Mom's Multiple Sclerosis fund
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It’s been six years. A very long six years. Six years since I learned the life changing news that my “rock”, the angel in my life, my personal powerhouse, was diagnosed with a life changing disease. I had no idea what the diagnosis meant for her and what it would mean for me. I had suddenly learned that the person I had relied on for my entire life to care for me when I was weak and ill, who sheltered me from the dangers in the world, would now have to rely on me to do the same for her. My mother had multiple sclerosis.
For me, it appeared my mother’s life had changed in an instant. For her it was merely an acknowledgement of something she had feared was happening gradually for some time. Of course I had heard of MS. I had seen the telethons. MS was something that happened to someone else. Of course, I was ignorant of what the diagnosis really meant. Couldn’t she just take some pills? A treatment or two? I quickly learned that I was wrong.
My mother’s whole world changed. The most simple tasks became challenges. Walking and talking appeared foreign to her. Her memory was increasing erratic – often she had trouble recalling recent events.
At first I fought the diagnosis, refusing to ‘give in’. What did my loving mother do to deserve this? She is such a good person – what did she do to deserve this? Of course she had done nothing to deserve MS. No one deserves MS. It simply happens.
My mother fights her disease daily. She refuses to give in without a fight. Her spirit inspires me daily. She laughs, she giggles and smiles. I still see the person that she was in the person that she is. She continues to teach me what it means to be a fighter.
My goal is to raise funds needed to enable my mother to get proper treatment. I am determined to spend the rest of my life working to eradicate this horrid disease. I need your support to make this happen. Any amount is welcome. Join me in this fight for life.
Thank you…and please help spread the word.
A loving and proud daughter of a mother with multiple sclerosis.
For me, it appeared my mother’s life had changed in an instant. For her it was merely an acknowledgement of something she had feared was happening gradually for some time. Of course I had heard of MS. I had seen the telethons. MS was something that happened to someone else. Of course, I was ignorant of what the diagnosis really meant. Couldn’t she just take some pills? A treatment or two? I quickly learned that I was wrong.
My mother’s whole world changed. The most simple tasks became challenges. Walking and talking appeared foreign to her. Her memory was increasing erratic – often she had trouble recalling recent events.
At first I fought the diagnosis, refusing to ‘give in’. What did my loving mother do to deserve this? She is such a good person – what did she do to deserve this? Of course she had done nothing to deserve MS. No one deserves MS. It simply happens.
My mother fights her disease daily. She refuses to give in without a fight. Her spirit inspires me daily. She laughs, she giggles and smiles. I still see the person that she was in the person that she is. She continues to teach me what it means to be a fighter.
My goal is to raise funds needed to enable my mother to get proper treatment. I am determined to spend the rest of my life working to eradicate this horrid disease. I need your support to make this happen. Any amount is welcome. Join me in this fight for life.
Thank you…and please help spread the word.
A loving and proud daughter of a mother with multiple sclerosis.
Organizer
Brittney Hayes
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA
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