Hope for my MS

Hello,

I would like to humbly come before you and ask for your assistance. 

My name is Gemma and I have multiple sclerosis (MS). For those of you who don’t know what MS is, in short, it is an auto-immune disease that greatly affects the central nervous system. 

To give you an idea, I want to share my own journey with you…

* In 2000, I had my first MS attack. 

* In 2001, I was diagnosed again with MS and remitting MS.

* 5 years prior to Covid, I was taken off of my MS drugs. Unfortunately, they were affecting my liver, which then led to a diagnosis of secondary progressive MS. 

Fast forward to today… 

* The right side of my body is no longer receptive to my brain signals and lacks complete function. 

* Since 2010, I’ve been using a cane for my daily activities. During this time, my doctors decided to take me off of my injectable medications, which I had been taking daily for the past 12 years.

* I now use a motorized wheelchair to get around because I am unable to stand without assistance. 

So, why have I decided to start a GoFund me page? 


It’s very simple. I want to have the opportunity to LIVE! I want to create experiences that I haven’t been able to experience in a very long time. 

* I dream of finally walking on the sand again and feel it between my toes. 

* I practiced yoga regularly before I was diagnosed… I want the opportunity to feel the ground beneath my feet again as I balance in my tree pose. 

* I dream of walking down trendy avenues and wandering into charming cafes. 

* I dream of going on vacation without having to worry about whether the places are wheelchair accessible. 

* I dream to find true love with a partner God has given me and be able to walk down the aisle with them hand in hand…

* Oh gosh, and how I loved dancing! I want the opportunity to go to nightclubs and dance the night away with my friends

But most of all, I want to watch my nephews grow and physically interact with their children. it gives me the greatest joy to have fun with them, and play with them like I was able to before MS. 

So how can you help? 

Given that my MS is aggressive, I need CCSVI treatment, which is a blood vessel angioplasty. This will help me with improving my circulation, which will bring me a big step forward to achieving what I have mentioned above. 

Your financial assistance will also help cover stem cell therapy treatments. These treatments will aid in regenerating the cells in my body that are no longer working. My target goal is to have these treatments in 2024 so the dreams that I have described above will feel a lot closer than what they currently are. 

The CCSVI treatments that I require are $20,000 USD and the stem cell therapy treatments are $50,000 USD. 

Every dollar that you provide will be going toward these treatments so I can be one step closer to living the extraordinary life I have always dreamed about and that I know I deserve. By participating in these treatments, they will allow me to do simple tasks such as standing, walking and carrying out a face-to-face conversation.

I thank you for reading my story. It doesn’t matter the cards I have been dealt, I still face each day with gratitude and abundance, knowing that God is and will always provide all that I need. 

Thank you for your support throughout my journey. If you are not able to financially donate, I would greatly appreciate if you share my page so others can read my story and possibly contribute.

May God continue to bless you every day!

~Gemma Viloria