When Ryan was just fifteen, his mother’s Multiple Sclerosis had sped up, forcing her to finally, as she had definitely not wanted to do, use a wheelchair (Stewart, Kennedy, 2006). He helped her during the process, and done many things that he was not used to. His mother’s disease had increased the speed of his responsibility growth, as well as its own effect. Zimmerman had created the ziMS foundation in support of his mother, Cheryl Zimmerman. He has persisted with her disease, and illuminated the world by supporting Multiple Sclerosis and donating to the foundation himself, along with many others.
Ryan Zimmerman is mainly known for being a baseball player in the Washington Nationals, with some successful and unsuccessful seasons. But, off …show more content…
This did stop when she got into her accident, when she had to stay in a wheelchair. Because of this, Zimmerman and his brother had to experience more chores than they have ever had. They had to do laundry, cook food, etc.(Stewart, Kennedy, 2006). It is said that ”The calm demeanor that Ryan displays today was in part a result of how he dealt with his mother's illness.” (Stewart, Kennedy, 2006). Zimmerman on the field has always been calm, which is supposedly a result of growing up faster by taking on more responsibilities in his childhood. Zimmerman’s main way of overcoming his mother’s illness was by staying calm, persisting, and helping out more than …show more content…
“My family has given me the support to fulfill my dreams. The Washington Nationals have given me the opportunity to play the game that I love at the highest level in our nation’s capitol. I am thrilled to have launched a foundation that I hope can make a real impact in the life of my family as well as many others afflicted by MS.” Says Zimmerman, describing what he feels for the foundation (ziMS Foundation, 2014). This foundation has been made in 2006 and has continued to help with the Cure of MS, as many people have donated including Zimmerman himself, paying $200,000 to the foundation. All over the world, many people are donating, supporting research for the cure, their own families, and other suffering families. In the United States, roughly 200 people are diagnosed with this disease each week (ziMS foundation, 2014). This means that creating ziMS is very important and will most likely be successful in helping to discover the cure for MS because of the amount of families suffering and their potential to