Help support my fundraising goals for the 2023 MS Moonlight Walk!
I’m taking part in the 2023 MS Moonlight Walk to join the fight against multiple sclerosis! This is my 3rd year fundraising for the MS Moonlight Walk and excited to partake in this year’s walk!
Did you know:
- On average, more than 10 Australians are diagnosed with MS every week.
- The average age of diagnosis is just 30 years of age.
- Three out of four Australians with MS are women.
Since my diagnosis 4 years ago, I have spent 367 hours in hospital, received 48 infusions and 10 MRIs.
I was only 19 when I had my first symptom of MS. It took 3 years of constant scans and undiagnosed symptoms until I was finally given the treatment I needed to help slow the onset on the disease.
My MS treatment involves a monthly infusion at the hospital which will be ongoing for the rest of my life. This drug allows me to live my twenties to the fullest, allowing MS to take a backseat, slowing the progression of the disease.
From the outside looking in, I hide this very well and so do most people who unfortunately suffer with this disease. Extreme fatigue, brain fog are just some of the cognitive symptoms of this disease, and not to mention the long list of physical symptoms many people with MS have to endure.
MS does not define who I am as a person, or how I choose to live my life, but it does provide perspective on what is most important and that you can never take your health for granted.
Would love your support for the 2023 MS Moonlight Walk! ❤️
Well done. I did the ms ride a few years back and also have MS. Ever thing counts to that magic cure.