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Erin's battle against ALS

As some of you already know, our mother, Erin Endris, was recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. This diagnosis came as a complete and utter shock to her and her friends and family; not long ago, a diagnosis like this was unimaginable. We are now turning to GoFundMe to help support her through this battle. This GoFundMe is being managed by her son, Chance Miller, and her two daughters, Lily and Riley Miller. 
 
ALS is a terminal disease that attacks and weakens your nervous system, affecting basic tasks like walking, speaking, eating, and more. While most ALS patients see a slower decline over the course of several years, our mom’s symptoms have rapidly progressed at a breathtaking rate. The disease has now taken complete control of her life. As a result, she cannot walk and requires a wheelchair, a hoyer lift to get in and out of bed, and has no use of her hands. She relies on her friends and family to feed her, respond to texts, and perform other daily tasks.
 
 
ALS is a very rare disease that affects around 5,000 people per year in the United States. There is no cure or treatment. In fact, we don’t even know what causes it. Because of these unknowns and the scope of its impacts, ALS is an extremely expensive disease to treat. Estimates range as high as $100,00-$200,000 per year.
 
Because there is no treatment for ALS, the only thing we can do is take steps to improve her quality of life. Your donation will help us do precisely that.
 
 
Currently, she is staying at Forest Springs Health Campus in Louisville, KY. We would love to be able to make her comfortable at home, but there are tens of thousands of dollars in costs associated with that. Insurance covers bits and pieces of these costs, but much of the financial burden falls on her and those around her.
 
 
We plan to use your donations to hire caretakers to help improve her day-to-day life. We also would like to purchase a wheelchair-compatible van so that we can take her all of the places she loves to go, including local parks, movies, restaurants, and more. The money will also go towards things that can further improve her quality of life, including tools to help her speak and communicate, a comfortable hospital bed, a motorized wheelchair, her own hoyer lift, and more.

The number one thing we plan to use the funds from this GoFundMe for is to hire a dedicated caretaker. Based on the quotes we have received, this will cost around $28/per. The funds will be used on Erin's behalf to pay this caretaker. Having a dedicated caretaker will significantly improve our mom's quality of life. 
 
 
Erin is a loving mother who has sacrificed so much to give us everything we’ve ever needed or wanted. She has been a blessing to us, her friends, her sister Tara, her father Ron, our father Kevin, and everyone else in her life.
 
Now, it’s our turn to give back to her and do the exact same for her. The general timeline after an ALS diagnosis is 2-5 years, but every case is different, and we have no idea what the timeline will be for our mom. Regardless of how long she has left, we are doing everything in our power to make her as happy and comfortable as possible with what remaining time she does have.
 
 
Each and every donation is truly appreciated and will help us fight for our mom’s comfort and happiness. If you are unable to donate, simply sharing this GoFundMe can go a long way towards helping us raise the money we need.
 
With love and endless appreciation,
Chance, Lily, and Riley
(Chance lives in Waco, TX and Lily and Riley live in Floyds Knobs, IN. Our mom is in a rehab facility in Louisville, KY.)

Donations 

  • Anonymous
    • $100 
    • 1 yr
  • Enric Mallorqui-Ruscalleda
    • $25 
    • 1 yr
  • Nicholas Graham
    • $10 
    • 1 yr
  • Anonymous
    • $20 
    • 1 yr
  • Alina Gayazova
    • $15 
    • 1 yr

Organizer

Chance Miller
Organizer
Waco, TX

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