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Multiple Sclerosis walk dates in Lima and Northwestern Ohio with links to sign up

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These next two months, in Lima and all across Northwest Ohio, thousands are signing up for the 2010 'Walk MS' walks.

People can sign up with a team, make their own team or even sign up to walk as a single walker declaring their fight against this debilitating disease.

MS is a disease in which the myelin sheath, a fatty coating around the nerves of the brain and spinal cord, are damaged causing scarring that range from problems with swallowing to coordination and cognitive difficulties.

It usually occurs in young adults, is more common in women and though it is most likely occuring with combinations of genetic, environment and infectious factors, there is not, as yet, a definitive cause of MS.

The list, starting with Lima's walk, is below with the dates they are being held.  To sign up for each walk, click on the name of the city or county where you live; that link will take you directly to your website to sign up. 

  • Toledo's 'Walk MS' is on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the UT Health Education Building.  Directions can be found here:  Maps
  • Findlay's 'Walk MS' is on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at University of Findlay Koehler Complex.  Directions can be found here:  Maps
  • Sandusky's 'Walk MS' is on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Erie County Senior Center.  Directions can be found here:  Maps
  • Defiance's 'Walk MS' is on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Independence Dam State Park.  Directions can be found here:  Maps
  • Richland County's 'Walk MS' is on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the Lexington Community Park - Boy  Scout Blg. on Plymouth St.  Directions can be found here:  Maps
  • Lorain County's 'Walk MS' is on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at First Church in Oberlin.  Directions can be found here:  Maps

Event managers name is Karen Moore and she can be reached by at Karen.Moore@Oho.nmss.org or at 419-897-9533 if you have any further questions regarding the 'Walk MS'.

Note about Marimor School:  Supporting the choices of children, youth and their families through community partnerships and quality services.   They can be reached at 419-221-1262

For more info:  for those who live in Lima, Ohio, the Northwestern Ohio MS Chapter can be reached at:  Tomahawk Drive at (419) 897-7263. They are located approximately an hour and a half from Lima, Ohio and 45 minutes from Findlay, Ohio.  For directions please click here at Google Maps.

For any corrections of factual information or to contact the writer please write  - LWF.Examiner@Gmail.Com

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Lori Friend is a single mother of three who was informed of her Multiple Sclerosis in 2006. She has written about the various new scientific reviews and findings in a website she created in 2008 and is currently undergoing chemotherapy in the hopes it will help with her fight. You can contact...

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