Help Jacqueline raise money

I've never been a runner and I'm completely out of my comfort zone... but I'm not running for me. I'm running for my mom, for all the MSA patients who deserve a cure and the awareness of MSA. My mom was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy in the fall of 2019. Our lives were forever changed. Our family motto quickly became "Be Stronger than the Storm". How bad can a 5km storm be? Nothing compared to what MSA patients go through every day. Wish me luck!  #Move4MSA #Move4MyMom 💜

MSA is a rare, rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder that affects the brain. Think: ALS and Parkinson's combined!  In addition to movement disorders, swallowing and speech impairments, MSA impairs the systems that regulate blood pressure, heart rate and the bladder – many of the basic bodily functions that people take for granted every day. 

People with MSA, like my mom, suffer from dangerously low blood pressure, speech and swallowing difficulties, sleep disturbances, breathing problems, rigidity and tremors. The life expectancy for those with MSA is typically 5 to 10 years. There is no remission of the disease. Almost 80% of patients are disabled within five years of the onset of the motor symptoms, and less than 20% of the cases survive beyond 10 years. 

At present, there is no cure for MSA, no genetic tests to detect it, no therapy to slow it and very few treatments to manage its debilitating effects. 

PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO OUR TEAM, OUR CHARITY AND HELP US DEFEAT MSA. WITH AWARENESS COMES FUNDING, WITH FUNDING COMES RESEARCH AND WITH RESEARCH COMES A CURE! 

#MOVE4MSA #MOVEFORTHOSEWHOCANT #MOVE4MYMOM 💜