Teen With MS Glad Research Has Come So Far

Ashlyn and Dr. Teri Schreiner (credit: CBS)

DENVER (CBS4) -Walk MS is not just a walk its an effort to change lives and fight a disease that affects thousands of people in our state. The money raised helps fund important research. Some of that research has led to three new oral treatments.

Strong at 16, Ashlyn is living proof of how advancements in multiple sclerosis research are changing lives.

I woke up one morning and I had ringing in my ears and I was really dizzy, Ashlyn said.

She noticed something was wrong when she was 13, and a year later, she found out she had MS.

Once we figured it out and once I got put on medicine it was a relief just to know that I was going to be okay, she said.

MS is a mysterious disease that affects the central nervous system by disrupting the flow of information from the brain to the body.

Colorado has one of the highest rates of MS in the country, which is why raising money at Walk MS is so critical.

Weve made incredible strides with MS over 25 years, Dr Teri Schreiner with University of Colorado Hospital said.

MS is rare in teenagers, but Schreiner says new treatments are helping make life easier.

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Teen With MS Glad Research Has Come So Far