Giving Nadia a Fighting Chance

Hi, my name is Zoe and I am Nadia’s daughter. My mom has been battling Multiple Sclerosis for almost 30 years now. Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system which results in communication disruptions between the brain and the body.

Over the last few years, my mom has been rapidly declining. This has been extremely difficult for me to watch and impossible to accept and acknowledge.

My mom is my best friend! Anyone who knows me, knows how close we are and how much I love and appreciate her. We have a bond that cannot be written in words.

Even considering her circumstances, my mom is a shining light. She has an ability to make everyone around her feel loved and valued. Her energy brightens up a room. You would never know that underneath her smile is someone who needs our help and support.

By fate, we came across a clinic in Arkansas that addresses many of the symptoms my mom has been experiencing. This Clinic helps heal the central nervous system using many treatments including stem cell therapy. Spero Clinic has given my mom a new sense of hope.

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I’ve asked my mom to write how this disease has affected her, and how she believe Spero Clinic can change her life.

In her own words:

“My beautiful daughter Zoe has asked me to write a little bit about myself. I have to start by saying how much I love her and how blessed I am to have her as a daughter. Her support has been unwavering.

I have been struggling with writing this. What I've realized is that I feel a deep shame for being disabled. Now while I know this isn't a rational thought, it's still how I feel. I am both ashamed and embarrassed that this is how my life has turned out.

This disease is killing me. Multiple Sclerosis has ruined almost every aspect of my life, I have been suffering for almost 30 years. It has negatively affected my family, friendships, relationships and more.

I've had my ups and downs but the last 5 years have been brutal. My rapid decline started when I fell and shattered my wrist 5 years ago and spent a few months in the hospital. I've never walked since. I had always believed I would beat this, but since then I completely lost my optimism. My body is shutting down.

I haven't taken a shower alone in 5 years. As it has become harder and harder to get into the shower I do it less and less. Now most of the time I just get my PSW to sponge bathe me. Trust me when I say that is a humbling experience. I used to take pride in my appearance even while I struggled, that is no longer the case. Just existing has become overwhelming.

Being in a wheelchair is not the worst part. I have excruciating spasticity in my legs and have developed lymphedema from sitting for 5 years. I can't move my legs, they are swollen and very sore. I no longer can sit up without pulling myself because my core muscles like my legs no longer respond. I live with constant back pain and my arms have been getting very weak. On a good day I can barely lift them. It's hard to eat and I can no longer even hold a pen and write.

The most utterly devastating part to me is that I have two beautiful grandchildren whom I couldn't even console or put to sleep in my arms when they were babies. I could barely hold them. It's heartbreaking. I dream of running and playing with them in the park. I have been robbed of so much in this lifetime.

I am weak and I am suffering.This disease is ugly and relentless and I am scared that if I don't do something I'm going to end up bedridden in the near future.

Recently while doing research for someone else, for something unrelated to MS, I came across the Spero Clinic. The approach they are taking to heal the central nervous system is incredible. All of the modalities, including stem cell therapy. will directly improve symptoms I am experiencing.

It's the first time in 5 years that I feel hope, hope that I can have a better future.”

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