FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Darren Ball, Director Programs and Service
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Blue Ridge Chapter
Office: 434-971-8010 ext.233
Email: darren.ball@nmss.org
Multiple Sclerosis Society to Host Weekend Retreat for People with MS at
The Breaks Interstate Park
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is hosting the first ever “MS Retreat at the Breaks” on April 18 and 19, 2009 at the Breaks Interstate Park in Breaks, Virginia. The retreat is designed for people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and for their families. The National MS Society, Blue Ridge Chapter and Kentucky Chapter are offering this program for only $20 per family. Activities during the two day retreat include site seeing, physical therapy consultations, a reception for families, entertainment, MS research discussion, massage and more. The $20 fee per family includes dinner on Saturday night, overnight lodging on Saturday, breakfast and lunch on Sunday and all activities. This is an excellent opportunity for people with MS and their families to enjoy a weekend away full of activities and rest. For more information about the retreat and to reserve space for your family call the National MS Society at 1-800-344-4867. All participants must register with the National MS Society before April 10, 2009.
About the Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and 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.
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 over $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 over $50 million to support 440 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS now.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contact the National MS Society at www.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-344-4867 to learn about ways to help manage multiple sclerosis and about current research that may one day reveal a cure.