911 ( 18 Years later and still taking lives)
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Let’s Help a 9/11 Hero with Her Medical 911
Since the age of 16, as a volunteer Explorer with the local EMS and fire department, Mo was determined to help people and to save lives. She trained as an EMT, then earned her EMTI, and paramedic – with herstrong drive to learn more so she could help more – she then trained as a firefighter and joined a fire department in Connecticut done then in Maryland.
September 11, 2001, was supposed to be another ‘routine’ day at work for Mo. Although few of us have jobs during which saving lives and comforting ill or injured people in horribly stressful circumstances are routine, this is exactly what Mo loves best.
And while we all watched the terrorist attacks that morning in horror, Mo did what heroes do.
She turned off the TV, got in her car, and drove to New Heaven Ct then proceeded to get on the metro north Train to New York.
The wisdom, strength, compassion, and empathy we see in her as a friend was a lifeline to the hundreds of injured and suffering people she helped during the 18 days she was there.
Eighteen days.
She stayed in New York for 18 days. Take a moment to think back, as hard as it is. Those images we can barely stand to see, the voices of the lost that make us cry when we hear them played back, were everywhere Mo went. For eighteen days.
Just as firefighters run into burning buildings, they also stay in the aftermath, helping alleviate suffering – mental and physical – however they may. Not for one moment do they think of themselves. They work in intolerable conditions, they endure what we could not, they suffer and bear their nightmares in silence as heroes too often do.
Mo returned home with a broken arm, lost one finger, and almost had two others harmed in a bad way but surgeons were able to save . The one finger was too badly injured And had to be removed for her safety.
Her physical pain was mirrored by her depression and deep post-traumatic stress. Yet she continued the work she loves most until back problems recently forced her to resign also from 911 . Because of 911 she differs from PTS , fibromyalgia Disk generation degeneration disease and now can and and numerous tumors in the brain cancer and throughout her body .
Beginning this past July 4 weekend, while considering her next steps, Mo began suffering severe headaches and had multiple bad falls over the next several weeks, finally sending her to the ER. A brain tumor was found, and Mo was rushed to Maryland University Hospital for emergency surgery.
A lung tumor was also found. Like far too many other 9/11 heroes who worked on the front-lines, Mo has been thrown into a fight for which she never asked for , and which no one deserves.
Doctors are evaluating various protocols that will best battle these multiple tumors, and lesions . She will begin immuno-suppressive and or Chemo treatment once all biopsies are compleat - Mo is due to start the second such treatment shortly.
Now it’s our turn, and our honor, to help Mo as she has helped others for more than 20 years.
Monique was placed on MD state Medicaid for the time being . But has filled for SSI AND SSD But process can take 200 days or more “While Mo’s doctor and hospital bills are covered by Md Medicaid insurance until October 2020, there are other expenses that are completely up to Mo to manage.”)
Mo needs our support so she can meet daily expenses relating to her cancer treatments at the medSTAR HOSPITAL in Essex, Marilyn University Baltimore and for help with daily essentials that are difficult to cover on disability checks alone:
• car payment and insurance,
• parking fees at the hospital garage,
• Uber/taxi/bus fees for days when she doesn’t feel well enough to drive
• rent,
• groceries,
• utility bills
• cell phone – especially essential when you’re ill
• sufficient funds to pay for an occasional caretaker if she feels unwell when no friend is able to stay with her.
Mo is an only child raised by her single mom, who now her Mom lives on a small farm in Georgia. Her own health and and responsibilities at the farm make it impossible for her to come to Maryland and serve as Mo’s caretaker.
If Mo’s health permits and her doctors approve, Mo hopes to travel to see her Mom over Thanksgiving as they’ve been apart for almost a year. Mo applied for SSI but is told that will take a minimum of 7 months to come through.
If Mo’s giant heart and loving disposition have ever touched you, please consider taking this time to show that love back in her time of need. Please don't think that any amount of money is too small – every dollar matters. Think if 100 of us each give $5, and if we each give $10! It all adds up quickly, and it all will be a huge help to Mo.
Mo has Given to the community your first responder a great friend and just helping her neighbors all of her life. She has lived by the Golden rule ( do you want to others as you would have them do you want to you ) And whenever possible she’s always played it forward with zero expectation return.
Would you please help her if she fights cancer And tries to survive.
This fundraising effort has been set up under Monique Ackerman to try and prevent any theft or Misappropriation of funds.
