National MS Society
Hi Pam -
First off, let me say Happy Birthday and congratulations on all your recent accomplishments! It is truly awesome what you've achieved lately.
Anyway, I was hoping you'd post something for me on the HELP section of pamie.com. I've solicited co-workers, friends, and family. Now I'm in the Completely Shameless phase of fundrasing, wherein I beg strangers on the Internet. My hope is that your readers, since giving Schuyler her Big Box O' Words, educating about mental illness, rescuing the libraries of the USA, and helping to fight breast cancer and ALS, might have a few pennies left in their pockets to give in the effort to eradicate Multiple Sclerosis and improve the lives of those living with it. Below is the email I recently sent out asking for donations. [I know it's really long; feel free to edit.]
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Dear Friends and Family -
On Sunday, April 17, 2005 I will be walking in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's (www.nationalmssociety.org) annual MS Walk to help fight the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. I see these effects every day, as one of my favorite people and coworkers has been living with MS for almost 8 years now. Her symptoms have been worsening over the last year (Deb's right leg: The Boss of Us Since 2004), but she remains determined to live as normal a life as possible, and will not give up the hope that someday soon better treatments and even a cure will be found. Every day I admire her strength in the face of the frustration and mystery of this horrible disease. I never thought I'd come to hate any disease as much as I hate cancer, but over the last 2 years MS has become my new enemy.
MS is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the nervous system. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms of the disease cannot be predicted. Symptoms may range from numbness to paralysis to blindness. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, but the unpredictable physical and emotional effects can last forever. The National MS Society is dedicated to ending the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis.
The National MS Society invests more money into MS research than any other voluntary health organization in the world. This investment is paying off in significant advances in treating MS, such as the new medications, which may reduce or delay future disability for people with MS. Researchers are also making advances in diagnosis, rehabilitation, and symptomatic therapies for people with all forms of MS, and are bringing us ever closer to a cure.
With your help, I hope to make a difference in the lives of those living with MS. My friend Deb has one son who will graduate from college in 2007, and twin boys who will finish high school the following year. My hope is that by then, she won't have to worry about whether the event facilities are handicapped-accessible. Please support me as I walk to find a cure.
Here is the link to my MS Walk page.
And here is the direct link to sponsor me.
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Thanks, Pam. You are an amazing woman who inspires the rest of us to do amazing things.
Maria
First off, let me say Happy Birthday and congratulations on all your recent accomplishments! It is truly awesome what you've achieved lately.
Anyway, I was hoping you'd post something for me on the HELP section of pamie.com. I've solicited co-workers, friends, and family. Now I'm in the Completely Shameless phase of fundrasing, wherein I beg strangers on the Internet. My hope is that your readers, since giving Schuyler her Big Box O' Words, educating about mental illness, rescuing the libraries of the USA, and helping to fight breast cancer and ALS, might have a few pennies left in their pockets to give in the effort to eradicate Multiple Sclerosis and improve the lives of those living with it. Below is the email I recently sent out asking for donations. [I know it's really long; feel free to edit.]
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Dear Friends and Family -
On Sunday, April 17, 2005 I will be walking in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's (www.nationalmssociety.org) annual MS Walk to help fight the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. I see these effects every day, as one of my favorite people and coworkers has been living with MS for almost 8 years now. Her symptoms have been worsening over the last year (Deb's right leg: The Boss of Us Since 2004), but she remains determined to live as normal a life as possible, and will not give up the hope that someday soon better treatments and even a cure will be found. Every day I admire her strength in the face of the frustration and mystery of this horrible disease. I never thought I'd come to hate any disease as much as I hate cancer, but over the last 2 years MS has become my new enemy.
MS is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the nervous system. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms of the disease cannot be predicted. Symptoms may range from numbness to paralysis to blindness. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, but the unpredictable physical and emotional effects can last forever. The National MS Society is dedicated to ending the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis.
The National MS Society invests more money into MS research than any other voluntary health organization in the world. This investment is paying off in significant advances in treating MS, such as the new medications, which may reduce or delay future disability for people with MS. Researchers are also making advances in diagnosis, rehabilitation, and symptomatic therapies for people with all forms of MS, and are bringing us ever closer to a cure.
With your help, I hope to make a difference in the lives of those living with MS. My friend Deb has one son who will graduate from college in 2007, and twin boys who will finish high school the following year. My hope is that by then, she won't have to worry about whether the event facilities are handicapped-accessible. Please support me as I walk to find a cure.
Here is the link to my MS Walk page.
And here is the direct link to sponsor me.
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Thanks, Pam. You are an amazing woman who inspires the rest of us to do amazing things.
Maria
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