Em’s MS Journey

My daughter is 25 and has recently been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Em was working fulltime up until she suddenly started losing feeling in her hands and feet.

After being admitting into hospital she lost all feeling from her bellybutton down. MRIs showed multiple lesions in her brain and down her spine. Emma spent time at a rehabilitation clinic trying to get her ability to walk back and deal with this life changing news.

Unfortunately Emma's feeling in her hands has not returned so she struggles with daily life and can’t work. The government offers no support financially whatsoever so Em is left with no wage to live let alone save for much needed Stemcell replacement.

Our aim is to send Em to Mexico to "reset" her immune system by intense chemotherapy and stem cell transplant. This is called HSCT. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. This will put a halt to MS and hopefully give Emma a chance to get back to some normality in her life. Emma is fatigued constantly, she shakes uncontrollably, her life has changed dramatically for the worst. Emma does not want to end up in a wheelchair or worse and desperately needs this treatment.

The cost is $120000 but Emma’s using her only source of savings (her KiwiSaver) which is $30000. If out target isn’t reached on givealittle we will be trying other ways to achieve our goal and it will be all going towards Emma’s treatment.