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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is thought to be
an autoimmune disease that affects the
central nervous system (CNS). The CNS
consists of the brain, spinal cord, and
the optic nerves. Surrounding and
protecting the nerve fibers of the CNS
is a fatty tissue called myelin, which
helps nerve fibers conduct electrical
impulses.
In MS, myelin is lost in multiple areas,
leaving scar tissue called sclerosis.
These damaged areas are also known as
plaques or lesions. Sometimes the nerve
fiber itself is damaged or broken.
People with MS can expect one of four
clinical courses of disease, each of
which might be mild, moderate, or
severe.
MS does not discriminate against race,
sex or ethnic background. Approximately
400,000 Americans acknowledge having MS,
and every week about 200 people are
diagnosed with the disease. Worldwide,
MS may affect 2.5 million individuals.
The sole purpose of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the
devastating effects of MS. It sounds
plain and simple, but just like the
thousands of other diseases that affect
the human race, countless hours of
research is needed to first understand
the disease before a cure can be found.
Of course we all know that research
takes two critical resources – time and
money.
Since 1946, the Society has invested
more than $460 million in search of the
cause and cure of multiple sclerosis.
This year, the Society will spend some
$35 million to fund over 300 new and
ongoing MS research projects. This
investment is paying off: new treatments
and better methods of diagnosis,
rehabilitation, and symptom management
are now available to all those with MS.
The Give Big Charity Foundation was
formed in 2008 to help fight this disease.
To learn more about the disease and the
race for a cure, please visit
www.nmss.org.
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Give Big Charity Foundation and the MS Charity Golf Classic committee is personally
affected by this disease as Shelli (Berkihiser) Lusty, Greg’s wife, was diagnosed with MS in
1997 while in her early twenties.
Although Shelli has the disease, she has
truly reaped the benefits of the
research to date and is fortunate enough
to keep the disease in check, relatively
speaking, while leading a fairly normal
life. We want others with MS to have the
same opportunities that Shelli has been
given and would ultimately like to
witness the day a cure is discovered.
With that, we will be donating all the
proceeds for the annual MS Charity
Golf Classic to the
Allegheny District
Chapter of the National MS Society.
Allegheny District
1040 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh , PA 15219
Phone: 412-261-6347
Phone: 1-800-544-5250
Email:
pax@nmss.org
Website:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/pax
Chapter Contact(s)
Colleen McGuire, Chapter President
Anne Mageras, Chapter Vice President
Visit
www.FacesofMS.org to learn more
about the thousands of others that are
affected by this disease.
We truly appreciate both the support
from the sponsors and the golfers. We
look forward to seeing you on the
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©Copyright 2006 MS
Charity Golf Classic. All rights
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Download our registration / sponsorship form to be a part of the 2008 MS Charity Golf
Classic.
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for this cause including
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