This Saturday is the annual Muliple Sclerosis Walk here in Fort Collins. Across the nation there are walks going on in almost every major city. This year we have a team of 11 of us! To think that the first year I just walked with my yellow lab and this year I am walking with ten other people on my team!
We are just $150 short of our goal this year. It has been a hard year for everyone- and unfortunately that means that less people are able to donate and those who do donate are unable to donate as much as they had in previous years. Chances are you know someone (besides me!) who is affected by MS, either they have MS or care for someone with MS. Multiple Sclerosis can be a very frustrating disease- you can feel semi-strong one day and be unable to walk the next. Or see clearly one day and seeing double vision later on that night. Some find their cognitive functions impaired- they are unable to multi-task, store things in short-term memory, or have a hard time finding words they want to say. Yet some go years without a diagnosis because we do NOT know everything we need to about this disease. And without a diagnosis, they usually aren’t treated.
I fight this disease every minute, every hour of every day with the hope that we will continue to learn more about MS and will continue to find more and more ways of fighting this. And that someday we WILL find a cure. Please help me fight. Donate (even $10 helps!), volunteer, become a virtual walker, or walk this year (there is still time!).
Our Team Page is : http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/COCWalkEvents?pg=team&fr_id=14041&team_id=188774
To learn more about Multiple Sclerosis: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/index.aspx
Thank you!
