Teen diagnosed with MS raising funds for research

by AZIZA JACKSON The Daily Home

Mallory Grace was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in January and has since gotten busy online organizing Team Mallory MS Divas for the MS walk in Birmingham on April 14, and fundraising through her Facebook page.

The Lincoln High School junior has been in and out of hospitals, subjected to tests, and as of recently, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

After the initial shock I thought something was wrong. I thought this is wrong, kids are not supposed to get this, said Mallorys mother Mandy Hutto.

But they soon found out that Mallory was one out of 8,000 teens and children diagnosed with MS in the United States.

I didnt know what MS was, Mallory said.

She said as soon as she was diagnosed, she researched MS and started reading about others experiences with the disease.

After reading about others stories it really scared me, Mallory said.

But when I went to Emily she told me she would take care of me.

Dr. Emily Riser, who is an MS specialist at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, has been working with Mallory since her diagnosis in January.

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