Why I Joined the Movement

Our bodies are in constant motion--moving information from the brain to the body. MS stops people from moving by attacking the myelin that protects normal nerve tissue. This damage can cause symptoms ranging from numbness and tingling in the limbs to paralysis and blindness in the most severe cases. People with MS know something about moving that most of us don’t understand - moving is not a guarantee.

Why I Ride

I've registered for Bike MS: Waves to Wine Ride 2008 because I want to do something for the people who have been diagnosed - NOW! Today, there is no cure for multiple sclerosis, and with a diagnosis occurring most frequently between the ages of 20 and 50, many individuals face a lifetime filled with unpredictability.

Why You Should Sponsor Me

MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. The Society addresses the challenges of each person living with MS. In 2006 alone, through the national home office and 50 state network of chapters, nearly $126 million was devoted to programs that enhanced more than one million lives to move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also
invested more than $46 million to support 380 research projects around the world.