This gentleman with the contagious smile is my friend, Brendan. Brendan is 28 and has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of Multiple Sclerosis -- Secondary Progressive MS. Within a few months he will undergo an extraordinary stem cell procedure called Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. This procedure, aHSCT, will wipe out his defective immune system with chemotherapy and then reboot it using harvested blood stem cells to slow down his MS progression. A majority of the procedure will be covered by insurance, but some unfortunately will not. In addition, Brendan will be unable to work for 3 to 6 months depending on his recovery progress. As Brendan needs to be able to keep his focus on positive thinking and a swift recovery, if everyone could please donate whatever you can this would take a great burden off Brendan's shoulders. Thank you!