I fight to end multiple sclerosis (MS) with the National MS Society by participating in the National Capital Chapter's Capital Challenge Walk MS. This fall will be the fourth event in which I participate.
Sometimes it is difficult to force oneself to walk 20+miles on a Saturday and then get up and start over again on Sunday with another 10+, but when I remember all the reasons I participate in this event--all the people I have known who have been affected by this disease--it becomes difficult not to walk. The short version is that I walk for my grandmother, my high school teacher (you can find his blog about his journey with MS here), a sorority sister's mother, a colleague's friend's mother, and for the number of individuals I have gotten to know through this event and become lucky enough to call friends.
The longer version will have to wait until this evening, as it's time to go to work.
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