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Woman with rare disease in need of help

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A woman who was diagnosed with a rare disease that left her wheelchair-bound needs help to have a better quality of life.

Forty-one-year-old Enola Snead broke down when she talked with us from inside the Detroit church where she grew up.

"If I don't have someone to push me around, I just sit," Snead says.

She is in desperate need of a mobile wheelchair and a vehicle that is wheelchair accessible. She doesn't have the strength to use the wheelchair she has now.

Years ago, Enola was diagnosed with a rare condition called Devic's disease which attacked her nerves and spine.

The mother of three had to move back in with her own parents - who help take care of her - and is now unable to share some of life's fondest memories with her family.

Enola says her health insurance will only pay for so much. She can't even get the full therapy she needs. 

If you can help, contact Jennifer Bisram at jennifer.bisram@wxyz.com. The family has also created a GoFundMe page.