Photos by Mark Girdauskas
On May 5, more than 13,000 participants laced up for the annual Mandarin MS Walk in communities across Ontario. Several of them took part in the St. Thomas Walk at the Timken Centre Sunday morning, raising over $18,000 to support programs and services for local people with MS and their families. Find out more about the walks at www.mswalks.ca
Did you know ...
· Canadians have one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world.
· MS is the most common neurological disease affecting young adults in Canada.
· Every day, three more people in Canada are diagnosed with MS.
· Women are more than three times as likely to develop MS as men.
· MS can cause loss of balance, impaired speech, extreme fatigue, double vision and paralysis.
· MS was first identified and described by a French neurologist, Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot, in 1868.
· We don't know what causes MS but researchers are closer to finding the answer.
· Source: www.mssociety.ca
· Canadians have one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world.
· MS is the most common neurological disease affecting young adults in Canada.
· Every day, three more people in Canada are diagnosed with MS.
· Women are more than three times as likely to develop MS as men.
· MS can cause loss of balance, impaired speech, extreme fatigue, double vision and paralysis.
· MS was first identified and described by a French neurologist, Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot, in 1868.
· We don't know what causes MS but researchers are closer to finding the answer.
· Source: www.mssociety.ca
Photos Copyright © Mark Girdauskas 2013
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