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I took these photographs as my statement of hope. If I can be 36wks pregnant and still have access to medication that may help ameliorate my disease, then maybe someday I won't have this disease at all. I hope they motivate and inspire others with MS too.
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April Delaney, Jennifer Whipp, Jamie Dorros. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
March has been proclaimed Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Month and Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month by Carroll County Commissioners.
Commissioners Larry Garner, Doyle Hawk and Thomas Wheaton signed the proclamation declaring March 2009 as MRDD Month. The Carroll Hills Workshop and School is Carroll County’s program which serves infants, pre-schoolers, school age students and adults who have mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. The Carroll Hills program has adopted the theme “Just Like You” for its month-long celebration.
Ed Hale, a county resident stricken with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), presented a proclamation to commissioners declaring March as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. MS is a chronic often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system affecting young to middle-aged adults. Most people are diagnosed with MS between the ages of 20-50.
To the Editor:
I live in Carrollton and I am raising awareness for Multiple Sclerosis. No one has chosen to live with MS, it has chosen us and we do choose to fight it. I am asking you to join me in the fight against MS during MS Awareness Month and throughout the year to make sure the voices of everyone connected to MS are being heard.
On March 2, I took the initiative to attend the Carroll County Commissioners meeting and made them aware of this. In return, they have chosen to accept the proclamation I constructed and recognized Carroll County, being one of the 88 counties, that March is MS Awareness Month in the state of Ohio as signed into law by former Governor Robert Taft March 2, 2006.
Our bodies are in constant motion, moving information from the brain to the body. MS stops people from moving by attacking the myelin that protects normal nerve tissue. The damage keeps people from moving smoothly, both inside and out. Many have trouble imagining what their lives would be without the ability to move, but I know the effects of MS and I have MS.
If you have multiple sclerosis, if you know someone who has MS, or if you want to help the 18,000 Ohioans who battle the disease every day, I ask for your help in raising awareness. We fight MS because this is one battle we can and should win. We fight MS right now so that future generations won’t have to. If you know someone who has MS, call them on the phone or just stop in for a visit to see how they are doing and show your support. To borrow a famous company slogan from AT&T “Reach out and touch someone.” You may just make a difference in their life.
Information on MS and awareness events can be located at the National Multiple Sclerosis, Ohio Chapter, website at www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/OH.
Edward L. Hale
Carrollton, Ohio
(Photo from News Leader, Editor Kim Lewis)
Carol Clarke, Shea Mullen, Devereaux Raskauskas. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
5 years ago, at 12:09 PM, I received my stem cells. I still struggle every day. Am WAY better though. The alternative would’ve been… dire.
I’ll never have to ask:
“What if…”
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Here's Nila (who has Multiple Sclerosis) at the Fairview MS Achievement Center strutting her stuff in a EasyStand StrapStand.
After 2 days of cancelled flights, we decided to up the ante. We called in the Russians and flew into Lukla in style!
One of the test shots from today's MS Society Cymru's Living with MS Events taken to test the light and see which White Balance Setting was best before subsequently photo'ing the speakers
(www.mudrun.ie)
is a different kind of challenge that will leave you dirty, muddy and SMILING. It’s a fun event for people of all fitness levels from serious athletes to first-timers – all you need is a sense of adventure!
Charity | Irelands first ever Mud Run is being organized in aid of Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland (www.ms-society.ie)
April Delaney, Mariela Trager, Laurie Monahan. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
It's odd to me to think of a world without MS, as it's always been a part of my life. My mom, Sherry, was diagnosed with MS shortly after my birth. While I don't have any recollection of her first attack, I do remember various relapses from her remission througout the years. For a period of time in grade school, my mom was basically bed-ridden and couldn't drive, and she suffered a similar attack during my sophomore year in high school.
Through it all, my mom has proven to be strong beyond belief. She always did her best not to let MS get the better of her. There were times when I forgot my mom was sick because she worked so hard to make her family's life as normal as possible. Even now, she spends many days keeping up with two young grandkids who have little awareness their "Nana" struggles with the daily symptoms of this terrible disease.
I can't fight my mom's battle, but I can help find a cure. I ride in recognition of this amazing woman's battle, and I ride becuase we can make sure that others don't have to ever fight it.
My mom isn't the only person close to me affected by MS. I'm also riding in honor of Donna Sallen, my aunt. Jennifer Kurtz, my co-worker and friend. Lee Ann Stark, my friend Cheryl's mom.
Why You Should Sponsor Me
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will use funds collected from the Bike MS: Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride to not only support research for a cure tomorrow, but also to provide programs which address the needs of people living with MS today. Because we can fight this disease by simply riding a bike, because we have chosen to help thousands of people through a contribution to the Bike MS: Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride , we are now getting closer to the hour when no one will have to hear the words, "You have MS."
Didi Parker, Kathy DeMuro, Jody Lagioia, Karen Flagg. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
(www.mudrun.ie)
is a different kind of challenge that will leave you dirty, muddy and SMILING. It’s a fun event for people of all fitness levels from serious athletes to first-timers – all you need is a sense of adventure!
Charity | Irelands first ever Mud Run is being organized in aid of Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland (www.ms-society.ie)
Multiple Sklerose unterbricht die Nervenbahne. Zu den Folgen gehören Kontrollverlust und Schmerz.
“Multiple sclerosis interrupts the nerve racts. Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft Schweiz”
Read more:
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Norah O'Donnell and Ann Romney. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Kaci Wiliams, Sarah Cannova, Julie Rienzo. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Ashley M. Kumlien and Thomas Budde stopped in Carrollton, Ohio on Labor Day 2010. While there I got to meet Tom and Ashley while they stopped for a few moments before heading off to the state of PA. Ashley is in this photo with me, Edward L. Hale. I was diagnosed with MS in 2006 and I am a Carroll County MS Activist.
Step by step, Ashley M. Kumlien is running to make a difference for people battling multiple sclerosis.
She has been running 25-30 miles a day since she left San Francisco in April to raise money for multiple sclerosis research. She plans to reach New York City by Sept. 30. The distance is roughly 3,200 miles. She calculated that she could complete the run in six months by running 20 miles a day.
Her run was inspired by her mother, Jill Kumlien, who was diagnosed with MS 28 years ago. The disease has given her mother seizures and balance issues. Some days she is a little fuzzy; on others she can think clearly. She is losing her fine motor skills.
Watch video interview here Betty Jones Alston was paralyzed from the waist down this January due to multiple sclerosis which she was diagnosed with in 1990. She had begun dropping things and attributed it to being very busy and worn down directing a food ministry and prison ministry, but it was not so.
But she is walking again and on a recent chilly spring day, she was methodically making her way down the steep entrance steps of the J.S. Jenks School after a meeting about her grandson, a student. She placed her three-footed aluminum cane on the step below her before taking each step.
Also afflicted with lupus Minister Alston credits her faith, positive attitude and taking control of her body for enabling her to continue to lead an active life. She also sings gospel but due to a recent illness, was not able to sing in the accompanying video.
This weekend I jumped on an online call with other folks from all over the world that were part of my HSCT group in Puebla last fall. It was really good to catch up with them ^_^
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