MS stands for multiple sclerosis, which is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis, and most people are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50 - with at least two to three times more woman than men being diagnosed.
Walk MS helps fuel groundbreaking MS research and provide life-changing services to those affected by MS through creating a supportive community of friends, families, and loved ones.
Participants living with MS and a Society spokesperson will be available for photos and interviews.
"Walk MS is all about community people coming together to raise money and show support for loved ones, colleagues, and friends," said Cyndi Zagieboylo, President and CEO of the National MS Society. "Funds raised have a direct impact in this community, for example, our MS Navigator program. MS Navigators are highly-skilled, compassionate professionals available to connect each person affected by MS to the resources and information they need to live their best lives."
For more information about MS and the National MS Society, go to nationalMSsociety.org or call 800-344-4867.
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