Edyth "Edie" Ellen Brooks was born on April 25, 1966. She was an active, healthy child until 1971 when her parents began to see signs that something was wrong. Edie was diagnosed with MG in the summer of 1974 and it was determined that she needed a thymectomy. Edie went throughout the whole ordeal of confinement, tests, and surgery with great courage and determination. She was home from the hospital only a few days when Edie asked to return to school and her friends. She was able to catch up on her school work and finished the school year with her classmates. Though she loved soccer, MG kept Edie from playing. She would, however, be on the sidelines cheering for her friends whenever she could. Edie was a very happy child even though much of her life was spent battling MG.
In March of 1976, Edie came down with the flu and went into a respiratory crisis and then a coma. God saw that Edie had suffered enough and took her in His care on March 24, 1976, one month before her 10th birthday. That was 30 years ago. Now there are medicines and treatments that the doctors didn't have 30 years ago that could have helped Edie. Edie's parents have a fund in memory of Edie and the money is used to help make annual MG screenings possible by the NWTC. We want to always remember Edie and are thankful that her parents are still helping MG patients today.
