This is what a mother sounds like when she’s watching her daughter fight something she can’t fix.

This clip is from last year’s Wellness Week(end), and it’s a mom, Lynnette Odd, talking about the moment she realized her daughter Lyndsey (@godsturtlelove) had MS. How she saw the signs and filed them under “autoimmune something” because she never imagined it could be MS, especially when her son-in-law already had it. How she quietly mentioned it to him at the pool one day, not knowing her daughter was already using him as a resource behind the scenes. But the part that gets you is what she says at the end. That she’s proud. Proud of how her daughter hasn’t gone into a shell, how she’s reached out, how she knows her boundaries. Proud that if her daughter doesn’t pick up the phone, she doesn’t panic, because she knows she’ll talk to her the next day. And then she said something about We Are ILL that we’ll never forget: “When I came last year, it was life-changing for us. It blew my mind, and I paid for my slot right then.” That’s a mother who showed up to support her daughter and realized this community was holding both of them. She’s coming back this year and bringing the guys, because that’s what happens when you see something real. Wellness Week(end) 2026 is October 30 through November 1 at the JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead. If this clip made you feel something, imagine what being in the room feels like. Comment TICKET and we’ll send you the link. #WeAreILLMatic #WellnessWeekend2026 #ChronicIllnessCommunity #MSCommunity #BlackWomenWithMS