Moyamoya Day Awareness for Angie!

March of 2019 would be the start of a journey no one knew my sister would have to travel. She was diagnosed with a very rare brain disease called Moya Moya disease. Cited from the national stroke institution, "Moyamoya disease is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain in an area called the basal ganglia. The name “moyamoya” means “puff of smoke” in Japanese and describes the look of the tangle of tiny vessels formed to compensate for the blockage."

This disease is incurable and surgery is not always a guaranteed success. 


At 35 years old, she was suffering from multiple strokes. Countless hospital visits with doctors who had no idea why this was happening, running all sorts of medical tests. At the time we knew this was not normal but we never would have guessed this.


I found my once strongwilled, fearless, larger than life sister was now scared and unsure of what life will be like. But what scares her the most is the possibility of leaving behind her soon to be 6 year old son, Sammy. Unfortunately, Sammy knows all too well the inside of a hospital room and the long days there. You see, in April of 2019, she had brain surgery on the left side of her brain in the hopes of alleviating the strokes and the symptoms that accompany MoyaMoya. From then on it's been countless doctor visits, MRIs, EEGs, physical therapy, medication, the list goes on.

This February, she is now cleared to have brain surgery on the right side of her brain. We all are praying for a positive outcome and we don't want her to worry about the mounting medical expenses. We just want her to recover and heal.

Please help us in raising money for her hospital and medical expenses. Anything helps. If you can't donate, please help by sharing her story. Positive prayers would be amazing as well! Thank you to everyone.