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My name is Missy and i'm raising money for my aunt, Jennifer Zink, who has ALS. For those of you who do not know what ALS is, it is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. "A" means no. "Myo" refers to muscle, and "Trophic" means nourishment – "No muscle nourishment.
She was diagnosed in 2012 and it's been hard for her family to watch her lose her ability to do things we take for granted everyday such as; walk, grab things, move around and just recently, shes lost the ability to talk.
With the money raised, we will be able to give her the help she needs everday, nurses, supplies, etc. Family helps each other and watching her go from this sightseeing traveller to bedridden is very upsetting. She also has 3 children who depend on her.
I just want to thank you all so much ahead of time and hopefully more people will be able to learn about this terrible disease.
She was diagnosed in 2012 and it's been hard for her family to watch her lose her ability to do things we take for granted everyday such as; walk, grab things, move around and just recently, shes lost the ability to talk.
With the money raised, we will be able to give her the help she needs everday, nurses, supplies, etc. Family helps each other and watching her go from this sightseeing traveller to bedridden is very upsetting. She also has 3 children who depend on her.
I just want to thank you all so much ahead of time and hopefully more people will be able to learn about this terrible disease.
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Missy Amanda Mckenna
Organizer
Sicklerville, NJ