Help Gerard fight Rare Disease MSA

Hi my name is Patrice and I’m fundraising for my husband Ger. We live in Askeaton Co Limerick. In 2018 at the age of 44 he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, for awhile his medication was working but as the years passed his medication was not as effective. In October 2022 he woke up one Saturday morning and didn’t recognise any of us, we have 4 sons who all live at home, after been admitted into hospital he was been treated for an infection on the brain but his memory never recovered and the 32 years we have been together never came back to him. It was during this time with more test’s been done that they discovered he had MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) a rare condition of the nervous system that causes gradual damage to nerve cells in the brain. This affects balance, movement and the nervous system, which controls several basic functions, such as breathing, digestion and bladder control. He gets a lot of pain, his speech has deteriorated and he now needs an aid to help him with it, he is wheelchair bound and is unable to dress himself without help, he sometimes needs help with eating and drinking. There’s no cure but there are treatments to reduce the impact it has on a person’s daily life, but these

treatments are expensive and mostly abroad. I’m Gers carer now and he now needs 24 hour care. I’m looking to help to raise money for him so our house can be adapted for him and for any equipment he will need to improve his quality of life , also to avail of treatments to help him. He’s an amazing man and going through all this he still manages a smile on his face. Any donation at all will help Ger get his equipment/treatment and house adapted to help him. If you can help in anyway at all we would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much for your support