A local woman is fundraising to get what’s been described as a game changing new treatment for MS.
Karen McKenna from Clones suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and is trying to raise €70,000 in order to travel to Moscow and undergo a stem cell treatment.
The treatment known as Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation is a complex procedure that requires a bone marrow transplant similar to that used by oncologists for certain blood cancers.
MS is a disease that affects the brain, spinal cord, and immune system, gradually leading to a number of disabilities which Karen has likened to waiting for an inevitable train crash.
Her fundraising page has already reached almost €6,000 and she hopes to hit her target by July 2018 when the treatment is scheduled to start.
She spoke to Caroline Gauley on The Wider View:
