Brenna Needs Urgent Help Now!

Hello, my name is Don Bendell. My daughter, Brenna Bendell Husel's, career as a Marketing Promotions Manager at Hanes Socks and Underwear was cut short eight years ago, when she was forced to medically retire due to her courageous and crippling battle against Multiple Sclerosis (MS) ever since 1999. Both of my daughters came down with it after becoming wives and mothers, and I wonder if it was because of my excessive exposure to Agent Orange. I am a 100% disabled combat Vietnam veteran. Brenna's half-brother is also a 100% disabled combat veteran, and she has another half-brother still on active duty . . . all three of us, Green Berets. There are many tragic casualties from war besides those on the battlefield, and there are few provisions to help those affected family members. Brenna's insurance covers part of her expenses, but not all. Her doctor wants her to get an elevated wheelchair for better access in her home, especially the kitchen, and her master bathroom must be remodeled immediately and rebuilt to make it handicap accessible. Her wheelchair does not fit through the doorway now, and she is confined to the chair all day, everyday. My son-in-law, Jeff, who works for the city of Winston-Salem, NC, and my grandson, Daniel, a college student, have to carry her into and out of the bathroom, clean the house, and prepare meals for her. Members of her church and her mother-in-law have also been bringing meals in several days per week. Money planned for her retirement has been used to pay medical bills and other related expenses, such as her washer, dryer, and lawnmower all breaking down in the same month and needing to be replaced. They are worn out from this work and constant struggle. She cannot prepare meals anymore until she gets a chair that raises, and will soon run out of insurance money to pay for the physical therapy sessions which do help her and give her hope to maybe walk again someday. Although there was no family history of MS, both of my daughters came down with the disease and have battled it bravely for years, and I am certain that no government official will ever admit that it could have come from my exposure to Agent Orange in South Vietnam in 1968-1969. I am so proud of my daughter, and although she's in her forties, she is still my little girl and I want her protected and taken care of. Please donate to her GoFundMe account, ask your friends, and social media contacts to donate, too, and let her know that many Americans still do care, especially for the loved ones of veterans. Thank you.

Blessings,

Don Bendell