Heroes Living With MS

Well, my hero is my wife who battles a monster from Hell every day!. He looms over her, taking away the basic elementary activities that individuals perform in everyday life.

“Your wife has MS.” Those words hit like a sledgehammer. Meg was at the hospital with her family. Her dad had been admitted for numerous issues, and the prognosis was not good.

It is my ultimate hope that with fundraising and continued research, one day we will live in a world free of MS, where no one will have to hear the words "You have MS" and fear what that means.

She was diagnosed with MS in 2009. She has ridden in 16 MS 150's prior to diagnosis. She is also a ride Medic. She continues to volunteer and strive forward against MS.

Julia was born a healthy six pounds nine ounces. She never had any health issues until that dreadful day on July 21, 2006.

I now understand that multiple sclerosis has provided me with an opportunity to take a different path in my life, but one with no less meaning and fulfillment than that of an emergency physician.

Not surprisingly, it was a nurse who suffered from MS herself that finally opened my eyes to realize that I had this disease, but it didn't have me.

Now I am ready to help impact the world with my story, face and personality. Conquering MS and giving people hope has been a goal of mine since the day I was diagnosed.

But my hopes are that children receiving the dolls understand that people love them and want to comfort them during their times of distress.