After all, why shouldn't she be happy? She has a beautiful six-year-old-daughter, a loving husband, Greg, and she runs a successful child care program, Mimi's Creative Kids, on Atlantic Avenue in Lynbrook.
By looking at her, you would never know that beneath the energetic, outgoing personality is a woman who has been valiantly fighting a debilitating disease. Mimi has Multiple Sclerosis, a chronic and unpredictable disease of the central nervous system. Diagnosed in May 2002, she decided the disease would not get the best of her. Instead, she drew on her own strength and those around her to wage her own war against it.
Every year, despite her busy and tiring schedule, she has sponsored fund raisers with the proceeds going entirely for research - and this year is no different. Determined to help fund the research being conducted at the Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York, Mimi is heading a masquerade ball at Chateau Briand in Carle Place.
Knowing that many people are dealing with financial restraints, Mimi knows she is facing a daunting challenge to raise money, but she is still hopeful that this year will top previous years. Unfortunately, MS will not wait for the economy to improve and the research must continue to move forward so that those afflicted with the disease can have hope. While undertaking this enormous task, Mimi knows she can't do it alone. She needs people to donate to this great cause and to attend this year's party which promises to be a fun filled evening with live music and lots of gifts.
The director of the MS Research Center of New York, Dr. Sadiq will be honored at the event, as well as Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and C. Kenneth Morelly, president of the Long Island Forum for Technology.
Approximately 400,000 Americans have MS, with approximately 200 people newly diagnosed every week. The symptoms of the disease include blurred vision, loss of balance, poor coordination, slurred speech, tremors, numbness, extreme fatigue problems with memory and concentration, paralysis and blindness. A person with the disease struggles on a daily basis to live a productive life, but it is possible to do so. MImi is someone who won't let MS overcome her. Join her in her fight to find a cure.
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