Megan Magid (Arnold) needs our help

Dear friends and community,

I am reaching out to you today on behalf of my dear friend Megan Magid (Arnold), who has been diagnosed with Early Onset Dementia at 49 years of age.

Megan is a partner in her family’s Rhythmic Gymnastic club. She was working full-time as both a high functioning National Level Coach and an International Level Rhythmic Gymnastics Judge in her sport up until mid March 2020 when Covid-19 arrived and her gym shut down.

When Megan returned to her work a mere two months later, her family knew something was wrong. She struggled with basic tasks that she could once perform with ease.

In the months that followed, Megan began to deteriorate but still in fairly small ways that were only noticeable to those who knew her well.

After months of waiting for a referral to a specialist (wait times were excruciating during Covid), Megan was finally diagnosed in September 2021. We were heartbroken by the news, especially as Megan is a mother of two young children.

Megan's type of decline is in a region of her brain that specifically and seriously affects her spatial awareness and coordination, making it almost impossible for her to carry out simple daily tasks including (but not limited to) putting on clothes, getting a drink of water, preparing food and taking care of herself and her children’s needs.

During this past year Megan has worked with a local MD who specializes in halting and reversing cognitive decline using the ReCode Protocol. She has strictly adhered to this system and her hard work has paid off. Megan’s response to this treatment has been encouraging however, at this stage, her doctor advises that the pace of improvement needs to be “more and faster"

We are raising funds to send Megan to the Marama program in the United States and to help her pay for the continuing support she will need when she returns.

Marama is an immersive facility where medical doctors practicing functional medicine are stopping the progression of cognitive decline and various forms of dementia. This program is showing considerable success for a growing population of people being diagnosed with this life-ending disease.

https://www.maramaexperience.com/

We see it as Megan's main hope after being told by two neurologists to "get her affairs in order". Megan (in the true spirit of an athlete) did not want to settle for that diagnosis. Instead, she has chosen to have hope and fight for her life. She wants more than anything to see her children grow and flourish and she wants to again look forward to and enjoy the simple pleasures and the beauty that life has to offer.

Marama can offer such an opportunity to Megan with a 3-6 month live-in program of treatment. Megan wants this program badly and some of us are using every means at our disposal - including appealing to you - to see this wish come true for her.

So we call on all of you out there, her family, her friends (old and new), her judging and coaching colleagues, her families and her gymnasts who all knew and know her so well...anyone who has the heart to help Megan on her journey to recovery.

We know times are tough for everyone, but any amount you can donate would make a huge difference in Megan's life. Your support will enable her to access the care and resources she needs to fight this disease and to be with all of us who dearly love and respect her as the beautiful and caring human being she is. Thank you so much for your generosity, love, and support during this challenging time.

With much love and gratitude,

Lara