Walk Event for Multiple Sclerosis in Kentucky, United States

MS walk event to raise funds to fight Multiple Sclerosis and provide services to help those affected by Multiple Sclerosis live their best lives.

The annual Multiple Sclerosis walk event to be held on April 25 in Kentucky, United States. The event will start at Middlesboro High School at 9 a.m. with the walk officially beginning at 10 a.m.

This year, team awards will be given for, Biggest Team, Best Team Costumes, Best Team Tent Decorations, Best Team Name and Best Team Slogan.

Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms - Causes - Diagnosis - Treatment
Multiple sclerosis can be a severely disabling autoimmune disease that affects the myelin or insulating layer of the nerve fibers and typically has remissions and relapses

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society aims to move together toward a world free of Multiple Sclerosis. The Kentucky Southeast Indiana Chapter serves 108 counties in Kentucky, as well as Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana.

Over 4,900 people have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in the local territory. For each of those people in the chapter living with Multiple Sclerosis, there is a number of countless others also affected by this illness like families, friends, employers, and other care partners.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society helps people affected by Multiple Sclerosis by funding critical multiple sclerosis research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.

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Multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease of the brain and spinal cord, affects about 2.3 million people worldwide.

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Potential Treatment Strategies for Multiple Sclerosis
The fatty coating that protects neurons in the brain and spinal cord, Myelin is destroyed in diseases such as multiple sclerosis.