A Virginia community has brought Christmas early to a woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), who has just weeks to live.
“I pray that she carries the love that she felt tonight every day that she has," said friend Rita Monteiro, who organized the caroling event for Tracy DemeyerAbigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years.Dozens of people gathered outside Tracy Demeyer’s home in Chesterfield County on Saturday, Nov.
"Next week Thanksgiving, and if she's only got a couple of weeks, then now is the time,” Monteiro said.The neurodegenerative condition impacts how nerve cells communicate with muscles in the human body, and leads to worsening muscle weakness that affects how a person moves, speaks and breathes, according to theto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
22-Year-Old Has ‘Dream’ Wedding While Dying of Cancer, Thanks to Nonprofit: ‘It Was Everything’ . At the time, Monteiro thought it would be “amazing” to put a smile on Tracy’s face by getting people to “come together and sing” with the mom of two. Tracy joined the carolers in song from her porch. Brian said caroling has always been his mother’s favorite part of Christmas. “This is the Christmas spirit,” he added.Woman Missing After Not Getting on Her Connecting Flight: ‘This Is So Unlike Hannah’Woman with Muscular Dystrophy Signed Up for Dating App on a Dare.
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