Walking for raise money money for the MS Society, but many are hoping for a cure

The annual MS Walk went off as scheduled and to everyones surprise the weather cooperated.

For first-time walkers like Jayme Pfeifer, the event has taken on a whole new meaning.

I was diagnosed on March 4, this year, and I told the partners at my firm and they wanted to support me in this, she said, about why she walked on Sunday.

Jaymes Team fromt the law firm Kanuka Thuringer raised $8,000 in pledges and donations, which earned it the title as top rookie team.

Pfeifer said it was surreal to hear the diagnosis and says it still hasnt completely sunk in.

It was hard (to hear the diagnosis), she said. My mom has MS so I have been watching her deal with it for several years.

After experiencing symptoms such as numbness, Pfeifer decided to get checked.

As much as I didnt want to be diagnosed with MS, I kind of expected it, said Pfeifer. It will, hopefully, only affect me a little bit throughout my life and the symptoms I have now are more annoying than debilitating. You can certainly live with it. I heard people say its a life sentence, not a death sentence.

She plans on doing more research into the disease and see what treatment options are out there for people living with MS including liberation therapy.

My mom has been looking into it and a friend of hers had it done in Costa Rica, said Pfeifer. I hear the medical community doesnt know why for some people it works and for some people it doesnt.

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Walking for raise money money for the MS Society, but many are hoping for a cure