Why I Walk...

Every hour of every day, someone is diagnosed with MS. My hour was in December of 2000. I started feeling symptoms when I was about 15 years old. I was having knee and hip pain, but the doctors attributed my pain to my competitive swimming. The pain continued throughout high school and college. My mom paraded me in front of every doctor she could think of in search of an answer. It wasn't until I started having numbness in my legs and hands that Travis and I googled my symptoms and found MS. We requested an MRI from my primary care physician who didn't think it was necessary but patronized me and ordered the test. After the MRI the doctor coldly called me at work and dropped the life-changing bomb. But, that's not why I registered for the MS Walk and that's not why I'm asking you to support my fund raising efforts with a tax-deductible donation.

I walk for my husband and my kids. When Travis and I got married we had big dreams. We dreamed of working hard, saving for retirement and enjoying our hard work by traveling the world. When we married, we didn't know my fate. I feel horribly guilty that Travis may not be able to live out his dreams because I am disabled. My kids didn't ask for this. I want to be able to continue to be active and play with them rather than watch them from a wheelchair. They deserve a mom that can drive them to school and practice, not a mommy who is blind due to MS. I give the kids 400 units of vitamin D on a daily basis in hopes of preventing this fate in them. Please visit my website and make a donation.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is dedicated to ending the devastating effects of MS but they can't do it without our help. It's faster and easier than ever to support this cause that's so important to me.

Any amount, great or small, helps to make a difference in the lives of people with MS. I appreciate your support!

If you would like more information about the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, how proceeds from the MS Walk are used, or the other ways you can get involved in the fight against MS, please visit nationalmssociety.org.

As you know I don't show my kids faces on this blog, but when you show your support by clicking on this link to make a donation you will receive a special treat and see a full frontal picture (get your mind out of the gutter, our faces!) of my family.