Help Matt Turek with MS Medical Expenses

Please help us raise funds for Matt Turek and his family. In April 2018, Matt was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS). PPMS causes the function of the brain and central nervous system to worsen progressively. In three short years Matt has gone from using a cane, to a walker, and then an electric wheelchair. He is no longer able to use the chair lift to sleep upstairs or transfer himself from his home hospital bed to his recliner or wheelchair. His only mobility at this point is the limited use of his right arm and hand.

 

The constant care required to manage Matt’s illness has taken a physical, emotional, and financial toll on his family. His wife Betsy is now the sole provider. After a heroic effort to teach K-3 remotely through the pandemic, Matt’s illness finally forced him to give up a career he loved. Betsy is trying her best to provide the necessary care for Matt while working full-time, managing their oldest daughter’s type 1 diabetes, maintaining the household, and being the resident cheerleader.

 

Here’s where we can help. Matt needs help with medical expenses not covered by insurance such as skilled nursing and in-home care, a ramp for his electric wheelchair, and a handicap accessible vehicle among many other needs. By contributing funds we can help reduce the financial stress and burden on Matt and his family. Those of us who have experienced Matt’s kindness, his humor, and his smile know he would be the first to help if we were in need. Please donate and share, thank you!