On Thursday morning (10/19/23) Miracle For Mom, presented the Emory Brain Health Center with a $25,000 check to be used for brain health research.
Pizza & Beer Benefit
Miracle for Mom Makes a $15,000 Donation to Emory
Remembering Joan Mathews
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our dear friend Joan Mathews. She is finally at peace after battling the effects of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Joan has been an integral part of our cause for many years, most notably giving the inspiring Bloody Mary toast at the beginning our our Miracle Open charity golf tournament. We will miss you and forever remember your courage and loving spirit. RIP Joanie.
MFM GIVES 30K TO EMORY BRAIN HEALTH CENTER
There is hope for those battling a debilitating brain disease like ALS, Parkinson's, PSP and Alzheimer's. The Miracle for Mom Foundation gave a $30,000 donation to the Emory Brain Health Center in Atlanta this month for research purposes.
The big check was presented to Dr. Stewart Factor and his team with the movement disorder program. They plan to use the funding to help better diagnose and treat all brain diseases.
“$30,000 is huge,” Dr. Factor said. “we have programs now developing new imaging to make the right diagnosis. In order to cure these diseases we have to diagnose them first.”
During the past two years, The Miracle for Mom Foundation has given a total of $50,000 to the Emory Brain Health Center to assist them with their research efforts as they strive to find treatment and a cure for all brain diseases.
The 2019 Pizza & Beer Benefit at Pontoon Brewing
2019 Miracle Open Raises Over $48,000
NFL Super Bowl Champion Larry Centers pens letter about Miracle For Mom
Last month, we lost yet another NFL player to the devastating impact of ALS, which is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Dwight Clark was an incredible football player and -- from all accounts – an even more impressive human being. Seeing Dwight’s life cut short – like that of my friend Kevin Turner just two years ago – hit home.
We also cannot ignore the impact that brain injury and disease has on depression. Although Junior Seau’s case is one of the more famous, a former teammate of mine – Chris Gedney – recently joined the ranks of the nearly 40 former NFL players who have committed suicide. Of the 111 former NFL players believed to have CTE, autopsies have revealed that 110 of them did.
For these reasons and others, I feel compelled to support organizations like Miracle for Mom. I had the pleasure of taking part in Miracle for Mom’s charity golf tournament this spring, and learning more about their fight to facilitate treatment and find cures for brain injuries and diseases like ALS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, PSP, CBD and MSA. In the meantime, they also fund equipment and therapies that help families cope with the impact these debilitating diseases have on loved ones.
So as we all enjoy our summer vacations this year, I hope those of us who are able, remember groups like Miracle for Mom. Their work has never been more critical.
Larry Centers
Super Bowl Champion, New England Patriots
NFL Record-Holder
3x Pro Bowler
14-year NFL Veteran
Cardinals, Bills, Redskins, Patriots
DAUGHTER OF CBD PATIENT IN CALIFORNIA PENS LETTER TO MIRACLE FOR MOM
My mother, Josefina, was diagnosed with corticobasal ganglionic degeneration (CBGD or CBD) in November of 2016. This March, she will turn 64. Her symptoms, however, began to present in her late 50s. This disease has slowly taken away her mobility, her speech, and her independence. This disease is rare affecting only about 5-6 in 100,000 people, and supportive resources are limited.
I wanted to to bring awareness to this terrible disease, so for my birthday earlier this year, I chose to raise money for Miracle For Mom through a FaceBook-based fundraiser. MFM is a non-profit organization that supports individuals and families affected by rare brain diseases. Within a week, we raised $895. I was truly amazed and humbled by the amazing response from family, friends, and friends of friends.
MFM was able to provide my mom with a reclining wheelchair. Because of her CBD, my mom has difficulty holding her head up. My dad had placed an old cookie sheet padded with a towel behind the backrest of her old wheelchair to help keep her head up. In her new chair, her head is supported, and she can also fully recline back as well. Something like this may not mean much to some, but this wheelchair has been so helpful not only for my dad who is her full-time caregiver, but for my mom’s quality of life as well.
On behalf of my family, I would like to thank Miracle For Mom for the work they are doing for those affected by debilitating brain diseases.
Sincerely,
Johanna Littlejohn
Miracle for Mom Foundation Presents $20,000 Check to Emory Brain Health Center
To all of our donors and supporters, thanks to your generosity and financial support, the Miracle For Mom Foundation was able to proudly make a $20,000 donation to the Emory Brain Health Center in Atlanta to be used for clinical trials and research for a cure of all debilitating brain diseases! We hope you will continue to support our efforts to find a cure!
Click on the link to watch our presentation which was featured on CBS46 News in Atlanta.
