Dec 11, 2025heisman trophy finalist and miami native fernando mendoza calls his mother his biggest inspiration. Elsa mendoza is living with multiple sclerosis. Jan 22, 2026fernando mendoza has spoken openly about his mother’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis and how it has impacted her mobility.
Why is fernando mendoza's mom in a wheelchair? Fernando's mom, elsa mendoza, sometimes struggles to get around because she has multiple sclerosis, an illness that she was first diagnosed. Jan 20, 2026elsa mendoza has been battling ms for almost 20 years.
But after contracting covid-19 in late 2020 or early 2021, mendoza had to start using a wheelchair due to decreased mobility. Jan 19, 2026here's what to know on indiana football and heisman trophy winner fernando mendoza's mom, elsa, and her battle with ms. 1 day agodespite being confined to a wheelchair after her battle with multiple sclerosis, fernando’s mother, elsa, has never missed one of his games.
Fernando mendoza is a cuban-american. Jan 2, 2026the story of elsa mendoza’s wheelchair has evolved over time to focus on adaptation rather than limitation.
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