Since the age of 16, as a volunteer Explorer with the local EMS and fire department, Mo was determined to help people and to save lives. She trained as an EMT, then earned her EMTI, and paramedic – with herstrong drive to learn more so she could help more – she then trained as a firefighter and joined a fire department in Connecticut done then in Maryland.
September 11, 2001, was supposed to be another ‘routine’ day at work for Mo. Although few of us have jobs during which saving lives and comforting ill or injured people in horribly stressful circumstances are routine, this is exactly what Mo loves best.
And while we all watched the terrorist attacks that morning in horror, Mo did what heroes do.
She turned off the TV, got in her car, and drove to New Heaven Ct then proceeded to get on the metro north Train to New York.
The wisdom, strength, compassion, and empathy we see in her as a friend was a lifeline to the hundreds of injured and suffering people she helped during the 18 days she was there.
Eighteen days.
She stayed in New York for 18 days. Take a moment to think back, as hard as it is. Those images we can barely stand to see, the voices of the lost that make us cry when we hear them played back, were everywhere Mo went. For eighteen days.
Just as firefighters run into burning buildings, they also stay in the aftermath, helping alleviate suffering – mental and physical – however they may. Not for one moment do they think of themselves. They work in intolerable conditions, they endure what we could not, they suffer and bear their nightmares in silence as heroes too often do.
Mo returned home with a broken arm, lost one finger, and almost had two others harmed in a bad way but surgeons were able to save . The one finger was too badly injured And had to be removed for her safety.
Her physical pain was mirrored by her depression and deep post-traumatic stress. Yet she continued the work she loves most until back problems recently forced her to resign also from 911 . Because of 911 she differs from PTS , fibromyalgia Disk generation degeneration disease and now can and and numerous tumors in the brain cancer and throughout her body .
Beginning this past July 4 weekend, while considering her next steps, Mo began suffering severe headaches and had multiple bad falls over the next several weeks, finally sending her to the ER. A brain tumor was found, and Mo was rushed to Maryland University Hospital for emergency surgery.
A lung tumor was also found. Like far too many other 9/11 heroes who worked on the front-lines, Mo has been thrown into a fight for which she never asked for , and which no one deserves.
Doctors are evaluating various protocols that will best battle these multiple tumors, and lesions . She will begin immuno-suppressive and or Chemo treatment once all biopsies are compleat - Mo is due to start the second such treatment shortly.
Now it’s our turn, and our honor, to help Mo as she has helped others for more than 20 years.
Monique was placed on MD state Medicaid for the time being . But has filled for SSI AND SSD But process can take 200 days or more “While Mo’s doctor and hospital bills are covered by Md Medicaid insurance until October 2020, there are other expenses that are completely up to Mo to manage.”)
Mo needs our support so she can meet daily expenses relating to her cancer treatments at the medSTAR HOSPITAL in Essex, Marilyn University Baltimore and for help with daily essentials that are difficult to cover on disability checks alone:
• car payment and insurance,
• parking fees at the hospital garage,
• Uber/taxi/bus fees for days when she doesn’t feel well enough to drive
• rent,
• groceries,
• utility bills
• cell phone – especially essential when you’re ill
• sufficient funds to pay for an occasional caretaker if she feels unwell when no friend is able to stay with her.
Mo is an only child raised by her single mom, who now her Mom lives on a small farm in Georgia. Her own health and and responsibilities at the farm make it impossible for her to come to Maryland and serve as Mo’s caretaker.
If Mo’s health permits and her doctors approve, Mo hopes to travel to see her Mom over Thanksgiving as they’ve been apart for almost a year. Mo applied for SSI but is told that will take a minimum of 7 months to come through.
If Mo’s giant heart and loving disposition have ever touched you, please consider taking this time to show that love back in her time of need. Please don't think that any amount of money is too small – every dollar matters. Think if 100 of us each give $5, and if we each give $10! It all adds up quickly, and it all will be a huge help to Mo.
Mo has Given to the community your first responder a great friend and just helping her neighbors all of her life. She has lived by the Golden rule ( do you want to others as you would have them do you want to you ) And whenever possible she’s always played it forward with zero expectation return.
Would you please help her if she fights cancer And tries to survive.
This fundraising effort has been set up under Monique Ackerman to try and prevent any theft or Misappropriation of funds.
Organizer
Monique Ackerman
Organizer
Baltimore, MD