Jul 13, 2009
Walk MS steps off in Glasgow
Carla Koss
The nationwide movement against multiple sclerosis includes Glasgow this year. On Friday, July 24, at 6:00 P.M., Walk MS: Twilight at Glasgow 2009 is expected to attract more than 400 walkers to the event site, located at the Glasgow Regional Park pavilion on Route 40 at 896 in Glasgow, Del. According to organizers at the Delaware Chapter of the National MS Society, the goal is to encourage people to continue to be pro-active, stay well-informed, and take advantage of the opportunities that can help more than 1,500 of their family members, friends, and neighbors who live with MS.
“The Society is at the forefront of the MS movement,” explains the Delaware Chapter’s director of development, Holly Maddams, M.P.A., “and we aren’t slowing down, because MS doesn’t slow down, even when the economy does. While we may be operating with a leaner budget, we will stay focused on what matters—moving closer to a world free of MS—because Delawareans with MS and their families will continue to turn to the National MS Society—perhaps more so now than ever before—and we must do everything we can to prepare to help each one of them address the challenges that they face.”
“Our events are the rallying point for the MS movement,” adds the chapter’s event coordinator, Jennie Welch, “and we encourage everyone to participate by doing what they can do, whatever that is. Even if they can’t raise money, being there is an important step. They can volunteer, recruit, or participate. All these investments in time and energy will pay off both this year and in years to come.”
For more information about Walk MS: Twilight at Glasgow 2009, call (302) 655-5610. Or visit www.delawarewalk.org.
About multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often-disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and the body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS.
Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50 with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S. and more than 2.1 million worldwide.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving; the National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2007 alone, through our home office and 50-state network of chapters, we devoted more than $136 million 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 $50 million to support 440 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS—NOW.
Join the movement at nationalMSsociety.org.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about the options by talking to a health-care professional and then contacting the National MS Society at nationalMSsociety.org or at 800-FIGHT-MS (800-344-4867).
In Delaware, call (302) 655-5610.