Join Haley's Fight: Fund MS Treatments and Care

Hi, I'm Haley! At the beginning of 2024, I started to experience extreme numbness and loss of mobility in my left leg and arms. At the age of 25, you don't believe things could be wrong. Call it high hopes or immaturity or the "invincible" mentality. However, I fought to understand what was happening in my body, trusting that what I felt was deeper and scarier than what mid-20-year-old individuals experience.

In March of 2024, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). I remember the day I received my final MRI scan of my brain: "several demyelinating lesions on the supratentorial brain with active demyelination." After reading the word "numerous", I was sure this would be MS. It breaks my heart to say but your first thought is always "Why me?" Yet as I have processed more, I have realized that I could be the future of MS research and it's not about me but about the bigger picture.

In April of 2024, I received my first infusion, a drug typically used to fight non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I need this drug every 6 months for the better part of my life until my body's immune system weakens on its own. It is essentially quieting down my immune system so that it stops attacking my nervous system. These treatments are a struggle. They take away an entire month of normal functioning for me, making me weak and nauseous.

That's why I'm here, asking for help from family, friends, strangers, and anyone who has a loved one who has experienced chronic illness. My treatments are expensive and that is the name of the game. However, I am also looking ahead at the number of nights of ordering food, missing work, and being unable to drive my car.

With all of the love I have in me, thank you for taking the time to read my story and hear me out. It takes an entire village. and your help is beyond appreciated.