MS Walk Raises Funds at Fort George Park
Sunday, June 9, 2013 @ 1:35 PM
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(Team F-MS kicks off Scotiabank MS walk at Fort George Park Sunday. Photos – 250 NEWS)
Prince George, B.C. – People committed to waging battle against Multiple Sclerosis gathered in more than 160 Canadian communities Sunday to take part in the Scotiabank MS Walk.
Prince George was one of those communities participating in the MS Society’s largest fundraising event. This was the 13th annual MS walk here. In 2012, local residents raised approximately $31,000 for the fight against the debilitating disease. Councillor Garth Frizzell, representing the City of Prince George, acknowledged the many corporate sponsors and the volunteers who worked so hard to put the event on. “I love hearing that there’s this much involvement because living and working and dealing with that disease is tremendously difficult. I look on the backs of some of the T-shirts and there’s things I can’t repeat here but it expresses the frustration and the anger, but also on some of those shirts it talks about fighting. And the big picture is that we’re walking to raise money to do more research and to fight this disease.”
Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease which attacks the brain and spinal cord. The damage affects the ability of nerve cells to communicate, resulting in many signs and symptoms. Often the disease leads to physical and mental disabilities. MS can take several forms and while the symptoms may disappear completely, permanent neurological difficulties can and do after occur. The cause of multiple sclerosis is not known, and so, there is no known cure. Life expectancy with MS can be up to ten years less than a person without MS.
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And that’s why, on a chilly, rainy Sunday, scores of people turned out with umbrellas and raincoats at Fort George Park to do their part to raise funds to support those living with the disease, and to contribute toward finding a cure. Participants had the choice of making their way around a 2.25km or 4.5kn route around the park and could do it individually or as a team. And they also had the option of walking, riding, rollerblading or using a wheelchair or scooter to travel the route.
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