didn’t understand it was out of my control. I remember 1 day my car accelerated when I tried to stop. I thought I had a problem with my brakes… I did not know I had lost feeling in both my legs. After 2 scary “fender benders” I realized I could no longer drive. My sister Gisela is very supportive of me but in the last 2 years she began having strange symptoms of her own. In 2011 my sister was driving and lost sight in her left eye. That same year, after she had her 2nd daughter she was diagnosed with Optic Neuritis. She started experiencing numbness in her hands. She was having trouble focusing at work and was experiencing extreme fatigue. Her sensory skills  where  not functioning. She could not shuffle through sheets of paper or money. When she started getting lost driving her normal routes I started to question if she too had MS. After a few years of this chaos and different tests, in 2013 she was diagnosed with MS.  This devastated our whole family!  Many people reading this might say she looks just fine, and she goes. This is an invisible disease and until it takes a toll on your body people will look at you and never know.As for me , I am thankful to be alive today -because in 2014 I was injured in a car accident. I had 5 broken ribs, a torn spleen and had 15 stitches across my head. Since then I have not been able to climb stairs or walk with my walker for more than 3 minutes. I am currently going to physical therapy. I am grateful for the things I can do and I don’t limit myself to what some would expect, considering what they see.After my accident, my sister had to stop working due to the struggles that she was having. We decided to move in together. With my upper body strength and her ability to drive and walk we supported each other in this trial... She helped cook and do chores as needed and I combed my nieces hair and tied their shoes as well as helped her schedule appointments and stay on task. It isn't quite that simple, but with both of us struggling financially and physically we were making it work together. I pretty much summed this up in a nutshell. I left out many facts and details as well as many trials but if you or anyone you know is struggling with MS then you know the struggles.Today I am filled with hope. I purpose on encouraging others around me. I know I am blessed! My outlook on life is based on my faith and trust in God. I have never in my life been filled with so much peace! I’m trusting in God and believe all things will work together for my good. I am no longer in the work field, I no longer drive; I cannot prepare my own meals, climb stairs or clean my own home. However, I volunteer at my church I am raising my amazing 11 year old daughter , I can  hold my grandchild and put her to sleep ,  I'm watching my eldest daughter  grow up to be an amazing mother and I have faith that I will one day drive, dance, and run in  summer days at the beach with my kids and grandchild.

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