Walk MS arrives in Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH North Country residents whose lives have been impacted by multiple sclerosis will have an opportunity to raise awareness of the disease during a fundraiser in Plattsburgh this weekend.

Walk MS, a national organization dedicated to supporting people with multiple sclerosis, will hold its first-ever local event on U.S. Oval on Sunday, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. and the walk commencing at 10.

WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY

The Plattsburgh location was made possible by the dedication of several people who felt a need to bring a local MS program to the North Country.

I contacted the National MS Society following my attendance at an annual Walk MS event in Saratoga Springs because my sister-in-law was participating on behalf of Tracey SantaMaria, said Kelly Murphy of AuSable Forks.

Tracey (who has MS) was unable to attend last year due to an MS-related issue, and the drive would have been too long and difficult for her to sustain, she added.

Murphy emailed the Upstate New York Chapter of Walk MS about the possibility of organizing an event in Plattsburgh, and that started the wheels in motion to organize a local fundraiser.

This is a wonderful opportunity for people in our region, said SantaMaria, who missed last years event in Saratoga because of a flare-up of MS symptoms. Many of my family members havent been able to attend (in Saratoga) but will be there (in Plattsburgh) this Sunday.

NUMBNESS

SantaMaria, 36, was first diagnosed with MS five years ago. She had just graduated from college as a licensed practical nurse and was working in an area nursing home when she noticed numbness spreading in her fingers.

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Walk MS arrives in Plattsburgh