Heroic Fight Against MS

O's Godmother and my best friend, Stacey, is living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).    

Unfortunately, every hour of every day someone is being diagnosed with MS.  

Five years ago, Stacey was all alone in a hospital when the doctors gave her the devastating news.  Soon after, her fiancé and now husband, Chris and there after, her mother, were with her at her bedside.  Later that morning, my husband and I, along with other friends and family, visited her.  We all promised Stacey that she would never have to fight this disease alone.  

At the time, Stacey's fear of shots (and I am not talking tequilla) was off the charts.  She had to be held down just to give a vial of blood.  Every other night, because of this disease, she is subjected to a very large vial of medicine which she injects into her body.  This medicine comes with adverse affects and muscle pain.  However, without it, episodes will happen more frequently.  Nobody dies from MS, they die from the episodes caused from the disease.

Luckily, Stacey has done tremendously well and has shown few symptoms since her diagnosis.  And since her diagnosis she has been blessed with two beautiful children.  Her courage and strength continues to amaze me.  Her loving husband, a health policy expert, has become active in the national MS Society leadership team.   As two people who have walked directly into the face of adversity and addressed the challenges they face head on, they are my heroes. 

There are however, many who have been less fortunate.  Every year, my husband, O and I walk with Stacey and her family to show our love and support for her and the many others with MS and/or with family members suffering from MS.  Doing so ensures that others will learn what it means to live with this unpredictable disease and to fund critical screenings, treatments and ultimately find a cure. 

Please visit my personal page and consider supporting us as we walk this year alongside Stacey’s family and friends. Make them your heroes as well. 

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will use funds from Walk MS 2012 to not only support research for tomorrow, but also to provide important programs and services which address the challenges of people living with MS today. 

Kindergarten SUCKS.  Stacey's fight against MS shows me what matters.