We feel blessed to be in a position to help former Major League Baseball player Tommy Martinez and so many other special people battling brain diseases like ALS, Alzheimer’s, PSP or Parkinson’s. Don’t hesitate to ask us for help at www.miracleformom.org/help
Miracle For Mom Calls For Sponsors For 2025 Charity Golf Tournament
Miracle For Mom Donates $25,000 to Emory Brain Health Center
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
