Mom's MS Journey an Inspiration for Vancouver Goldeneyes Goalie

Mom's MS journey an inspiration for Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie

Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie Kristen Campbell has long idolized her mom.

Mom's multiple sclerosis journey an inspiration for Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie

As Kristen Campbell battled on the ice as a young goalie, her mom Janet waged her own fight against multiple sclerosis. The PWHL netminder says her mom is her best friend and biggest role model and is sharing her family's story as part of A&W's annual Burgers to Beat MS campaign.

Mom’s MS journey an inspiration for Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie Kristen Campbell has long idolized her mom.

My grandma reminded me that I am more than the sum of my MS symptoms

I vividly remember swimming in my grandparents’ pool when I was 5 or 6 during a family gathering. My older cousins started comparing their features and deciding which relatives they most resembled. Naturally, I started scanning around for my match, too. I am adopted, however, and I do not look like my blond-haired, blue-eyed mother, […] The post My grandma reminded me that I am more than the sum of my MS symptoms appeared first on Multiple Scler…

Goldeneyes’ Kristen Campbell inspired by mother’s MS journey

Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie Kristen Campbell has long idolized her mom. Like many hockey parents, Janet Campbell spent countless hours in freezing arenas, ferrying kids to and from seemingly endless practices, and cheering every play from behind the glass. As Kristen battled on the ice, Janet waged her own fight against multiple sclerosis. She was diagnosed with the neurological disease in 1999 when her daughter was about two years old. “It’s be…